How To Disassemble HP 530 Notebook PC And Remove Top Cover

In this guide I will disassemble a HP 530 Notebook PC and remove the top cover assembly. I’m replacing the top cover assembly because one of the touch pad buttons is broken. When you press on the button it feels loose and sometimes will not click. The plastic button is a part of the top cover and when it gets broken you have to replace the whole top cover.

In order to replace the top cover I will have to disassemble the whole notebook. I’ll be removing all internal parts including hard drive, keyboard, motherboard, cooling fan and other key components.

It’s possible that my guide will work for some other HP notebooks. If it works for you, please mention the notebook model in the comments below and help other people.

First of all, turn off the notebook and remove the battery.

STEP 1.

Remove the memory and hard drive covers from the bottom of the notebook.

You will find the wireless card under the memory cover.

STEP 2.

Remove one screw securing the CD/DVD optical drive. Push the drive from the laptop with a small screwdriver.
Remove the optical drive.

STEP 3.

Pull the hard drive assembly to the left to disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove the hard drive assembly.

STEP 4.

When you replace the top cover, you don’t have to remove memory modules and wireless card, but it’s necessary to disconnect the wireless card antenna cables from the card.
Disconnect both Wi-Fi antennas from the wireless card.

STEP 5.

Remove eleven (yellow) screws from the bottom of the notebook. These screws are securing the switch cover (power button cover).
Remove two (red) screws. These two screws securing the display panel assembly.
Remove two (orange) screws. These two screws securing the keyboard.

STEP 6.

Turn the laptop over and start removing the switch cover. If you cannot separate the cover from the base, you can use a piece of plastic (I’m using a guitar pick).
Insert the guitar pick between the switch cover and base and carefully lift up the cover. Continue removing the cover with your fingers.

The switch cover has been removed.

STEP 7.

You removed two screws securing the keyboard in the step 5. Now you can lift up the keyboard from the base.

Place the keyboard so you can access the cable connector underneath.

In order to unlock the connector, you’ll have to move the brown locking clip towards the display panel. Move it about 2-3 millimeters, not more. The locking clip must stay attached to the connector base.
Now you can release the keyboard cable and remove the keyboard.

WARNING! If you break the keyboard connector, you’ll have to replace the motherboard.

Need a replacement keyboard for HP 530 notebook? Find a new keyboard here.

STEP 8.

Disconnect the video cable from the motherboard.
Pull the wireless antenna cable through the hole in the motherboard. You disconnected these cables from the wireless card in the step 4.
Remove two screw securing the display panel hinges. You removed two more screws securing the display panel in the step 5.

Remove the display panel assembly from the notebook base.

You can find the LCD screen removal instruction in the official service guide for HP 530 notebooks. Take a look on the page 49.

Search here for new LCD screens.

STEP 9.

Disconnect the switch board cable from the motherboard. Unlock the connector the same way as you unlocked the keyboard connector in the step 7.
Remove one screw securing the switch board.
Remove the switch board.

STEP 10.

Remove all remaining screws from the bottom.

STEP 11.

Disconnect the touch pad cable from the motherboard.

STEP 12.

Start separating the top cover from the notebook base.

Continue separating the top cover from the base.
By the way, in a HP 530 notebook PC the motherboard is attached to the top cover, not to the base assembly as a most other notebooks.

Remove the base cover.

STEP 13.

The base cover has been removed.
Now you can access and replace the RTC (CMOS) battery if needed.

STEP 14.

Remove one screw securing the cooling fan.
Disconnect the cooling fan cable from the motherboard.

Remove the cooling fan.

Here are replacement cooling fans.

STEP 15.

Loosen four screws securing the heat sink.

Remove the heat sink.
In my laptop the heat sink was clogged with dust and needed a good cleaning.
After the heat sink is removed, you can access and remove the processor (CPU) if needed. I’ll leave the processor attached to the motherboard.

STEP 16.

Disconnect the speaker cable.
Remove one screw securing the motherboard to the top cover.

