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HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement

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  1. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement, Midframe: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Use your nail or a spudger to pry the back cover off of the device.

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  2. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Slide your finger around the rest of the back cover, lifting it completely off of the device.

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  3. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove ten Phillips #00 screws from the inside cover.

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  4. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Pry up the inside cover the same way as in the first step.

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  5. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement, Front-Facing Camera: step 5, image 1 of 1
    Tool used on this step:
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    • Lift up on the small black tab at the connection point to unlock the flex ribbon cable using the tweezers.

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  7. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the front facing camera with tweezers.

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  8. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement, Rear-Facing Camera: step 7, image 1 of 1
    Tool used on this step:
    Tweezers
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    • Carefully pry up the gray metal piece on the end of the flex ribbon cable using tweezers.

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  9. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the back facing camera with the tweezers.

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  10. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement, Motherboard: step 9, image 1 of 1
    Tool used on this step:
    Tweezers
    $4.99
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    • Carefully remove the battery connector from the system board using the tweezers.

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  11. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 1

    • Lift up on the small black tab to unlock the LCD screen flex ribbon cable using the tweezers.

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  12. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • Carefully remove the LCD screen flex ribbon cable from the system board using the tweezers.

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  13. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 12, image 1 of 1

    • Carefully remove the USB flex ribbon cable from the connection point on the system board using the tweezers.

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  14. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 13, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two Phillips using the screwdriver with a PH00 Phillips head.

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  15. HP Stream 8 Motherboard Replacement: step 14, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the motherboard from the device.

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Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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