In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble an HP Pavilion 15-ck000 to remove the bottom cover, battery, SSD, RAM, HDD, Wi-Fi card, cooling fan, speakers, and motherboard.
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The bottom cover is made of plastic and features an air intake to allow cool air to enter the body smoothly. The bottom cover is secured with three visible screws, and two additional hidden screws are located under the anti-slip pads at the top of the cover. After unscrewing the rear cover screws, carefully pry open all the clips along the edges. It should be noted that the clips are tightened quite firmly, so you need a little patience to pry them open.
After opening the bottom cover, you will find that the Pavilion 15 has two memory slots and supports up to 16GB of RAM. It comes with an M.2 SSD and a 2.5-inch mechanical hard drive. Unlike most slim ultrabooks, the Pavilion 15 allows users to upgrade the memory, SSD, and hard drive easily.
Unlike the battery connector of traditional ultrabooks, the built-in battery is connected to the motherboard through metal contacts.
The HP Pavilion 15-ck000 comes with an 11.55V, 3470mAh Li-polymer battery, HP part number: 920046-541, HSTNN-UB7J. As a 15-inch laptop, its battery capacity is still slightly smaller.
It comes with a Samsung 8GB DDR4 2400MHz memory, and users can add 8GB of memory to create a 16GB dual-channel memory, which can be more rapid for running large programs.
The Intel 360GB M.2 PCIe SSD has recently been frequently found in HP laptops. Compared to a single-drive solution, the combination of an M.2 SSD and a mechanical hard drive allows users to avoid spending extra money on a large-capacity SSD. The mechanical hard drive can be upgraded to 2TB, so users don’t have to worry about storage space issues.
The HP Pavilion 15-ck000 features an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168 Wi-Fi card. It supports 802.11ac, dual-band, and Bluetooth 4.2.
After removing the wireless network card, you can access the left USB board. The USB board is connected to the motherboard via the cable.
This small board integrates a 3.5mm headphone jack.
It is worth noting that the power button is also integrated into the USB board, which can be easily repaired and replaced if it is damaged.
The touchpad has a special metal plate to ensure it does not collapse when pressed.
The surface of the touchpad is covered with a layer of glass to ensure a smooth touch feel.
Although the Pavilion 15 uses a single-fan design, its size is large enough to ensure adequate airflow. With HP CoolSense technology, you can automatically adjust the computer’s performance and fan speed for a comfortable user experience.
After removing the fan, you can see that the palm rest is also designed with the air inlet to ensure adequate intake air volume.
Although the cooling module uses only a single copper pipe to cover both the CPU and GPU, the pipe has a larger cross-sectional area and shorter length, ensuring excellent heat dissipation efficiency.
After removing the cooling module, you can see the Intel eighth-generation i5-8250U processor.
Here is the NVIDIA GeForce MX150 graphics card. The two black cubes above are two 1GB memory chips. The performance of this MX150 discrete graphics has significantly surpassed the GeForce 940MX.
The two memory slots on the motherboard are limited by the internal space of the ultrabook, which forces the memory to be integrated onto the motherboard. However, this issue does not exist in a 15-inch laptop.
On the front of the motherboard, you can see that two memory slots occupy a significant amount of space.
After removing the motherboard, you can clearly see the distribution of the two speakers.
These speakers are relatively large, providing good hardware support for B&O sound quality.
A large piece of insulating paper is attached to the back of the keyboard to prevent the motherboard from coming into contact with metal components, which could affect system stability.
HP Pavilion 15-ck000 internal parts
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1. Hi, but can I know if the Killer Wi-Fi 1550 will work properly on this laptop?
2. Does the laptop really support PCIE NVME M.2 SSD? A seller told me it doesn’t support PCIE.
Also, what Wi-Fi card does the HP Pavilion 15-ck063tx use?
Also, can I know if the Wi-Fi card can be upgraded to an Intel 9260NGW?
Does it support M.2 PCIe SSD Gen3 x4?
How to open the above laptop? Which screwdriver is required?
Is there a CMOS battery on this motherboard?
I will replace the screen because it is broken. Can I switch it to a touchscreen? What type is used?
Yes, but you need to buy a display cable that supports a touchscreen.