HP Pavilion 15-p Hard Drive Replacement - IFixit Repair Guide

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HP Pavilion 15-p Hard Drive Replacement

Introduction

PITA WARNING: THIS LAPTOP IS A MAJOR PITA TO WORK ON DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DISASSEMBLY REQUIRED TO ACCESS THE HARD DRIVE. Plan on spending a lot of time sorting screws, and taking multiple parts off (which would not have been an issue if the laptop was designed with repair in mind). If you break the palmrest in a way requiring replacement, this will be a very expensive mistake! Take your time and know your skills before opening this laptop!AUTHOR'S NOTE (added for transparency): Personally, I do not consider this a difficult repair; however, I know how to make these awful machines more workable to open for beginners.

If the hard drive in your system has failed or you just want to replace the existing drive in your system with an SSD or larger spinning drive, this guide will show you how to access the hard drive for replacement.

Guide notes

  • Sorting your screws is paramount. This laptop uses lots of screws and multiple lengths. The screws cannot be interchanged.
    • Consider taking this laptop series to a repair shop if the process is too complex. If you want to try and are less experienced, READ THROUGH THE GUIDE BEFORE OPENING IT.
  • This laptop accepts 7mm and 9.5mm drives. Both drives use the same bumpers.
  • Test the computer partially disassembled BEFORE reassembly. Complete disassembly is required to correct any issues.

What you need

  1. Step 1 Change note

    HP Pavilion 15-p Hard Drive Replacement, Change note: step 1, image 1 of 2 HP Pavilion 15-p Hard Drive Replacement, Change note: step 1, image 2 of 2 Tool used on this step: Essential Electronics Toolkit $29.95 Buy
    • Due to the EET missing several components present in the Pro Tech Go and only being $20 cheaper, the EET has been removed. The EET will work for this guide as-is, but if you are shopping for a new toolkit to complete this guide, the Pro Tech Go (new or refurbished, refurbished is ~$32 cheaper), or Pro Tech ($79 new/~$59.95 refurb) is the current recommended toolkit for this guide.

    • If you are interested in a refurbished kit stock levels change frequently but can be found here.

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