HP Elitebook 745 G5 is a business laptop specially designed for businessmen. It has two variants: one powered by a Ryzen 5 Pro 2500U processor and the other by a Ryzen 7 Pro 2700U processor. Today, we will disassemble this laptop to see its internal structure.
This laptop has a simple appearance design. Its whole body uses aviation aluminum and adopts the CNC process. It comes with a 14-inch 1080p LG display. The physical shutter above the display is used to protect the user’s privacy. Today, the variant we will disassemble is powered by AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U and comes with AMD Radeon Vega 10 coupled with 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD.
To disassemble this laptop, we will start with its back cover. After removing the back cover, we can see this laptop has a reasonable, clear internal structure. In the picture, there is the SSD (Samsung PM981), heatsink, memory, battery, cooling fan, and so on.
A big battery is placed at the bottom, and it occupies about one-third of its internal space. This battery has a capacity of 4113mAh, allowing the user to use it for a short time on a business trip. It comes with a Samsung PM981 PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD. This SSD’s sequential read speed reaches over 3000M/S, and its sequential write speed reaches over 1600M/S. This SSD can satisfy a businessman’s requirement for speed.
The bigger component on the left is the 4G LTE module, which supports mobile networks. In this way, the user will not be bothered by a signal. The smaller one on the right is the Wi-Fi module. It’s Samsung’s 8GB DDR4 RAM module, which supports dual channels. This module consists of two 4G DDR4 memory chips.
This is the motherboard after we removed the SSD, 4G LTE, WiFi, and memory chips. The laptop’s heat dissipation module consists of a fan and a copper pipe. The wide copper pipe is good for efficient heat dissipation, and this module can handle the user’s daily work.
After removing the thermal grease, we can see the Ryzen 7 Pro 2700U APU. This APU adopts the AMD Zen framework based on the 14nm manufacturing process. The Ryzen 7 Pro 2700U APU’s frequency is 2.2GHz, which can reach up to 3.8GHz. This APU consists of AMD Radeon Vega 10 with a TDP of 15W. This APU is designed to meet the daily work demands of business people. In the next step, I will remove the keyboard.
We can see the key contacts and the LED backlit. From its internal design, we can see that the Elitebook 745 G5 keyboard is waterproof. The laptop uses a small and thin motherboard. The HP Elitebook 745 G5 has a reasonable internal design and a good layout. With its excellent internal design, this laptop can meet businessmen’s daily work demands. Besides, this business laptop is affordable. The HP Elitebook 745 G5 is a good choice for those businessmen who intend to change to a new business laptop.
Repair Parts:
keyboard for HP EliteBook 745 G5 840 G5 – L14379-001 L14377-001
This is a nice guide. I have a question. If I added the 4G MODEM to this laptop, would the card slot have the necessary contacts for the SIM card? If not, can that piece also be purchased?
This is a Christmas present for a friend. I know he’ll love it the way it exists, but I know he’ll love it more if I can give him cell capabilities.
Thank you,
Mark