In this guide I show how to disassemble an Asus Eee PC1015PX netbook.

My main goal is replacing the hard drive which started to fail. In order to remove the hard drive it will be necessary to remove the top cover assembly. The hard drive mounted deep inside the netbook case.

Before you start make sure the netbook is turned off.

STEP 1.

Remove the battery.

STEP 2.

Lift up the screw cover located on the memory cover.

Remove the screw. Lift up and remove the memory cover.

STEP 3.

Under the cover you’ll find one memory module.

Asus Eee PC 1015PX netbook has only one memory slot.

This laptop can take 2GB RAM maximum.

Memory type: DDR3 PC3-10600 or DDR3 PC3-8500.

STEP 4.

Remove four screws located in the battery compartment.

STEP 5.

Start separating the keyboard assembly from the netbook base.

You can use a piece of soft plastic to separate two parts (I”m using a guitar pick).

There are small plastic latches securing the keyboard assembly.

STEP 6.

Lift up the top side of the keyboard assembly and slide it towards the screen.

Be careful. The keyboard still connected to the motherboard.

STEP 7.

Now you can access the keyboard cable connector which is located under the keyboard.

Before removing the keyboard you’ll have to unlock the connector and release the cable.

STEP 8.

Here’s how to unlock the keyboard cable connector.

Move the white locking tab about 1 millimeter towards the netbook display.

The locking tab must stay attached to the connector base.

The cable jammed between the locking tab and base.

STEP 9.

On the following picture the connector shown in the unlocked position.

Now the cable is released and you can pull it from the connector.

STEP 10.

Remove the keyboard assembly.

STEP 11.

Remove all screws securing the top cover assembly.

Disconnect the touchpad cable.

STEP 12.

Here’s how to unlock the touchpad connector.

Lift up the right side of the white locking tab with your fingernail.

The locking tab will open up at a 90 degree angle. The locking tab must stay attached to the connector base.

STEP 13.

On the following picture the same connector shown in the unlocked position.

Now you can pull the touchpad cable from the connector.

STEP 14.

Start separating the top cover assembly from the netbook base.

I’m using the same guitar pick as a case cracker.

STEP 15.

Remove the top cover assembly.

STEP 16.

Under the top cover you can access the following internal parts:
- Cooling fan.
- Wireless card.
- Hard drive.
- CMOS battery.
- Card reader/USB board.

As you see, in Asus Eee PC 1015PX netbook the DC power jack soldered to the motherboard. If the DC jack fails, it will be necessary to remove the motherboard for the jack repair.

While the top cover is removed, take a look inside the cooling fan. If the fan looks dusty, blow off the dust using canned air or air compressor.

STEP 17.

The hard drive mounted under two cables connecting the USB board with the motherboard.

Disconnect both cables from the USB board.

Unlock both connectors the same way you unlocked the touchpad connector in the step 12.

STEP 18.

Remove both cables from connectors.

STEP 19.

Remove two screws securing the hard drive.

Lift up the right side of the hard drive and slide it to the right to disconnect the hard drive from the motherboard.

STEP 20.

The hard drive has been removed.

My Asus Eee PC 1015PX netbook had a regular 2.5″ 250GB SATA hard drive installed. You can replace it with any other large capacity 2.5″ SATA hard drive or SSD.

In this guide I explain how to change LED backlit LCD screen on an Asus UL30VT laptop.

The guide should work for all models in the Asus UL30V series line.

To be precise, the full name of the laptop I’m working with is Asus UL30VT-X1.

The LCD screen replacement procedure is pretty much straight forward and shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes.

Before you start, make sure the laptop is turned off.

STEP 1.

Start laptop disassembly with disconnecting the battery.

STEP 2.

On the LCD screen bezel you’ll find six screw covers.

STEP 3.

Remove each screw cover with a sharp object.

Glue screw covers somewhere on the bezel so they don’t get lost (the bottom part is sticky).

Remove all six screws found under those covers.

STEP 4.

Now we’ll start separating the screen bezel from the back cover. There are hidden plastic latches securing the bezel to the cover.

Insert a piece of soft plastic (I’m using the guitar pick) between the bezel and cover and move it along the side.

At the same time insert your fingers under the bezel and separate it from the back cover.

STEP 5.

Continue removing the bezel on the upper side of the display assembly.

After that move to the lower part.

STEP 6.

