HP 15z-cw100 User Manual

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 ............................................................................................................................. 36
Fan ..................................................................................................................................................... 37
Heat sink ............................................................................................................................................ 38
System board .................................................................................................................................... 40
Touchpad ........................................................................................................................................... 41
Power connector cable ...................................................................................................................... 43
Display assembly ............................................................................................................................... 44
Top cover with keyboard ................................................................................................................... 51
6 Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ............................................................................................................................. 53
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS) ................................................................................................................................ 53
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS) .............................................................................................................................. 53
Determining the BIOS version ........................................................................................................... 53
Preparing for a BIOS update .............................................................................................................. 54
Downloading a BIOS update ........................................................................................... 54
Installing a BIOS update .................................................................................................. 54
7 Backing up, restoring, and recovering ........................................................................................................... 56
Backing up information and creating recovery media ........................................................................................ 56
Using Windows tools for backing up ................................................................................................. 56
Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool to create recovery media (select products only) ..... 56
Restoring and recovering your system ............................................................................................................... 56
Creating a system restore ................................................................................................................. 57
Restoring and recovery methods ...................................................................................................... 57
Recovering using HP Recovery media ............................................................................................... 57
Changing the computer boot order ................................................................................................... 57
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HP 15z-cw100 Specifications

General

Storage	256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Operating System	Windows 10 Home
Battery	3-cell, 41 Wh Li-ion
Audio	Dual speakers
Color	Natural Silver
RAM	8GB DDR4-2400 SDRAM
Weight	4.08 lb
Wireless	Realtek RTL8821CE 802.11b/g/n/ac (1x1) and Bluetooth 4.2
Ports	1 HDMI 1.4b; 1 RJ-45; 1 headphone/microphone combo
Dimensions	14.11 x 9.53 x 0. in
Graphics	AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics