Introduction
Use the guide below to help you replace the hinge for the Samsung Chromebook Pro.
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Slide the plastic opening tool in a corner at a steep angle, and lift up to remove the outer case.
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Locate the two white wires and one black wire. With the flat precision tweezers, untangle the white wires from the CONAN >PC+ABS< # 1-1.
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Completely disconnect the black wire.
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Remove the three 30 mm screws using the JIS J000 screw bit from the black CONAN >PC+ABS< # 1-1 plate.
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Once all the screws are removed from the CONAN >PC+ABS< # 1-1 plate, remove the wire attached to underside and lift the plate to remove.
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Locate hinge plates LP1 and RP1 on the top left and right corners of the Chromebook.
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Remove the two 30 mm screws from hinge plates LP1 and RP1 using the JIS J000 screw bit.
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On the right top corner, locate the black and gold wire.
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Lift the bar that is locking the wire in using the precision tweezers.
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Disconnect the wire by grasping the black portion with the precision tweezers, and then pulling away from the Chromebook Pro.
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Place the plastic opening tool at an angle in the gap between the hinge and Chromebook screen and lift up.
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Completely remove the plastic screen lining using the plastic opening tool.
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Disconnect the black wire on the R1 plate connected to the screen using the precision tweezers.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
6 comments
Great guide! One question: where can I buy the actual replacement hinge? Any tips?
Guy -
I was able to find the hinges for mine on the Global Direct Parts web site. The item name is: OEM Samsung Chromebook Plus XE513C24, Pro XE510C24 Metal Hinge Set
How did you remove/unloop the cables in the hinges? do they just come right off?
Darby -
The cables are just pushed into the side of the hinge. One side had a stopper holding the cable in place that I had to pull out, but the other had nothing holding the cable (that was the broken hinge on my chromebook, so maybe it had a stopper that had fallen out at one point). Once the stopper was removed from the one hinge, I could pull the cables out, and push them into new hinges.
Just replaced these hinges on my computer … was only a bit confused with the stopper in the hinge but otherwise this guide was extremely helpful. Took about 30 min to do …