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 Studio G4. Confirm the exact model on the service label before starting.
HP ZBook Studio G4 Mobile Workstation fingerprint reader board replacement. HP prints the spare part table for this procedure on printed page 42.
Tools and parts
- Flat-bladed screw driver, Magnetic screw driver and Phillips P0 and P1 screw drivers
- Static-safe work surface
840952-001- Fingerprint reader board (includes bracket). Source: printed page 42.
Preparation
HP prints its tools list and its handling and electrostatic-discharge cautions on printed page 24. 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
- Power the machine down. (printed page 29).
- Detach the power from the notebook by unplugging the power cord from the computer. (printed page 29).
- Detach all external devices from the computer. (printed page 29).
- Take off the bottom cover (see that procedure on page 29). (printed page 32).
- Take off the battery (see that procedure on page 41). (printed page 42).
- Detach the cable from the system board (1). (printed page 42).
- Slide the mount downward to disengage it from the machine (2). (printed page 42).
- Lift the bracket off the fingerprint reader (3). (printed page 42).
- Lift the tape from atop carefully the fingerprint reader (4). (printed page 42).
- Take out the fingerprint reader from the computer (5). (printed page 42).
- Install the fingerprint reader board by working back through the printed removal steps (printed page 42).
Parts this procedure uses
Manufacturer manual
HP Maintenance and Service Guide (PDF, HP). Machine-readable copy: /api/guides/hp-zbook-studio-g4-fingerprint-reader-board-replacement-p42