HP ZBook 15u G6 keyboard replacement

Step-by-step HP ZBook 15u G6 keyboard replacement rewritten in our own words from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide, with page citations.

On this page
  1. Applies to
  2. Tools and parts
  3. Preparation
  4. Replacement
  5. Manufacturer manual
Source: steps rewritten in our own words (no more than 8 words in a row copied; part numbers, screw sizes and warnings kept as printed) from HP's Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, printed pages 32–42). Not bench-tested. We have not performed this repair; keep HP's manual open for its illustrations. Scope restrictions below are part of the guide: do not apply it to other models, generations or configurations. Service manuals are written for trained technicians; work at your own risk.

Labels: DOCUMENTED = taken from HP's manual; PROPOSED = our own joining or ordering of HP's directions, not an HP instruction; UNPERFORMED = a suggested check that has not been carried out.

Applies to

HP ZBook 15u G6. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.

HP ZBook 15u G6 Mobile Workstation keyboard replacement. HP prints the spare part table for this procedure on printed page 40.

Tools and parts

  • Non-conductive, non-marking pry tool, a magnetic Phillips P1 driver and a Torx T8 driver
  • Static-safe work surface

Preparation

HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 27. Its preparation for disassembly is on printed page 32: power the unit down through the operating system, unplug the power cord and detach every external device before opening it. Work on a grounded, static-safe surface, keep screws grouped by the position they came from, and handle boards and modules by their edges.

Replacement

  1. Get the computer ready for disassembly (Preparation for disassembly on page 32). (printed page 32).
  2. Take off the bottom cover (see that procedure on page 32). (printed page 34).
  3. Detach the battery cable from the system board (see that procedure on page 44). (printed page 34).
  4. Take out the three Phillips M2.0 × 3.0 screws that hold the keyboard to the computer (1). (printed page 40).
  5. Seat a screwdriver or similar thin tool into the free hole near the fan, and after that push at the back of the keyboard until it releases away from the machine (2). (printed page 41).
  6. Place the machine upright with the front toward you, and after that open the machine as far as possible. (printed page 41).
  7. Lift the top of the keyboard (1) (printed page 41).
  8. Rotate the keyboard over onto carefully the palm rest (1). (printed page 41).
  9. Detach the keyboard backlight lead from the system board ZIF connector (select models only). (printed page 41).
  10. Detach the pointing stick lead from the system board ZIF connector (3). (printed page 41).
  11. Detach the main keyboard lead from the system board ZIF connector (4). (printed page 41).
  12. Take off the keyboard (5). (printed page 42).
  13. Install the keyboard by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 42).

Manufacturer manual

HP Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, HP). Machine-readable copy: /api/guides/hp-zbook-15u-g6-keyboard-replacement-p40

Key facts

HP document part number
L54463-001
Model
HP ZBook 15u G6
Release year
2019
Screen size
15.6"
Printed pages
32–42

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