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HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ak000 disassembly and SSD, RAM, HDD upgrade options

In this guide, I’ll explain how to disassemble the HP Pavilion 15-ak000 to remove the bottom case, palm rest, wireless card, hard drive, SSD, RAM, and motherboard.

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Remove twelve screws securing the bottom case.

Unlock and remove the battery.
HP Pavilion 15-ak000 comes with a 15.2v, 48wh Li-ion battery. Remove all screws in the battery slot.

There are two screws hidden under the rubber mat.

Remove the two LCD hinged covers. Under the cover, you will find a screw and remove it.

Pull out the optical drive from the laptop.

Pry up and remove the bottom case.

When the bottom case is removed, you can now access the internal components, including the hard drive, RAM, SSD, wireless card, speakers, motherboard, heat sink, and cooling fan.

The heat sink was fixed on the motherboard by seven screws.

HP Pavilion 15-ak000 has two RAM slots, and only install one RAM, so you can add another RAM.

Samsung 8GB PC3L-12800S RAM

Remove one screw securing the SSD and take it away from its slot.

Samsung MZHLF128HCHP-000H1 CM871 128GB SSD, HP P/N: 824798-001.

Disconnect the hard drive cable from the motherboard.

This HP Pavilion 15-ak000 features a Western Digital 1TB hard drive, HP P/N: 726834-001.

Card reader and RJ45 board

USB board

Disconnect two wireless antenna cables, and remove one screw securing the wireless card.

Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 wireless card, HP P/N: 806723-001.

The HP Pavilion 15-ak000’s cooling fan

HP Pavilion 15-ak000 motherboard

HP Pavilion 15-ak000 palm rest and keyboard

Source: zol.com.cn

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6 Comments

  1. Hi,

    I have the HP Pavilion Gaming Notebook 15-ak002na. The one picture above is the 15-AK000.

    Will my motherboard have the Mini PCIe SSD slot? I know I can upgrade the ram (I can see the free port through the vent), and I will be upgrading that to 16GB later in the year.

    Additionally I will be replacing the 2.5″ WD Drive with a 1TB SSD or 1TB Hybrid drive.

    I don’t want to void my warranty so I need to know before I take it apart.

  2. A have a question, i change my AK005 wi fi pcie card and notice i only have one antenna, do you know if that is common to happen?

  3. Is the keyboard replaceable or do you recommend replacing the entire palmrest with keyboard? I see keyboard replacement parts on line but do not know if it’s feasible due to the fasteners used to hold the keyboard in place.

  4. I have an HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ak006tx
    I needed Laptop LCD Back Cover For HP Pavilion Gaming 15-ak006tx Top Screen Back Cover Front Bezel
    I live in Pakistan.

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