HP Envy 14-U000 disassembly and RAM, HDD upgrade options

In this guide, I’ll explain how to disassemble the HP Envy 14-U000 to remove and replace the DVD drive, hard drive, RAM, keyboard, palm rest, touchpad, wireless card, heat sink, cooling fan, speaker, and motherboard.

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• • The laptop model is HP Envy 14-U003tx.

• • Unlock and remove the battery.

• • The laptop uses a 15v, 48wh Li-ion battery, HP P/N: HSTNN-DB6K, and cells made in Korea, maybe Samsung or LG.

• • Remove the screw securing the DVD drive.

• • Pull out the DVD drive.

• • It uses an HL-DT-ST GU90N 9.5mm DVD burner.

• • Remove all screws from the bottom case.

• • Remove the plastic mat.

• • Under the plastic mat, you can find a hidden screw.

• • Remove the plastic cap. You can find another screw and remove it.

• • Remove this hidden screw.

• • Open the palm rest.

• • The palm rest has been removed, and you can remove and replace the keyboard and touchpad.

• • Under the palm rest, you can access the hard drive, speakers, and motherboard.

• • Disconnect the white cable that covers the hard drive.
    Disconnect the SATA cable from the motherboard and remove the hard drive module.

• • HP Envy 14-U000 features a Western Digital 1TB hard drive.

• • The USB board.

• • Disconnect two antennas and remove one screw securing the wireless card. Take it away from its slot.

• • The Intel wireless card.

• • Disconnect the LCD cable and speaker cables. Remove five screws securing the motherboard. You can remove the motherboard.

• • The motherboard has been removed.

• • Separate the clips. The memory will pop up.

• • The memory has been removed.

• • Disconnect the cooling fan cable from the motherboard and remove the screws securing the cooling fan.

• • The cooling fan has been removed.

• • Loosen seven screws securing the heat sink, then remove it.

• • The heat sink

• • The heat sink

• The heat sink and cooling fan have been removed.

• • USB ports

• • RJ45 port and DC power jack cable

• • SATA port

• • Two speakers

For more guides, check out the HP Envy 14-U000 device page.