Start removing the motherboard from the top cover.

The motherboard has been removed

STEP 17.

The touch pad is attached to the top cover and secured by a metal bracket. I’m not removing the touch pad because when you buy a new top cover it comes with the cover.

Now you can replace the top cover assembly with a new one.

You can find a new top cover assembly (with touch pad) using the HP spare number. In my notebook the part number is 441626-001.
I think you can use the same top cover for all HP 530 Notebook PCs.

You can find a new or used top cover assembly here.

THAT'S ALL.

Laptop LCD-CCFL Screen Installation

1) Make sure to disconnect the power and remove the battery before changing the screen.
Failure to remove all sources of power may result in permanent motherboard damage

2) Using a pick or a flat screw driver pick out the rubber/plastic screw covers.
Make sure to check all the rubber covers for screws.
As well there might be extra covers and screws on the sides of the display assembly.

3) Remove all visible screws from the front of the bezel. Sometimes there might be screws on the sides as well.
It is recommended to place the screws in order of disassembly, to keep track of the correct locations.

4) Make sure all the screws are removed and proceed to remove the bezel.
Bezel is a plastic frame covering the internal mountings of the LCD panel.
It is fairly fragile and should be treated with care.

5) Starting from the side, carefully pry the plastic away from the screen.
On some laptops it is easier to start from the bottom.
Much force is not necessary but if you encounter difficulty, move a little bit further, try a different spot.
The bezel will unsnap. You may need to slide laptop lid latch to completely remove the bezel.

6) The bezel snaps out fairly easy, if it seems too difficult, make sure you haven't left any screws in.
As well make sure you are not pulling on any internal cables.
Some times the bezel might be glued to the LCD panel,
In these cases using an exact-o-knife to cut the glue will keep the bezel in good condition.

7) Remove the small screws holding the LCD panel in. There are typically 4 on each side.
Sometimes a few other screws may need to be removed from the LCD frame, in order to gain access to the main mounting screws.

8) Four screws on the left and four screws on the right.
On this model the mounting screws are easily accessible, on some laptops
You would need to free up the frame first.

9) Tilt the screen towards the keyboard, and carefully lay it down.
Make sure the Wi-Fi cables, WebCam cables and a microphone cable are not getting caught/pulled on.

10) Disconnect the video connector by gently squeezing the tabs on both sides and pulling away from the circuit board.
ATTENTION: Video connector is very fragile, take your time, if broken, the entire
Video (LVDS) Cable would need to be replaced, resulting in delay to the repair.

11) Disconnect the inverter connector. It may look different on other laptops. As well laptops which use LED back-lit screens do not have an inverter.
On this laptop the inverter is attached to the LCD panel, and has to be removed to be reused with the new panel.

12. Below are a few extra pictures of what the inverter looks like and how to disconnect the LCD panel from it.

Inverter connected to the LCD panel:

13. Gently pull the inverter connector out:

14. That is what the typical inverter connector looks like (Note: LED screens don't use an inverter):

15.Once the LCD panel is free from connections, pull it out and dispose of.

16. End of disassembly



New panel installation process.

Important! Most replacement panels ship with protective film,
it needs to be removed during the installation.

1) Reconnect the video cable on the new panel.
Make sure to align it properly, and don't use too much force.

17. Push in the inverter connector,
Again, be extra careful with all the connectors.

18. Align the LCD panel with the frame and secure the top corner screw first.
Make sure that no Wi-Fi, Camera or Mic cables are in the way.

19. Secure the LCD mounting screws on the other side, starting from the top corner screw.

20. Using both hands snap in the bezel starting from the bottom,
Move to the top consistently snapping the bezel to the display assembly.

21. Replace all bezel screws and reinstall the rubber/plastic screw covers.
Extra adhesive may be required to achieve proper fit.

22. Reinstall the battery and reconnect the power,
Then boot the laptop up, if the start up graphics appear, the screen is properly installed and working