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In this guide I explain how to disassemble a HP Compaq 6730s 6735s notebook and remove the cooling fan which is mounted under the motherboard. Basically I will take the whole notebook apart and remove all internal components one by one. Why wouldnt HP make a door for the cooling fan? Why should it be so complicated to replace the cooling fan? Lets start to disassemble the notebook. If you need new replacement parts for you HP Compaq 6730s-6735s notebook, you can find them here.

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STEP 1. Remove the battery. Remove covers from the hard drive, wireless card and memory.

STEP 2. Remove one screw securing the DVD drive (red circle) and pull the drive from the notebook. Remove memory modules (in my laptop I had only one module installed). Remove the hard drive, youll find details instruction on the sticker glued to the hard drive caddy. Unsnap two antenna cables from the wireless card. Remove two screws securing the wireless card (green circles). Remove the wireless card.

STEP 3. Remove five screws securing the switch board cover (red circles). Remove two screws securing the laptop keyboard (green circles). Remove eleven screws securing the laptop bottom cover (yellow circles).

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STEP 4. Lift up the switch board cover. You can separate the switch board cover from the bottom cover with a piece of soft plastic. Im using a guitar pick.

Be careful, the switch board cover is attached to the motherboard. Do not pull the cable from the connector yet.

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STEP 5. Lift up the keyboard and place it on the switch board cover so you can access the keyboard cable connector.

The keyboard is connected to the motherboard via a flat ribbon cable. Before you pull the cable and remove the keyboard, youll have to unlock the connector.

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On the picture below you can see the keyboard connector unlocked. Now you can pull the cable and remove the keyboard.

STEP 6. After the keyboard has been removed, you can release the switch board cable and remove the cover.

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STEP 7. Remove four screws securing the notebook speakers. Unplug the speaker cable from the motherboard. Remove both speakers.

STEP 8. Release the wireless card antenna cables. Unplug the webcam cable from the motherboard. Remove four screws securing the display hinges (red circles) and one screw grounding the video cable (green circle).

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STEP 9. Lift up and remove the display panel assembly. In the next guide Ill explain how to get inside the display panel and remove/replace the web camera module.

STEP 10. Remove two screws securing the top cover assembly.

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STEP 11. Carefully lift up the top cover assembly.

Be careful, the touch pad cable is still attached to the motherboard.Release the touch pad cable and remove the top cover assembly.

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STEP 12. Now we can access the motherboard. Unplug three cables pointed with arrows. Remove three screws securing the motherboard. Lift up and release the RJ11 (modem) jack.

STEP 13. Start removing the motherboard from the laptop case.

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The motherboard has been removed.

STEP 14. Finally, you can access and replace the cooling fan. Simply remove one screw securing the cooling fan to the laptop base and replace it with a new one if needed.

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If you are replacing the motherboard youll have to transfer some parts to the new board.

Transfer the DVD drive connector, modem card, heat sink, processor and modem cable.
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139 Responses to How to disassemble HP Compaq 6730s 6735s notebook and remove cooling fan
Pages: [14] 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 1 Show All 139 Ohana Says:
April 21st, 2011 at 12:46 pm

thank you a lot, realy usefull 138 Laptop Tech Says:

March 13th, 2011 at 10:25 am

Dunk, I have a supply from another laptop but with a different end fitting so I cut and bared the wires of the defunct supply and stuck one wire in the hole of the working supplys tip and held the other to the outside of the barrel no power was being transmitted..!! I cannot tell if this is a good test because I have no idea how you connecting the wires. You should have bought a new replacement AC adapter for this laptop. There are some cheap adapter out there, for example you can buy a new AC adapter for HP 6735s laptop for $7-10. I dont really trust these generic AC adapters and usually dont recommend them, but it should be sufficient for testing the laptop. If the laptop works with this generic AC adapter, it would be a good idea to buy original factory replacement adapter. Did the original supply blow up cos of this? Could it be a short on the motherboard ? Cannot tell until you test the laptop with a known good AC adapter. 137 Dunk Says:
March 13th, 2011 at 6:01 am

I have inherited a 6735s from work as we have upgraded the problem is the power supply is dead and the battery is now totally flat (but just enough juice to get thro post (low battery warning shows) and halfway thro loading Windows). I have a supply from another laptop but with a different end fitting so I cut and bared the wires of the defunct supply and stuck one wire in the hole of the working supplys tip and held the other to the outside of the barrel no power was being transmitted..!! (tested with in-line light-bulb) I then swapped the wires round for a split second and it overloaded my working supply like it had short-circuited I took the battery out but it still shorted when tested again. My question would be, is this right? Did the original supply blow up cos of this? Could it be a short on the motherboard ? 136 Laptop Tech Says:
March 12th, 2011 at 10:58 am

Steve P, For 2 years I have had no battery charging. HP sent a battery and charger and that didnt do it. They say its a part inside that failed, but now its off warranty and I dont want to lose it for a week. Any idea what that would be and can a handy man fix it ?

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Sounds like motherboard failure. If the laptop is still under warranty, I would strongly advise sending to HP for repair. You dont want to go out of warranty with failing motherboard. 135 Laptop Tech Says:
March 12th, 2011 at 9:57 am

SPIRYT, Hi can anyone help please. I think my internal battery is dying . I have to keep resetting the clock. Does anyone know what battery it is and how much they are The CMOS battery located under the palmrest. You can see the battery in the step 11 (second picture). Its below the PC slot. HP part number for this battery is 449137-001. I believe its just a regular 3V CR2330 type battery you can buy in any store. 134 SPIRYT Says:
March 12th, 2011 at 4:53 am

Hi again sorry forgot to mention the model its a hp 6735s 133 SPIRYT Says:
March 12th, 2011 at 4:52 am

Hi can anyone help please. I think my internal battery is dying . I have to keep resetting the clock. Does anyone know what battery it is and how much they are 132 Steve P Says:
March 5th, 2011 at 11:56 am

Many thanks for this awesome review. I just donated because I followed it and it was perfect. Fan and cooling fins on MB were totally plugged up. Maybe you can help me with another problem. For 2 years I have had no battery charging. HP sent a battery and charger and that didnt do it. They say its a part inside that failed, but now its off warranty and I dont want to lose it for a week. Any idea what that would be and can a handy man fix it ? Thanks again. 131 Boris Says:
February 28th, 2011 at 12:28 pm

Very good instructions, very helpful ! Now the laptop like new, no noise and not heated ))) Big thanks to Mr Laptop Tech !! 130 Laptop Tech Says:
February 26th, 2011 at 5:04 pm

Nick, Im afraid youll have to send this laptop to HP. I doubt you can clear the BIOS password at home. Ive been fixing laptops for over 6 years and Im a HP certified tech but I dont know how to clear the BIOS password on a HP motherboard. They keep it secret. Maybe Im just a bad tech. Pages: [14] 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 1 Show All

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