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(Careful) Teardown of the HP model 11 of G5 EE, Commonly used in schools.
Graciously donated for guide making by my employer (IT department at school)
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This is the HP Chromebook 11 G5 Education Edition, Commonly used in schools.
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To start, remove all screws on the bottom of the device. This includes 10 PH1 screws, all of which are hidden by a rubber insert. This can be easily done with your smallest flat head screwdriver or something like a paperclip.
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Starting with the removal of the battery, which appears to be made of 3 cells.
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Disconnect the battery by pulling the cable out of the motherboard
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The battery is held in with a single PH0 screw. Once removed, it can be pulled out.
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Opening up the battery does, indeed, affirm it is made of 3 cells, as wekk as a controller.
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The battery appears to have an internal sensor for temperature, to protect against it exploding in unsafe environments.
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Focusing our attention back on the main body of the display you can remove the metal hinges from the top cover by removing 8 PH1 screws
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There is also a sort of sticker holding the right hinge in. this can be carefully peeled off.
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The display/webcam cable can be eased out by lightly pulling it out of its grooves, and disconnecting it from the webcam.
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you can now remove the webcam by lightly prying it from the top cover, making sure to not actually break it.
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The motherboard is the next component to be removed.
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First, disconnect the barrel plug from the motherboard.
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Next, remove the 4 PH1 screws that secure the motherboard to the enclosure
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Finally, remove the single PH1 screw securing the barrel plug to the enclosure, and remove the motherboard.
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The barrel plug cable can then be pulled out with the barrel plug by simply lifting it off the enclosure, as it uses very little adhesive
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