HP TouchPad Motherboard Replacement

In the following steps, you will use a metal spudger to lift the front panel out from the rear case of your TouchPad.

Insert a flat metal spudger in the gap between the rubber outer ring on the front panel assembly and the black plastic rear case near the USB connector.

Pry the front panel assembly up from the rear case, being careful not to damage the LCD or the glass panel.

As in the previous step, use a spudger to pry the front panel up from the rear case along its long edge on the volume button side of the TouchPad.

Continue to pry the front panel assembly up along the volume button side of the TouchPad until there is a gap between it and the rear case.

Pry up the front panel assembly along the top edge of the TouchPad.

Pry up the front panel along the edge closest to the home screen button.

Before lifting the free side of the front panel up from the rear case, you may need to release it from the plastic retaining clips holding it down.

Use your metal spudger to pull the stuck retaining clips away from the edge of the front panel.

After freeing the retaining clips, lift the front panel assembly away from the rear case.

Use the attached black tab to pull the display data cable straight up and out of its socket on the motherboard.

Use your fingernail to carefully flip up the retaining flaps on the two digitizer ribbon cable ZIF sockets.

Pull the digitizer ribbon cable straight out of its two sockets on the motherboard.

Remove the front panel assembly from the rear case assembly.

Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to peel up the two pieces of copper tape covering the USB connector board near the battery and the motherboard.

Remove the four 3.2 mm Phillips screws securing the USB connector board to the rear case.

Pry the upper end of the USB connector board upwards to disconnect it from its socket on the logic board.

Pull the USB connector board away from the bottom edge of the rear case and lift, but do not remove it out of its housing.

Pull the vibrator motor connector straight away from its socket on the USB connector board.

Remove the USB connector board from the TouchPad.

NOTE: First verify that there is a connector before pulling! The vibrator motor may be soldered directly to the USB Board requiring the motor to be pried up and removed together with the board.

Use the edge of a plastic opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the volume control/power button ribbon cable socket.

Pull the cable out of its socket.

Use a plastic opening tool to lift the camera connector up and out of its socket on the motherboard.

Bend the camera cable away from the motherboard.

Carefully flip up the retaining flap on the microphone cable socket.

Pull the microphone cable out of its socket.

Use your plastic opening tool to pry the upper antenna connector up from its socket on the motherboard.

Pry up the retaining flap on the headphone jack ribbon cable socket.

Pull the headphone jack ribbon cable out of its socket.

Pry the speaker cable connector up from its socket on the motherboard.

Use a plastic opening tool to flip up the retaining flap on the digitizer board ribbon cable socket.

Pull the digitizer ribbon cable out of its socket.

Pry up the lower antenna cable connector from its socket on the motherboard.

De-route the lower antenna cable along the top edge of the battery and carefully pull it out from under its retaining clip near the top right corner of the battery.

Remove the eight 3.2 mm Phillips screws securing both the battery and the motherboard to the rear case.

Use a plastic opening tool to pry the battery up from the tape securing it to the rear case.

Lift the motherboard assembly out of the rear case, minding any cables that may get caught.

Carefully pull the battery away from the L-shaped motherboard to disconnect its cable.

Remove the battery from the motherboard.

Motherboard remains.