LEVEL 2-2
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Notebook System Level 2-2 Hardware Skill Statement of Confidentiality All recipients of this document must treat this training material as ASUS confidential and and must not disclose it to any party other than the recipients’ employees on a need to know basis, basi s, or other individuals authorized under a written Confidential Disclosure Agreement signed by ASUS and the recipient. Ver. Ve r. 4.0
Category Chapter
1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Overview Component Precautions Appropriate Tools Disassembly Procedure Assembly Procedure
Chapter 1 Overview
Overview The illustrations below show the notebook’s overview from front view, right side view, left side view, and rear side view.
Camera
LCD Module
Keyboard
Touchpad
Overview The left side overview.
Overview The right side overview.
Overview The front overview.
The back overview.
Chapter 2 Component
Components LCD Module The illustration below shows the LCD display panel (Frameless module).
Components Keyboard The illustration below shows the keyboard plate with touchpad.
Components Top Case The illustration below shows the top case of notebook.
Components Bottom Case The illustration below shows the bottom case frame of notebook.
Components Battery Pack The illustration below shows the battery pack of the notebook. It’s location at bottom of the notebook.
Components Optical Drive The illustration below shows the optical drive.
Components Hard Disk Drive The illustration below shows the HDD.
Components CPU The illustration below shows the CPU module.
Components CPU Thermal Module The illustration below shows the thermal module for the CPU. Its located on the top of CPU.
Components Memory The illustration below shows the industry-standard 200pin SO-DIMM DDRII SDRAM module for the notebook.
Components Motherboard The illustration below shows the motherboard module of the notebook.
Components Wireless LAN Module The illustration below shows the wireless LAN module of the notebook. It contains wireless LAN card and its antennas.
Components Bluetooth Module The illustration below shows the Bluetooth module of the notebook. It contains Bluetooth board and its cable.
Components T/P Converter Board The illustration below shows the T/P converter board of the notebook.
Components Card Reader Board The illustration below shows the Card Reader Board of the notebook.
Components TV Tuner Hybrid Mini Card The illustration below shows the TV Tuner Hybrid Card of the notebook.
Components
Chapter 3 Precautions
Precautions Before you perform any service and/or repair on notebook, please follow the steps below first. 1.Be sure that the notebook is powered down. 2.Disconnect the AC plug from the notebook
Precautions 3.Turn the notebook over. Unlock and hold the latches, and remove the battery.
Precautions 4.Remove all rings, watches and any other metal objects from your hands.
Chapter 4
Appropriate Tools
Appropriate Tools The illustrations below show the appropriate tools that should be used for the notebook’s service and repair.
Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to fasten/remove the K- or B-typed screws.
Use a single-slotted screwdriver to lock/unlock the flexible cable connector locks
Appropriate Tools Use a pair of tweezers to remove/insert flexible cables.
Use insertion and extraction tool for FPC connector to handle locking and unlocking of FPC connectors.
Chapter 5
Disassembly Procedure
Disassembly Procedure Please follow the information provided in this section to perform the complete disassembly procedure of the notebook. Be sure to use proper tools described before. ASUS Notebook consists of various modules. This chapter describes the procedures for the complete notebook disassembly. In addition, in between procedures, the detailed disassembly procedure of individual modules will be provided for your service needs.
The disassembly procedure consists of the following steps: Battery
Module Memory Module HDD Module Keyboard Module ODD Module CPU Module WLAN Module & TV Tuner Motherboard Module Top Case Module
Disassembly Battery Module 1. Remove 4 rubber feet on the bottom case and remove 4 screws under the rubber feet.
Disassembly 2. Push the bottom case and take away the bottom case.
Disassembly 3. Remove 3 screws on the battery and take away the battery.
Disassembly Memory Module 1. Pull two latches here to pop the Memory module up at 45 degrees angles, and then pull out the module at that angle.
Disassembly HDD Module 1. Remove 4 screws on each HDD. Lift it up the HDD and take them away.
Disassembly Disassemble the HDD module 2. Remove 4 screws to separate HDD from HDD housing.
Disassembly Keyboard Module 1. Remove 10 screws on the bottom case frame which securing the KB. Turn off the device and pry the hinge cover to remove it.
Disassembly 2. Turn off the device and pry the hinge cover to remove it.
Disassembly 3. Remove the four screws on the keyboard and take over the keyboard plate.
Disassembly 4. Disconnect the keyboard FPC, LED FPC, Touchpad FPC and remove the keyboard plate.
Disassembly Disassemble the keyboard module 1. Remove 4 screws on both touchpad. Then release the touchpad FPC and turn over the keyboard plate to take away the both touchpad.
