HP EliteBook 8760w Disassembly Question

[midihead7]

I have the service manual for the HP EliteBook 8760w laptop. I don't see anything that mentions that the bottom plastic case of the laptop can be removed by itself. After taking all of the screws out of the bottom of the case, the bottom doesn't appear to come off. I am trying to get more clearance around the visible BIOS chip to flash it using a ch341a programmer clip without having to remove the entire motherboard. I'm thinking that (unless plastic is removed around the chip possibly using a nibbler) that the motherboard may need to be removed from the top of the laptop. I don't need a lot of clearance and hate to have to remove the entire motherboard just to attach the clip to the BIOS chip.

Can the bottom be removed by itself to gain clear access to that side of the motherboard or does the motherboard need to be removed from the keyboard side of the motherboard? If the bottom case only can be removed, I'd appreciate some guidance on how to do this.

Thanks for your insight. This forum is such a great resource.

[peste]

Re: HP EliteBook 8760w Disassembly Question

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWEpsZcrdkw

[midihead7]

Re: HP EliteBook 8760w Disassembly Question

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWEpsZcrdkw

Thanks for the link. The video shows the removal of the bottom metal access cover but does not show the bottom of the laptop case being removed. Unless there are some kind of special hidden tabs that need released, I'm thinking that the motherboard will need to be removed through the top keyboard side.

[peste]

Re: HP EliteBook 8760w Disassembly Question

You are thinking well ... just left to unscrew the motherboard screws ...