Compaq Presario V2000 Mother Board Replacement Repair Guide

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Step 1

              mother board

Start by removing the battery

Start by removing the battery

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Step 2

Loosen the two screws of the hard drive cover
The screws will remain in the cover
Remove the cover, then pull straight up on the pull tab to remove the hard drive

Loosen the two screws of the hard drive cover

The screws will remain in the cover

Remove the cover, then pull straight up on the pull tab to remove the hard drive

Step 3

Loosen the two screws on the ram cover and remove
Loosen the one screw on the wireless card cover and remove
These screws will remain in their covers

Loosen the two screws on the ram cover and remove

Loosen the one screw on the wireless card cover and remove

These screws will remain in their covers

Step 4

Remove 16 bottom cover screws (dark coloured 6mm screws)
Remove 5 screws from inside the battery bay (silver coloured 4mm screws)

Remove 16 bottom cover screws (dark coloured 6mm screws)

Remove 5 screws from inside the battery bay (silver coloured 4mm screws)

Step 5

Using a small flat blade screwdriver pop off the wireless aerial connectors from the wireless card
The wireless connecters are easily damaged. Lift the connecters straight up. When reassembling line them up carefully and push them straight down
Unroute the cables from the bottom of the case
Slide out the dvd drive

Using a small flat blade screwdriver pop off the wireless aerial connectors from the wireless card

The wireless connecters are easily damaged. Lift the connecters straight up. When reassembling line them up carefully and push them straight down

Unroute the cables from the bottom of the case

Slide out the dvd drive

Step 6

Flip the laptop over and open the display to start removing the keyboard
Slide a small flat blade screwdriver between the insert and delete keys and lever the button board cover off
Remove the four keyboard screws (dark coloured 4mm screws)
Lift up the keyboard, but beware of the cable underneath still to be removed
Loosen the socket for the keyboard cable and remove the keyboard

Flip the laptop over and open the display to start removing the keyboard

Slide a small flat blade screwdriver between the insert and delete keys and lever the button board cover off

Remove the four keyboard screws (dark coloured 4mm screws)

Lift up the keyboard, but beware of the cable underneath still to be removed

Loosen the socket for the keyboard cable and remove the keyboard

Step 7

Remove the display cable connector by lifting it straight up
Un-route the wireless aerial cables from the top cover
Remove the four display screws (dark coloured 5mm screws). Lift the display up and off

Remove the display cable connector by lifting it straight up

Un-route the wireless aerial cables from the top cover

Remove the four display screws (dark coloured 5mm screws). Lift the display up and off

Step 8

Use a flat blade screwdriver to loosen the touchpad cable connecter

Use a flat blade screwdriver to loosen the touchpad cable connecter

Step 9

Flip the laptop over and grip the bottom case where the dvd drive used to be
Lift off the bottom case

Flip the laptop over and grip the bottom case where the dvd drive used to be

Lift off the bottom case

Step 10

Remove two screws from the s-video/usb board (silver coloured 4mm screws)
Lift the board from the right hand side
The connecter for this board is under the right hand side. When reassembling, make sure this connecter plugs in firmly

Remove two screws from the s-video/usb board (silver coloured 4mm screws)

Lift the board from the right hand side

The connecter for this board is under the right hand side. When reassembling, make sure this connecter plugs in firmly

Step 11

Remove the speaker cable and lift out the speaker module
Use a flat blade screw driver to loosen the button board connecter
Push the two wireless card arms outwards to remove the wireless card

Remove the speaker cable and lift out the speaker module

Use a flat blade screw driver to loosen the button board connecter

Push the two wireless card arms outwards to remove the wireless card

Step 12

Remove the four screws holding the mother board in place (silver coloured 4mm screws)
The screw holes are marked “PA/PR” or “PR”. When reassembling do not put a screw in the hole marked “PA”

Remove the four screws holding the mother board in place (silver coloured 4mm screws)

The screw holes are marked “PA/PR” or “PR”. When reassembling do not put a screw in the hole marked “PA”

Step 13

Remove the left side of the motherboard first. It may be necessary to bent the case a little to get the firewire and USB port away from the case
Pull on the middle of the board next, angling up to clear the front audio jacks from the case
Pull the board away from the right side of the case

Remove the left side of the motherboard first. It may be necessary to bent the case a little to get the firewire and USB port away from the case

Pull on the middle of the board next, angling up to clear the front audio jacks from the case

Pull the board away from the right side of the case

Step 14

Remove the three screws holding the heatsink to the mother board (silver coloured 4mm screws)
Remove the heatsink fan connecter
Lift the heatsink off the board
Use a flat blade screwdriver to turn the CPU lock and remove the CPU

Remove the three screws holding the heatsink to the mother board (silver coloured 4mm screws)

Remove the heatsink fan connecter

Lift the heatsink off the board

Use a flat blade screwdriver to turn the CPU lock and remove the CPU

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. See special reassembly notes in steps 10 and 12.

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Marcos Mora - Dec 17, 2017

How to clean the fan cooler? do i have to disassemble it whole or can i just blow it from the outside, no tools?

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