Disassembly ODD Module 1. Remove 17 screws on the bottom case frame. Disconnect the WLAN antenna from the guide hook.
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Disassembly 2. Disconnect the WLAN antenna from the guide hook. Then take away the frame case.
Disassembly 3. Remove 2 screws on the ODD and remove ODD.
Disassembly CPU Module 1. Remove 8 screws on a CPU module and disconnect the fan cable. Then take the thermal module away.
Disassembly 2. Using the flat head screw driver to release the CPU socket and then remove CPU by vacuum handling tool.
Disassembly WLAN and TV Tuner Module 1. Remove 2 screws on the WLAN and pull out the WLAN from its slot.
Disassembly WLAN and TV Tuner Module 2. Disconnect the antenna from the TV Tuner card. Remove 2 screws and pull out the card.
Disassembly MB Module 1. Disconnect the following cables: LVDS cable, MIC cable, Card Reader Board cable.
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Disassembly 1. Disconnect the following cables: LVDS cable, MIC cable, Card Reader Board cable.
Disassembly 2. Take away the MB module from the top case.
Disassembly 3. Remove 4 screws on below card reader and the converter board. Take both of them away.
Disassembly 4. Separate Card reader board and the converter board.
Disassembly Top Case Module 1. Turn the Top Case and LCD module as 45 angles.
Disassembly 2. Remove 2 screws on each LCD hinge.
Disassembly 3. Release LVDS cable and the antenna from the guide hooks. Then wake away the top case.
Disassembly 4. Remove the Bluetooth module and LED board from the top case.
Chapter 5
Assembly Procedure
Assembly Procedure Please follow the information provided in this section to perform the complete assembly procedure of the notebook. Be sure to use proper tools described before. After you have completed the previous chapter of complete disassembly, please follow this chapter to assemble the notebook back together. This chapter describes the procedures of the complete notebook assembly. In addition, in between procedures, the detailed assembly procedure of individual modules will be provided for your service needs.
The assembly procedure consists of the following steps: Top
Case Module Motherboard Module Wireless LAN & TV Tuner Module CPU Module ODD Module Keyboard Module HDD Module Memory Module Battery Module
Assembly Top Case Module 1. Assemble the LED board and Bluetooth board to the correct location.
Assembly 2. Install the Top case with LCD module. Arrange LVDS cable and antenna in the guide hooks/
Assembly 3. Then secure 2 screws on each LCD hinge.
Assembly MB Module 1. Assemble the card reader board and the converter card.
Assembly 2. Install the card reader board in the top case and secure 4 screws on them.
Assembly 3. Assemble the Motherboard to the correct location.
Assembly 4. Connect the following cables: LVDS cable, MIC cable, Card Reader board cable. And then secure three screws on bottom case.
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Assembly 4. Connect the following cables: LVDS cable, MIC cable, Card Reader board cable. And then secure three screws on bottom case.
Assembly WLAN & TV Tuner Module 1. Insert the TV Tuner in the motherboard and secure 2 screws on the TV Tuner. Then connect the antenna.
Assembly 2. Insert WLAN card in the motherboard and secure 2 screws on it.
Assembly CPU Module 1. Insert CPU in the CPU socket and secure the CPU.
Assembly 2. Assemble the thermal module on the motherboard and secure 8 screws to fix it. Then connect the fan cable.
Assembly ODD Module 1. Assemble the ODD and secure 2 screws.
Assembly 2. Assemble the bottom frame and secure 17 screws on the frame. Then arrange the WLAN antenna and connect the Bluetooth cable and CMOS cable.
Assembly 3. connect the WLAN card.
CMOS and Bluetooth cable.
Assembly Keyboard Module 1. Assemble the both touchpad with the keyboard plate. Then paste to fix the touchpad FPC.
Assembly 2. Turn over the keyboard plate and secure 8 screws.
Assembly 3. Assemble the keyboard on the back of top case. Connect the Touchpad FPC and keyboard FPC.
Assembly 4. Turn over the keyboard plate and install the keyboard. Secure 4 screws on the keyboard.
Assembly 5. Install the hinge cover and turn over the device. Secure 10 screws on the bottom case frame to fix the keyboard.
Assembly HDD Module 1. Assemble the HDD and secure 4 screws.
Assembly 2. Install the 2 HDD modules and fix 4 screws on each of them.
Assembly Memory Module 1. Insert memory at the same 45 angles and press down until it clicks into the latches.
Assembly Battery Module 1. Assemble the battery and press it down. Secure 3 screws on the battery.
