How to disassemble Compaq Presario F7. In this guide I explain how to disassemble a Compaq Presario F7. Antivirus Tools Avira AntiVir Personal (29-10-2011): Free anti-virus and anti-spyware on-demand scanner, detects and removes more than 50000 viruses and trojans. If your windows password has been forgotten, you can reset your windows password in minutes. The method given here works for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and. In this guide I explain how to disassemble a Compaq Presario F700 notebook. The guide might work for some other Compaq and HP models. I think the disassembly steps. Fixing a HP/Compaq laptop yourself? Need some help with taking the laptop apart? Here are links to manuals with step-by-step. Hiren's Boot CD 15.2, Dos/Windows/Linux Bootable CD, Hirens BootCD, Download WinTools, Partition/Data Recovery. HBCD 15.2 has lots of Open-source/Freeware applications. From: Gvens on 02/24/2012 I Have the same Problem My laptop is LENOVO G550. Now your vista /windows 7 should boot, If it doesn’t try this: Boot with installation disk into windows setup, choose recovery again, and select automated. The guide might work for some other Compaq and HP models. I think the disassembly steps will be very similar for Compaq Presario F5. HP G6. 00. 0 notebook PC. If this guide works for your notebook, please mention the model name in the comments below. In this particular guide I’m taking apart a Presario F7. US notebook. Before you start, turn off the laptop, unplug the power adapter and remove the battery. COMPAQ PRESARIO F7. DISASSEMBLY GUIDE. STEP 1. Remove three screws securing the memory cover and two screws securing the hard drive cover. Remove both covers. STEP 2. Lift up the right side of the hard drive by the plastic tab to disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove the hard drive. Reinstall Vista Without Cd Compaq EvoSTEP 3. Remove both memory modules. UPDATE (January, 2. Compaq Presario F7. GB RAM max (1. GB per slot). I just tested a Compaq Presario F7. Windows 7 Home Premium 3. OS) with two 2. GB modules. I used Crucial DDR2 PC- 6. After I installed two 2. GB modules the laptop started properly. In system properties I can see 3. GB total RAM reported. The BIOS shows all 4. GB. I think that 3. GB is only limitation of a 3. OS. Most likely if you install a 6. OS, you can use all 4. GB. Were you able to upgrade your Presario F7. GB? Please leave a comment. STEP 4. Disconnect both antenna cables from the wireless card. Remove two screws securing the wireless card in the top left and right corners. Pull the wireless card from the slot and remove it. STEP 5. Remove one screw securing the CD/DVD drive and pull the drive from the notebook. Remove the drive. STEP 6. Remove all marked screws from the bottom of the notebook. Yellow screws securing the switch cover (keyboard cover). Green screws securing the keyboard. STEP 7. Start lifting up the switch cover as it shown on the picture below. You’ll have to work with your fingers to disengage small plastic latches holding the switch cover. Be careful, there is a thin ribbon cable running from the switch cover to the motherboard. STEP 8. Now you can lift up the top side of the keyboard and access the connector underneath the keyboard. The keyboard cable connector is located above the touch pad. Before you pull the cable and remove the keyboard you have to unlock the connector. Move both sides of the locking tab about 1- 2 millimeter up and release the keyboard cable. Now you can pull the cable and remove the keyboard. STEP 9. Disconnect the switch cover cable from the motherboard. Remove the cover. STEP 1. 0. Unplug the LCD cable from the motherboard. Release the wireless card antenna cables. Pull them through a hole in the motherboard. Remove four screws securing the display panel. STEP 1. 1. Lift up and remove the display panel assembly. In the next guide I will explain how to access and remove the LCD screen with inverter board. STEP 1. 2. Remove four screws securing the top cover assembly. Disconnect the power button board cable. Disconnect the touch pad cable. STEP 1. 3. Remove all screws securing the top cover assembly from the bottom of the notebook. Do not forget three (green) screws in the CD/DVD drive bay. Remove two hex studs located close to the memory slots. By the way, the RTC (CMOS) battery can be accessed when you remove the memory cover. STEP 1. 4. Start separating the top cover assembly from the bottom assembly. You’ll have to work with your fingers to disengage plastic latches securing the top cover. Carefully lift up and remove the top cover assembly. STEP 1. 5. Now I’m going to remove the motherboard. Remove one screw securing the motherboard. In other Compaq/HP models there could be more then one screw securing the motherboard. STEP 1. 6. Lift up the right side of the motherboard as it shown on the picture below. Before you remove the motherboard from the base assembly you have to disconnect the audio board cable. STEP 1. 7. Remove the motherboard and turn it upside down. There are two more cables to disconnect. These cables connect the motherboard to the USB/Power connector board. Finally, the motherboard is removed. As you see on the picture below, the audio board and USB/power connector board are secured to the base assembly. The motherboard has been removed. Now you can access and replace the cooling fan if you have to. You can access and replace the processor if you remove the heat sink. You can support my work! It takes hours to create one disassembly guide and only a minute to donate.
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