The screen bezel removed.

STEP 7.

Now you can separate the screen from the back cover.

There are no screws securing the screen.

STEP 8.

Place the screen on the keyboard so you can access the back side.

You’ll see the video cable connector to the screen.

STEP 9.

Remove sticky tape securing the connection.

Disconnect the video cable from the LCD screen connector.

STEP 10.

Now you can remove and change the screen.

If you need a new screen for your Asus UL30VT laptop, you can find it here.

In this guide I’ll disassemble an Asus N53S laptop. My target – fixing failed DC power jack.

Problem description: the laptop charges battery intermittently. Moving the power plug inside the DC jack fixes the problem for a while but eventually it fails again. I tested laptop with another AC adapter and it failed the same way.

In Asus N53S laptop the DC jack is soldered to the power board. This guide explains how to access and remove the power board.

Before you start, make sure the laptop is turned off.

STEP 1.

Remove laptop battery.

STEP 2.

Using a small screwdriver lift up and remove the bottom cover.

STEP 3.

There are four rubber feet located on the bottom of the laptop.

STEP 4.

Remove all four feet with a sharp object.

STEP 5.

Remove four screws found under rubber feet.

STEP 6.

Slide the hard drive/memory cover and remove it from the laptop.

STEP 7.

Remove three screws securing the hard drive assembly.

Slide the hard drive assembly to the left to disconnect the hard drive from the motherboard.

It’s not necessary to remove the hard drive assembly for the purpose of my guide. You can leave it connected to the laptop.

STEP 8.

All four memory slots located under the same bottom cover. It’s not necessary to remove memory modules for the purpose of my guide.

STEP 9.

The keyboard secured by five spring loaded latches on the top.

STEP 10.

Push on the latch with a small screwdriver and at the same time lift up the keyboard a little bit.

When the keyboard is lifted, it will not allow the latch to lock again.

Do the same with all remaining latches.

STEP 11.

After all latches released you should be able to lift up the keyboard and place it upside down on the palmrest.

STEP 12.

The keyboard cable connector located under the keyboard.

You’ll have to unlock the connector and release the cable before you remove the keyboard.

STEP 13.

In order to unlock the connector move the brown locking tab about 2 millimeters to the direction shown by two yellow arrows.

STEP 14.

Pull keyboard cable from the connector.

STEP 15.

Now you can remove the keyboard.

Need a new keyboard for Asus N53S laptop? You can find it here.

STEP 16.

Remove seven screws securing the top cover assembly.

Disconnect the touchpad cable (left) and power button board cable (right).

STEP 17.

Unlock the power button board connector same way you unlocked the keyboard connector.

Remove cable from the connector.

STEP 18.

Here’s how to unlock the touchpad connector.

Lift up the left side of the brown locking tab with your fingernail. The tap will open up at a 90 degree angle.

After that pull the touchpad cable from the connector.

STEP 19.

One of the top cover screws also secures the optical drive (DVD drive).

Now you can remove the drive from the laptop.

STEP 20.

Don’t forget to remove three screws from the optical drive bay on the bottom of the laptop.

STEP 21.

After you removed all screws from the bottom of the laptop and top cover, you can start separating the top cover from the bottom.

You can use a piece of soft plastic to separate these parts.

Continue removing the top cover assembly with your fingers.

STEP 22.

The top cover assembly removed.

STEP 23.

Under the top cover you’ll get access to the following internal components:
- speakers
- power board
- cooling fan
- wireless card
- CMOS battery
- audio board
- motherboard

STEP 24.

Disconnect the power board cable from the motherboard.

Disconnect both antenna cables from the wireless card.

STEP 25.

Remove three screws securing the right laptop speaker.

Lift up and remove the speaker.

STEP 26.

Remove one screw securing the power board.

Diconnect cable from the power board.

STEP 27.

Now you can remove the power button board from the laptop and repair or replace the failed DC power jack.

The DC power jack soldered to the board.

You can use this tutorial explaining how to desolder the power jack.

New power jacks for Asus N53V laptops available here.

In this guide I explain how to disassemble an Asus Eee PC 1215B laptop.

It’s likely my guide will work for other models in Eee PC 1215 line. If it works for you, please mention the laptop model number in comments below.

I’m taking it apart in order to access and upgrade the hard drive which is mounted deep inside the laptop.

Before you start, make sure the laptop is turned off and battery removed.

