Is there a guide on replacing the keyboard?
My son removed about twenty of my keyboard keys. I would like to replace the keyboard entirely. Is there a guide on how to do this? Thank you.
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@mannyvasquez there is no guide just yet. Start by downloading the maintenance manual from here. HP's idea here (just like the other makers ) is that you need to replace the whole top cover/palmrest for this. The keyboard is riveted to that. You could try and remove those rivets and replace the keyboard only, but you will then need to secure the keyboard with a "gazillion" of small screws. No easy task.
While you work on your Keyboard, take lots of pictures. Once you are done with it, take those pictures and create a guide for iFixit. That will help the next person that has the same problem as you do. It's easy and fun to create these guides. https://ifixit.com/Guide/new The iFixit community will appreciate this.
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HP usually plastic welds these, so you need a way to redo those welds >_<. Not a beginner job to swap just the keyboard.
@nick use a a cheap soldering iron and melt those plastic rivets. Then use small screws to fasten it through the same material that was once a rivet. It's all about repair options and opportunities. It's not always convenient but Repair is War on Entropy!
@oldturkey03 I gave up on these cheap HPs (and consumer grade) in general with PCs years ago because this is the norm now. Business class isn't diseased by this garbage yet. Doesn't change the garbage engineering on OP's current machine, but future advice.
I think the newer EliteBook 800 series do it now, but the others are still safe. I don't like the Pro series because of the build quality gap (aluminum vs plastic).
@oldturkey03 it looks like there are disassembly videos for other x360 M6 (eg. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNdDDS8f... , maybe they are similar and at leas is an hint on what to expect. As per a HP video the top part disassembly does not look too easy ((https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6jctleG...)
@dinoo_fixit probably the most involved work one will ever do on a laptop. After all, everything will have to get removed. So yes, pretty intense.
