HP Laptop
HP Envy 15-k000 Disassembly and RAM, HDD Upgrade Options
In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble the HP Envy 15-k000 to remove the optical drive, hard drive, RAM, keyboard, palm rest, wireless card, motherboard, heat sink, and cooling fan.
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In my case, the laptop model is the HP Envy 15-k031tx.
Remove all screws from the bottom case. Pull out the optical drive.
The HP Envy 15-k000 features an HL-DT-ST GU90N DVD burner.
Insert a plastic pry tool between the bottom cover and the palm rest. The palm rest has many latches to secure it to the bottom cover. Slide the pry tool to unlock all the latches. Once the palm rest is separated from the laptop, you also need to disconnect the keyboard cable, backlight cable, and touchpad cable from the motherboard to remove the palm rest completely.
When the palm rest is removed, you can access the motherboard, hard drive module, and speakers.
Disconnect the USB board cable from the motherboard. Remove the hard drive module.
The HP Envy 15-k000 comes with an HGST 1TB 5400RPM hard drive. This hard drive is mounted within a rubber bracket. If you need to replace the hard drive, you need to remove the rubber bracket and install it on the new hard drive.
Remove the screw securing the wireless card, disconnect the two wireless antenna cables, and then remove the card from its slot.
The HP Envy 15-k000 comes with an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160 wireless card, which has the HP part number 710662-001.
Speaker module
Remove all screws securing the motherboard and disconnect all ribbon cables attached to it. Lift the motherboard from one side with your hand and wiggle it until it fully separates from the bottom cover.
The motherboard now only has the memory modules, CMOS battery, fan, and heatsink remaining.
Use your fingernails to separate the clips on both sides of the memory module, and it will pop out automatically.
This laptop has two memory slots, but it only comes with one memory module. You can add another memory module to upgrade the memory.
The HP Envy 15-k000 comes with an SK Hynix 8GB RAM module, and its part number is 693374-005.
Loosen the seven screws securing the heat sink.
Remove the screw securing the cooling fan and unplug the fan cable from the motherboard.
The cooling system of the HP Envy 15-k000 consists of two copper pipes and a fan, and its fan is manufactured by Foxconn.
Close-up of the graphics card and processor. The graphics card and processor of the HP Envy 15-k000 are soldered directly onto the motherboard, so they cannot be upgraded.
HP Envy 15-k000 internal parts
Did you wear an electrostatic discharge wristband when disassembling the laptop? If so, where did you connect it to?
Hello,
I am trying to replace my keyboard on this model. I tried prying up the palm rest, but it is getting stuck near the DVD area. I see there are three small screws once you remove the DVD drive. My question is, is it necessary to remove those small screws that are inside the laptop below the DVD drive, or can I pry the palm rest without having to remove them?
If you have a video on this or any other information that would be helpful. Thanks.
Hello, Banu
You will have to remove those 3 screws below the DVD drive to remove the palm rest. Hope this helps.
I’m not sure if this is still an active thread. I have an HP Envy 15t-K100 laptop, model G7Z03AV. It appears that the hard drive has failed. I’m wondering if you could help me pinpoint exactly what hard drives are compatible with this unit. If I wanted to go SSD, what are my options?
I have the same model. I replaced the HDD with a Samsung Evo 650 500GB SSD, and it works fine and super fast. I highly recommend it.
Samsung 860 EVO 500GB
Hey guys, hopefully, somebody can give me some input here. I am considering adding an SSD to the same model I currently have. Do you think the motherboard has an M.2 port for an M.2 SSD? I understand it might be a SATA port rather than a PCIe port, but that’s fine with me. Any feedback is appreciated!