![]() It is, without doubt, a simply beautiful laptop. Cue looks of complete and utter disbelief. We handed the 2133 to a couple of our colleagues and let them play with it for a minute or so. And, let’s get this over with straightaway, it makes the Eee look and feel positively cheap in comparison. It’s been a long time coming, but HP has unveiled its take on the genre with its long-awaited Mini-Note 2133. TL DR – he knows a fair bit about tech, beats, bikes and Belgian beer. You’ll also find him fiddling with software synthesizers and audio-mangling plugins.On the rare occasion he leaves the house, he eschews feet in favour of wheels, and pleasure in favour of Strava-fuelled battles across London’s traffic-choked streets, into the quiet Kent lanes and as far as his tree-like legs will carry him. He’s also a little bit obsessed with music, and is often found digging through piles of vinyl, searching for the perfect sample. Hi RPMs can kill the fan bearing.īy the way, the display panel disassembly instructions (LCD screen, inverter board removal, etc…) are posted in the chapter 11 (Recycling) on the page 112.As a man who’s reviewed more laptops and monitors than most people have had hot dinners, Sasha is never happier than when he’s unboxing a new gadget or troubleshooting a lump of hardware. Spray compressed air into the fan until all dust is gone.īlock the fan with your finger so it doesn’t spin when you spray air inside the cooling module. Use canned air of find an air compressor. When you remove the keyboard you can get some limited access to the cooling fan. If your laptop overheats, most likely it happens because the cooling module got clogged with dust. Make sure then new HDD also works at 7200RPMs. You can replace it with a larger drive without any problem. In my laptop I had a 120GB 7200RPM HDD installed. Now you can replace the hard drive with a new one. Remove two screws from each side of the hard drive assembly. Remove the hard drive assembly from the laptop. Pull the hard drive cable up and disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove two screws (green) and loosen one screw (yellow) securing the hard drive assembly. You should use DDR2 PC2-5300 or faster DDR2 SODIMM module. HP 2133 Mini-Note PC will take up to 2GB memory module. The memory module will pop up at a 20-30 degree angle and you can pull it from the slot by the edges. In order to unlock the connector, lift up the brown locking clip. If it’s broken, the whole motherboard has to be replaced. The connector is permanently attached to the motherboard. WARNING! Be very careful with the connector. You’ll have to unlock the connector before you can release the cable. Move it towards the display so you can access the cable connector underneath. There are small plastic latches securing the keyboard on both side.ĭo not lift up the keyboard too much, it’s still connected to the motherboard. In the battery compartment you’ll find three screws securing the keyboard to the case.Ĭarefully lift up the top side of the keyboard as it shown on the picture below. I will explain how to remove the keyboard, replace memory module and access hard drive. Fortunately all these three components can be removed without taking the whole thing apart.Īlso, you should be able this guide for taking apart a HP 2140 Mini-Note PC which has the same body.īefore you start do not forget to turn off the computer and remove the main battery. ![]()
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