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In this guide I explain how to disassemble an HP Spectre x360 Convertible PC model 13t-
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ae000.
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For this disassembly you will need the following repair tools: Phillips #0 screwdriver, Torx T5  Dell Inspiron 13 7386 (model

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 HP Spectre x360 13t-ae000
As usual, at the end of this guide you will find a link to the HP service manual which has a disassembly
list of service part numbers for all internal laptop components.  Replacing touchscreen on
Dell Inspiron 11 3147 3148
Base cover and battery removal  HP Spectre x360 15-ch
series Convertible PC
STEP 1.
disassembly
Peel off the rear bottom foot. The foot is attached to the base cover with double-sided
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adhesive. There are four screws hidden under the foot.
VivoBook 15 F512 X512
 Replace screen on Dell
STEP 2. Inspiron 5568 5578 5579
Remove four Phillis screws (red) and two Torx T5 screws (yellow) securing the base cover. 7569 7579
 Replace screen on Dell
STEP 3. Inspiron 7347 7348 7352
Start separating the base cover from the top case assembly somewhere around the display 7353 7359
hinges area. Remove the base cover.  Replacing LCD screen on Dell
Inspiron 15 5565 5567

STEP 4.
Remove four screws securing the battery.
Select brand

STEP 5. 1. Acer 
Lift up the battery and disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard. Remove the
2. Asus 
battery.
HP Spectre x360 Convertible PC 13t-ae000 battery type: CP03XL. 3. Compaq & HP 
HP service part number: 929072-855.
4. Dell 

SSD removal and RAM access 5. Gateway 

STEP 6. 6. IBM & Lenovo 

Remove one screw securing the PCIe NVMe M.2 solid state drive (type 2280).
7. Sony 

STEP 7. 8. Toshiba 
Pull the solid state drive out and remove it.
9. Other Brands 

STEP 8. Apple Products 

Carefully peel off the mylar sheet from the motherboard.

Miscellaneous Tips 

It’s not necessary to remove the memory cover. I just wanted to show where the laptop
memory is located.

HP Spectre x360 13t-ae000 has non-removable memory. All memory chips are soldered to
the motherboard.

In order to remove the display panel and it is necessary to remove both cooling fans and
both rear speakers first.

Right fan and rear right speaker removal

STEP 9.
Disconnect two antenna cables from the wireless card. HP Spectre x360 13t-ae000 laptop
has the wireless card soldered to the motherboard.
Disconnect the webcam/microphone module cable (yellow arrow).

STEP 10.
Un-route Wi-Fi antenna cables and webcam/microphone cable from the guided path.
Remove two screws securing the right cooling fan.
Disconnect the fan cable (yellow) and the infrared sensor board cable (green) from the
motherboard.

Here’s how to disconnect the fan cable. Grab the cables attached to the connector with the
needle nose tweezers and lift it up. This connector plugs/unplugs vertically.

Here’s how to disconnect the infrared sensor board cable. Lift up the locking tab securing the
cable inside the connector (red arrow) and pull the cable out.

STEP 11.
Lift up and remove the right cooling fan.

HP Spectre x360 13t-ae000 right fan service part number: L04885-001.

The infrared sensor board attached to the fan with double-sided adhesive.

STEP 12.
Remove one screw from the rear right speaker and disconnect the cable.

Disconnect the right speaker cable the same way as the fan cable earlier.

STEP 13.
Lift up and remove the rear right speaker.

Left fan and rear left speaker removal

STEP 14.
Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard.
Lift up the locking tab securing the cable inside the connector. Lift up and remove the cable
from the connector.

STEP 15.
Un-route the display cable from the guided path.
Remove three screws securing the left cooling fan.
Disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard.

STEP 16.
Lift up and remove the left cooling fan.

HP Spectre x360 13t-ae000 left fan service part number: L04886-001.

STEP 17.
Remove one screw securing the rear left speaker and disconnect the speaker cable from the
motherboard.

STEP 18.
Lift up and remove the rear left speaker.

Display panel removal

STEP 19.
Remove four screws securing the left and right display hinges.

STEP 20.
Open up the display panel as it shown on the following picture. Move the display panel
towards the touchpad to separate it from the top case assembly.

STEP 21.
Lift up and remove the display panel.

HP Spectre x360 13t-ae000 has a sealed display panel and it cannot be easily disassembled.
The screen is glued to the back cover. If you crack the front glass or the LCD screen fails,
it’s easier to replace the entire display assembly.

Here’s the top case assembly with the display panel removed. Now we can remove the USB
audio jack board and the motherboard.

USB audio jack board removal

STEP 22.
Remove two screws from the USB audio jack board. Disconnect the I/O cable from the
motherboard.
You can disconnect the I/O cable from the board instead.

Don’t forget to unlock the connector before disconnecting the I/O cable.

STEP 23.
Lift up and remove the USB audio board. Part of the I/O cable is located under the
motherboard. You’ll have to pull the I/O cable out while removing the USB audio jack board.
Yeah, it’s easier to remove if you disconnect the I/O cable from that board, not the
motherboard.
 Motherboard removal
STEP 24.
Remove three screws securing the motherboard.
Disconnect the following color-coded cables:
– Fingerprint reader cable (orange).
– Front right speaker cable (green).
– Touchpad cable (yellow).
– Keyboard and keyboard backlight cables (light blue).
– Front left speaker cable (dark blue).
– Card reader cable (pink).

STEP 25.
Separate the motherboard from the top case assembly.

STEP 26.
Remove the motherboard.

Here’s the other side of the motherboard. HP service part number: L04884-001.

I believe the HP Spectre x360 Convertible PC 13t-ae000 laptop has a removable keyboard
and it can be replaced without replacing the entire top case assembly. In order to remove
the keyboard it’s necessary to peel off the keyboard backlight and remove the keyboard
screws.

If you need the official HP Spectre x360 Convertible PC 13t-ae000 service manual, it’s
published here.

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