STEP 1.

Remove one screw securing the memory cover.

Lift up and remove the cover.

STEP 2.

Both memory slots are located under the cover.

In order to remove the memory module you’ll have to spread latches on both sides of the memory slot. The memory module will pop up at a 30 degree angle. After that you can pull the memory module from the slot.

Asus Eee 1215B PC laptop uses DDR3 type memory.

NOTE: My customer has two 4GB RAM modules installed in the laptop. The laptop running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit OS. In system properties it says 8GB RAM installed but only 7.6GB usable.

STEP 3.

Remove six screws securing the keyboard and palm rest assembly.

STEP 4.

Carefully separate the palm rest assembly from the laptop base with a piece of soft plastic (I’m using a guitar pick).

Continue separating it with your fingers.

There are a few hidden hooks securing the palm rest assembly. You’ll have to wiggle the assembly a little bit in order to disengage the hooks.

Lift up the palm rest assembly a little bit and slide it towards the display to disengage the hidden hooks. You’ll find detailed explanation in the comment 9.

STEP 5.

Do not lift up the palm rest assembly too far from the laptop base because the touch pad cable still attached to the motherboard.

You have to unlock the connector and release the touch pad cable before removing the palm rest assembly.

STEP 6.

Move the palm rest assembly away from the keyboard so you can access the connector.

STEP 7.

In order to unlock the connector you’ll have to move the brown tab about 2 millimeters to the shown direction.

DO NOT move the tab too far from the connector base. The brown tab must stay attached to the connector base.

STEP 8.

On the following picture the connector is shown in the unlocked position. As you see, the brown tab still attached to the base.

Now the touch pad cable is released and you can pull it from the connector.

STEP 9.

Remove the palm rest assembly.

STEP 10.

Remove four screws securing the keyboard.

STEP 11.

Start separating the keyboard from the laptop base. I’m using same guitar pick for that.

STEP 12.

Carefully lift up the keyboard and move it towards the LCD screen so you can access the keyboard cable connector underneath.

The connector has to be unlocked and cable released before you remove the keyboard.

STEP 13.

For unlocking the keyboard connector use same technique we used in the step 6.

STEP 14.

On the following picture the connector is shown in the unlocked position.

Now the cable is released and you can pull it from the connector.

STEP 15.

Remove the keyboard.

STEP 16.

Remove seven screws securing the metal shield.

STEP 17.

Lift up and remove the shield.

STEP 18.

Now you can access the hard drive.

Remove four screws securing the hard drive assembly and slide it to the right to disconnect from the motherboard.

STEP 19.

Lift up and remove the hard drive.

Asus Eee PC1215B uses a regular 2.5″ SATA hard drive. You can upgrade it to any other larger 2.5″ SATA hard drive.

I’m going to replace it with a SSD hard drive (my customer requested that).

I’m not going to disassemble the laptop any further but it’s not difficult to remove the motherboard.

Remove five screws securing the motherboard. Disconnect four cables.

After that you should be able to lift up and remove the motherboard.

It’s necessary to remove the motherboard in order to access and replace the cooling fan.

Today I explain how to replace cracked LCD screen in an Asus U52F laptop.

Asus U52F laptop has a LED backlit LCD screen which is relatively cheap these days.

It is not necessary to remove the display panel in order to replace the cracked screen. You can do it while the display still attached to the laptop.

Before you start, make sure the laptop is turned off and battery removed.

STEP 1.

Using a sharp object remove the screw cover located in the lower left corner of the display.

Remove the screw.

STEP 2.

Now remove the second screw cover located in the lower right corner.

Remove the screw.

STEP 3.

Start separating the screen bezel from the display cover.

You can use a guitar pick or any other piece of soft plastic to separate the bezel.

There are many small plastic latches holding the bezel and cover together. Move the bezel left to right, up and down until those latches disengaged.

You’ll feel when they are disengaged.

Be careful, try not to break latches or the screen bezel will not seat tightly when you assemble everything back together.

STEP 4.

Continue separating the screen bezel.

STEP 5.

On the bottom part of the display the bezel will be glued to the screen with double sticky tape.

Try removing it so the sticky tape stays on the bezel, not on the screen. It can be reused when you assemble the display back together.

STEP 6.

The screen bezel has been removed.

STEP 7.

Remove four screws securing the LCD screen to the display cover.

