Table of contents
1 Product description............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Components........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Right........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
Left........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Display .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Keyboard area..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Touchpad ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Special keys............................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Bottom .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Labels ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................9
3 Illustrated parts catalog .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Chromebook major components.................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Display assembly subcomponents............................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Miscellaneous parts.................................................................................................................................................................................................................16
4 Removal and replacement procedures preliminary requirements..............................................................................................................19
Tools required ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Service considerations..........................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Plastic parts.........................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Cables and connectors...............................................................................................................................................................................................19
Drive handling ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................19
Electrostatic discharge information............................................................................................................................................................................20
Generating static electricity...................................................................................................................................................................................20
Preventing electrostatic damage to equipment....................................................................................................................................... 21
Personal grounding methods and equipment............................................................................................................................................ 21
Grounding the work area........................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Recommended materials and equipment.................................................................................................................................................... 22
Cleaning your computer....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Enabling HP Easy Clean (select products only)........................................................................................................................................ 23
Removing dirt and debris from your computer......................................................................................................................................... 23
Cleaning your computer with a disinfectant................................................................................................................................................24
Caring for wood veneer (select products only) ........................................................................................................................................ 25
Packaging and transporting guidelines..................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Accessing support information ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
5 Removal and replacement procedures for authorized service provider parts................................................................................. 28
Component replacement procedures ....................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Preparation for disassembly.................................................................................................................................................................................. 28
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