Bottom Cover - HP 245 G8 Maintenance And Service Manual

1. Close the computer and position it upside down, with the front toward you.
2. Insert a tool with no sharp edges between the base enclosure and one end of the rubber feet.
3. Peel the feet off the computer.
To install the rubber feet, refit them on the adhesive backing.
NOTE: The bottoms of the computer feet are ribbed. These ribs are designed to fit only one way in the
grooves that are in the enclosure. Make sure the feet are positioned in those grooves when reinstalling the
feet.

Bottom cover

To remove the bottom cover, use this procedure and illustration.
Table 5-2 Bottom cover descriptions and part numbers
Description
Bottom cover, dark ash silver, for use in models with a 3-cell battery
Bottom cover, dark ash silver, for use in models with a 4-cell battery
Asteroid silver
Before removing the bottom cover, follow these steps:
1. Prepare the computer for disassembly
2. Remove the rubber feet (see
Remove the bottom cover:
(Preparation for disassembly on page
Computer feet on page 26).
Spare part number
M23373-001
M23374-001
M42492-001
26).
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