HP Spectre Pro x360 G2 - Power Connector Cable Removal

4. Remove the bottom cover (see Bottom cover on page 22).
5. Remove the battery (see Battery on page 23).
6. Remove the fan (see Fan on page 27).
When replacing the system board, be sure that the following components are removed
from the defective system board and installed on the replacement system board:
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WLAN module (see WLAN module on page 24)
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Solid-state drive (see Solid-state drive on page 26)
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Heat sink (see Heat sink on page 34)
Remove the system board:
1. Release the ZIF connector (1) to which the audio jack cable is attached, and then disconnect the audio
jack cable from the system board.
2. Disconnect the WLAN antenna cables (2) from the terminals on the WLAN module.
NOTE: The WLAN antenna cable labeled “1” connects to the WLAN module “Main” terminal labeled “1”.
The WLAN antenna cable labeled “2” connects to the WLAN module “Aux” terminal labeled “2”.
3. Release the ZIF connector (3) to which the display panel cable is attached, and then
disconnect the display panel cable from the system board.
4. Disconnect the power connector cable (4) from the system board.
5. Disconnect the speaker cables (1) from the system board.
6. Release the ZIF connector (2) to which the keyboard backlight cable is attached, and then
disconnect the keyboard backlight cable from the system board.
7. Release the ZIF connector (3) to which the keyboard cable is attached, and then disconnect the keyboard
cable from the system board.
8. Release the ZIF connector (4) to which the TouchPad cable is attached, and then
disconnect the TouchPad cable from the system board.
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