Oh man, you would remind me, my more modern laptop is an HP 15 DW0083WM, and my F10 key is so messed up that it would probably fly off if I sneezed on it.
I’ve already been inside the laptop before, but only to cut a service panel to easily remove/exchange the SSD module. I quickly realized that if I ever do have to replace the keyboard, I’ll have to gut all the boards and parts to get to it, not much different than OP’s journey…
As a former HP laptop tech, I don’t think keyboard replacements ever took longer than 20 minutes unless something went horrible awry.
8 screws in the back case or so, unplug the battery. 2-4 screws from the innards (varies by model) and then you push and replace some ribbon cables.
Oh man, you would remind me, my more modern laptop is an HP 15 DW0083WM, and my F10 key is so messed up that it would probably fly off if I sneezed on it.
I’ve already been inside the laptop before, but only to cut a service panel to easily remove/exchange the SSD module. I quickly realized that if I ever do have to replace the keyboard, I’ll have to gut all the boards and parts to get to it, not much different than OP’s journey…