HP ZBook 15u G6 power button board replacement

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

Part you needL65690-001HP Power button board (includes cable) L65690-001 for the HP ZBook 15u G6
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  1. Applies to
  2. Tools and parts
  3. Preparation
  4. Replacement
  5. Parts this procedure uses
  6. 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 32–52). 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 power button board replacement. HP prints the spare part table for this procedure on printed page 52.

Tools and parts

  • Non-conductive, non-marking pry tool, a magnetic Phillips P1 driver and a Torx T8 driver
  • Static-safe work surface
  • L65690-001 - Power button board assembly (includes cable). Source: printed page 52.

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 two Phillips M2.5 × 4.0 screws that hold the right display hinge, and then rotate the (printed page 52).
  5. Detach the cable from the power button board (3). (printed page 52).
  6. Take out the Phillips M2.0 × 3.0 screw that holds the power button board to the computer. (printed page 52).
  7. Take out the power button board from the computer (5). (printed page 52).
  8. Install the power button board by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 52).

Parts this procedure uses

Manufacturer manual

HP Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, HP). Machine-readable copy: /api/guides/hp-zbook-15u-g6-power-button-board-replacement-p52

Key facts

HP document part number
L54463-001
Model
HP ZBook 15u G6
Release year
2019
Screen size
15.6"
Printed pages
32–52

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