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‎07-09-2021 10:14 PM - edited ‎07-10-2021 12:13 AM

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Product: HP 15 Notebook
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

I am trying to upgrade my laptop  by following this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYSCixzCGyg

 

And have taken every visible screw is out...including the hidden ones.

Used powerful flashlight and magnifying glass - All are removed

Keyboard section and bottom are still not totally separating

Some portion of the center section is holding them together

If I pry hard enough they may come apart

in pieces

which I don't want

I have the new memory chip and SSD drive ready to go in but I'm stuck

 

Help..?

 

Any assist appreciated

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‎07-09-2021 10:26 PM

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Followed this video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svHY2nOnR3c

And cannot remove keyboard ribbon

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‎07-09-2021 11:04 PM

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@PENicholson 

 

HP 15-rtw131wm is an invalid model/product. You also mention 15 g258no and 15-dy. What is your machine actually ?

 

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BH
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‎07-09-2021 11:18 PM

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Ahhh

My mistake.

Not rtw131wm but a HP 15-rt131wm  with Product # K7W76UA#ABA

Laptopkeyboard.jpg

 

This is how far I have gotten.  The ribbon connecting keyboard to chassis.

Scared to yank on it and break the ribbon

Have the SSD ready to install as well as the memory chip.

This is as far as I have gotten.

 

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‎07-09-2021 11:53 PM

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@PENicholson 

 

The following Guide shows you a bit more.

 

              http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c04409502.pdf

 

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‎07-10-2021 12:17 AM - edited ‎07-10-2021 12:30 AM

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Yah, I have looked at my owner's manual a few times

It simply says to remove the ribon

Not how to do it

I am afraid of pulling it apart in the wrong way

 

Also, not sure if taking the keyboard off is mandatory to

replacing the memory and hard drive

Update...Yep I do have to remove the keyboard ribbon and another

small one near it to separate the two halves of the chassis

 

So close and yet so far

 

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