HP 15-eg0000 - Page 6

Grounding the work area ................................................................................................................... 25
Recommended materials and equipment ........................................................................................ 25
Packaging and transporting guidelines .............................................................................................................. 26
5 Removal and replacement procedures for authorized service provider parts .................................................... 27
Component replacement procedures .................................................................................................................. 27
Preparation for disassembly ............................................................................................................. 27
Bottom cover ..................................................................................................................................... 27
Battery ............................................................................................................................................... 29
WLAN module .................................................................................................................................... 30
Solid-state drive ................................................................................................................................ 32
Memory modules ............................................................................................................................... 33
USB board .......................................................................................................................................... 34
Speakers ............................................................................................................................................ 35
Fingerprint reader (select products only) ......................................................................................... 36
Fan ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Heat sink ............................................................................................................................................ 39
System board .................................................................................................................................... 41
Touchpad ........................................................................................................................................... 43
Power connector cable ...................................................................................................................... 45
Display assembly ............................................................................................................................... 46
Top cover with keyboard ................................................................................................................... 53
6 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................................. 55
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 55
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS) .............................................................................................................................. 55
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 55
Preparing for a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 56
Downloading a BIOS update ........................................................................................... 56
Installing a BIOS update .................................................................................................. 56
7 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ........................................................................................................... 58
Backing up information and creating recovery media ........................................................................................ 58
Using Windows tools for backing up ................................................................................................. 58
Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool to create recovery media (select products only) ..... 58
Restoring and recovering your system ............................................................................................................... 58
Creating a system restore ................................................................................................................. 59
Restoring and recovery methods ...................................................................................................... 59
Recovering using HP Recovery media ............................................................................................... 59
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................................... 59
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