Re: Hard to Remove PM 2.0 x 3.0 Battery Hold Down Screws

wasbit <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 26/03/2024 23:23, Boris wrote:
>> Laptop is my daughter's HP Spectre 13-ac000 x360 Convertible PC,
>> purchased in March, 2017.  Some years ago (sorry, I don't know when)
>> the laptop was giving "extreme low battery" warnings, and eventually
>> wouldn't hold a charge, but it would boot up when using the charger. 
>> Finally, the laptop wouldn't boot up even with the charger.  My
>> daughter then put the thing in her closet and bought a new laptop.
>> Yikes. 
>> 
>> She brought this up to me today, and I said let me see it.
>> 
>> I plugged it in, and the orange charging light went on.  An hour
>> later, the charging light turned white.  Ok, guess it's charged, but
>> it still wouldn't boot.  Nothing, not even a hint that anything's
>> going on inside. 
>> 
>> Per troubleshooting advice, I pulled the charger, and held the on/off
>> button for 30 seconds.  Plugged the charger back in, but still
>> wouldn't boot up.  Troubleshooting suggested that the battery may be
>> the cause and to remove battery and try again with just charger and
>> battery removed. 
>> 
>> So I got the manual:
>> 
>> http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c05357578.pdf
>> 
>> I got the back panel off (had to use a hairdryer to get the adhesive
>> attached plastic caps off under the rubber feet, where the last two
>> panel hold down screws were), but I can't get the PM 2.0 x 3.0 screws
>> removed to get the battery out.  They are in there very, very tight. 
>> I have tried very, very hard, with lots of pressure.  I just can't
>> budge the screws here.
>> 
>> https://postimg.cc/bZ70k20R
>> 
>> I've always used jeweler's screwdrivers to do this type of work. 
>> Would a computer technician screwdriver set make a difference?  Are
>> the  points shorter to get tightly into the short depth of these
>> small screw heads? 
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
> 
> They are Japanese Industrial Standard (JIS) screws & probably put in 
> with thread sealer.
> Use an appropriate sized (No 1 or No 2) Phillips screwdriver or even
> an angled screwdriver & bit. One the  thread seal is broken the screws
> will undo easily.
> 
> 

I was unable to get the screws out with the tools I have on hand, so I 
went to a local computer repair shop in the area, "Nerdy Dave's".  Dave 
had the proper tools, and removed the screws with ease.

All screws did have a blue sealant on them.

I was now able to try and boot the machine without the battery, using 
only the charger, which was my goal.  Didn't boot up.

The HP battery has a sticker on it with "replace with HP spare 859356-
855".  HP.com has discontinued the battery, and authorized resellers only 
sell compatible batteries at $129.  No thanks, not for a 'compatible' 
battery.  I'm not a fan of eBay, but I found an OEM's new, unopened HP 
battery on eBay for $34.  Wonder how old it is.  It should arrive in 
about a week.  I'll report back then.

If the machine still won't boot up with a replacement battery, I'll get 
the data off the SSD.

Thanks to all.