Re: Zd7000 won't boot

Your description is reminiscent of what I did to take apart a very dead P3
Pavilion notebook. I think that I actually found a written description for how
to do it on the HP web site... Ben Myers

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 22:29:51 GMT, Dan <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>sfcbruckmann wrote:
>> Dan,
>> This is off topic for this post but I don't know how else to contact
>> you. I read in another post (which I can't find) that you have taken
>> apart a HP ze notebook. I really need help with my ze4500. I have a
>> bad keyboard and am trying to get the cover off. All screws are out but
>> there is something in the center holding the top and bottom cover
>> together. I am afraid to pry to hard, and there are no screws left to
>> remove. I have had this apart for 3 weeks now and really don't want to
>> take this laptop to a shop, but have kind of come to a dead end on what
>> to do. Any help would be fantastic!!!! Bill
>>
>OK. I'll try to help you with this. You do not need to take apart the
>whole clamshell case to replace the keyboard. Go ahead and put the
>screws back in the bottom of the case. By the way, if you really need to
>get the case apart, removing the keyboard will reveal the screws in the
>center that you need to remove.
>1. Turn the computer around and look at the back side. There is a screw
>in each one of the hinge covers for the screen. Remove them.
>2. Rotate the laptop so that you are once again looking at the front
>side. Open the screen so that the laptop is almost laying flat.
>3. Here's the somewhat scary part. Using a small screwdriver, you need
>to pry up the speaker grill just above and between the "home" and the
>"page up" key, and along the top of the Function keys F1- F11. That
>whole speaker grill with the power button and One Touch buttons simply
>snaps off once the two screws you removed from the hinge covers are out.
>4. Once you have released the snaps along the front of the speaker
>grill, you may have to help the hinge covers get clear of the hinges.
>Simply place a small screwdriver under the hinge cover and gently pry
>up. Do this on each hinge cover.
>5. Once you have the speaker grill off, you should see four small screws
>along the top of the keyboard. Remove these screws and the keyboard
>should rotate up from the top. There are tabs along the bottom edge of
>the keyboard that fit into the case. Pull the keyboard toward the screen
>about a quarter of an inch to release those tabs. The keyboard should
>now be free.
>5. Remove the ribbon cable from the system board by lifting the small
>tabs at each end of the connector. Be gentle. These connectors tend to
>come apart fairly easily. That should do it.
>By the way, as I was writing these instructions, I was disassembling my
>ZE4560 just to make sure I wasn't missing anything. To install the new
>keyboard, just perform these ops in reverse. You do have to be very
>careful that the ribbon cable is inserted fully and straightly into the
>connector.
>Good Luck!!

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