HP 15.6 Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 5

Table of contents

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Product description

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2

Getting to know your computer

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5

Right side

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5

Left side

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6

Display

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7

Low blue light mode (select products only)

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7

Keyboard area

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8

Touchpad

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8

Touchpad settings

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8

Lights

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9

Button, vent, speakers, and

ﬁngerprint

reader

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10

Special keys

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11

Bottom

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12

Labels

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12

3

Illustrated parts catalog

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14

Computer major components

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14

Display assembly subcomponents

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17

Cables

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18

Miscellaneous parts

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4

Removal and replacement procedures preliminary requirements

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20

Tools required

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20

Service considerations

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20

Plastic parts

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20

Cables and connectors

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20

Drive handling

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21

Workstation guidelines

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21

Electrostatic discharge information

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21

Generating static electricity

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22

Preventing electrostatic damage to equipment

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22

Personal grounding methods and equipment

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23

Grounding the work area

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Recommended materials and equipment

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23

Packaging and transporting guidelines

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Section	Page
Product description	9
Getting to know your computer	13
Right side	13
Left side	14
Display	15
Low blue light mode (select products only)	15
Keyboard area	16
Touchpad	16
Touchpad settings	16
Lights	17
Button, vent, speakers, and fingerprint reader	18
Special keys	19
Bottom	20
Labels	20
Illustrated parts catalog	22
Computer major components	22
Display assembly subcomponents	25
Cables	26
Miscellaneous parts	27
Removal and replacement procedures preliminary requirements	28
Tools required	28
Service considerations	28
Plastic parts	28
Cables and connectors	28
Drive handling	29
Workstation guidelines	29
Electrostatic discharge information	29
Generating static electricity	30
Preventing electrostatic damage to equipment	30
Personal grounding methods and equipment	31
Grounding the work area	31
Recommended materials and equipment	31
Packaging and transporting guidelines	32
Removal and replacement procedures for authorized service provider parts	33
Component replacement procedures	33
Preparation for disassembly	33
Bottom cover	34
Battery	36
Memory module	37
Solid-state drive	39
WLAN module	40
Card reader/audio board	42
USB board	43
Touchpad	44
Fingerprint reader board	45
Fan	46
Heat sink (thermal module)	47
System board	49
Display assembly	51
Power connector	60
Speaker assembly	61
Keyboard/top cover	62
Using Setup Utility (BIOS)	63
Starting Setup Utility (BIOS)	63
Updating Setup Utility (BIOS)	63
Determining the BIOS version	63
Downloading a BIOS update	64
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics	65
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows (select products only)	65
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows	65
Downloading the latest HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows version	66
Downloading HP Hardware Diagnostics Windows by product name or number (select products only)	66
Installing HP PC Hardware Diagnostics Windows	66
Using HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI	66
Starting HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI	67
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI to a USB flash drive	67
Downloading the latest HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI version	67
Downloading HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI by product name or number (select products only)	68
Using Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI settings (select products only)	68
Downloading Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI	68
Downloading the latest Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI version	68
Downloading Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI by product name or number	68
Customizing Remote HP PC Hardware Diagnostics UEFI settings	68
Backing up, restoring, and recovering	70
Backing up information and creating recovery media	70
Using Windows tools	70
Using the HP Cloud Recovery Download Tool to create recovery media (select products only)	70
Restoring and recovery	71
Restoring, resetting, and refreshing using Windows tools	71
Recovering using HP Recovery media	71
Changing the computer boot order	71
Using HP Sure Recover (select products only)	72
Specifications	73
Computer specifications	73
35.6 cm (14.0 in) display specifications	74
M.2 SATA solid-state drive specifications	74
M.2 PCIe solid-state drive specifications	75
Power cord set requirements	76
Requirements for all countries	76
Requirements for specific countries and regions	77
Recycling	79

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