Tips for repairing HP Spectre X360 13


Hazel123

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Mentioned a while back that I have an immaculate, little-used HP Spectre X360 13 which won't charge because neither of the usbc ports work. Soldering new ones isn't an option (and according to repair videos I've seen, it often shorts the motherboard anyway). For a while they would work a bit if you wiggled the cable around for an hour ......
Then they wouldn't work at all.

So having had a paperweight sitting there for quite a long time I'm deciding whether to

a) Sell it for spares and repairs and get rid - I don't need it
b) Finding another spares and repairs identical one and swapping the Motherboard
c) See question below

Question c) - is it actually possible to use a different Motherboard from a different HP Spectre X360? Sorry if that's a noddy question but I'm not that up on Motherboards. I mean obviously the ports would need to line up. I actually have a fully working, much older version of this laptop but it had a standard charger socket not usbc charging so ports wouldn't line up. But would an i5 instead of i7 motherboard do?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion 14-ce3514sa
    CPU
    Core i5
    Memory
    16gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 970 evo plus 2TB
    Cooling
    Could be better
    Internet Speed
    200mbps Starlink
    Browser
    Firefox
    Other Info
    Originally installed with a 500gb H10 Optane ssd
Typically,
I7 and I5 motherboards are NOT compatible. I3 and i5 motherboards may be compatible.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 7/11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP/Lenovo/Asus
    CPU
    Intel i7-11800H
    Motherboard
    Lenovo Legion 5i Pro Gen 6
    Memory
    32GB DDR4 3200MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070
    Hard Drives
    1TB PCIe SSD
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