STEP 8.

Carefully separate the LCD screen from the cover and place it face down on the keyboard.

STEP 9.

Now you can access the video cable connector which is located in the lower part of the LCD screen.

STEP 10.

Remove tape securing the video cable connector.

Unplug the cable from the LCD screen.

STEP 11.

Now you can remove the cracked LCD screen and replace it with a new one.

New LED backlit LCD screens for Asus U52F laptops available here.

Also, you can search for a new replacement screen using the model number printed on the original (cracked) screen.

In my case the model number was B156XW04 V.0

In this guide I explain how to replace failed or damaged keyboard on Asus Eee PC 900 laptop.

In my case a few keys stopped working, so the entire keyboard has to be replaced.

If yo do everything correctly, the whole keyboard replacement procedure shouldn’t take more than 15 minutes.

Before you start, turn off the laptop and remove the battery.

STEP 1.

The keyboard secured on the top with three spring loaded latches.

Push on each latch with a small screwdriver and at the same time lift up the keyboard a little bid so the latch stays in open position.

STEP 2.

After all latches are released you can lift up the top side of the keyboard as it shown on the following picture.

Be careful, the keyboard still connected to the motherboard.

STEP 3.

Move the keyboard towards the LCD screen and access the connector.

Before you pull the keyboard cable, the connector has to be unlocked.

STEP 4.

You unlock the connector by moving the brown piece about 2 millimeters towards the display.

The brown piece must stay attached to the white base.

On the following picture the connector shown in the unlocked position.

Now you can pull the keyboard cable from the connector.

STEP 5.

Finally, remove the failed keyboard from the laptop and replace it with a new one.

New Asus Eee PC 900 keyboards available here.

In this guide I explain how to remove and replaced damaged screen in an Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook. There is a good chance this guide fits other Asus Eee netbooks. If it works for you, please mention the model number in comments after the post.

Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook has a LED-backlit screen. This screen is not cheap and replacing it in a laptop repair shop probably doesn’t make sense because the repair may cost a few hundred dollars. But if you can find a cheap screen and replace it yourself it’s a different story.

Before you start make sure the laptop is turned off and battery removed.

STEP 1.

There are six screw seals on the front bezel. These seals hiding screws securing the bezel.

You can remove seals with a sharp object.

After all seals are removed, remove all six screws.

STEP 2.

Start separating the screen bezel from the display cover with your fingers.

STEP 3.

Continue removing the bezel on the top of the display assembly.

STEP 4.

I found that in this model hinge covers are not part of the screen bezel.

You’ll have to separate the hinge cover from the bezel, lift up the hinge cover and remove the bezel as it shown on the following picture.

STEP 5.

Remove the screen bezel.

STEP 6.

After the screen bezel removed, you can remove the right hinge cover.

STEP 7.

Remove the left hinge cover.

STEP 8.

Carefully separate the screen assembly from the display cover and remove two screws on the right side.

These screws securing the screen to the mounting brackets.

STEP 9.

Remove two more screws on the left side of the screen assembly.

NOTE: the bottom screws located under a small magnet. Do not forget to put the magnet back in place when you assembled everything back together. This magnet activates the lid close switch when you close the display.

STEP 10.

Carefully separate the laptops screen from the display cover and place it face down on the keyboard.

STEP 11.

Now you can access the video cable and disconnect it from the screen.

As I mentioned before, this is LED-backlit screen so there is no inverter board in this model.

STEP 12.

Disconnect the video cable from the screen.

STEP 13.

The laptop screen has been removed and ready for replacement.

The best way to find a new replacement screen is searching by the screen model number.

In my Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook the screen has the following model number: HSD121PHW1 (made by HannStar).

You can find a new LED-backlit replacement screen here. If your screen is different, just search by the model number.

Just in case, before you purchase a new screen, I would suggest contacting the seller to make sure the new screen is compatible with your laptop.

In one of the previous posts I explained how to take apart an Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook and remove memory modules, keyboard, top cover, hard drive, cooling fan and CMOS battery.

In this guide I’ll be taking apart a Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook. I will show how to remove netbook memory modules, keyboard, top cover, hard drive, cooling fan and CMOS battery.

Most likely this guide will work for other Asus Eee 12XX netbooks. If it works for you, please mention the model number in comments after this post.

Make sure the netbook is turned off.

STEP 1.

Remove the battery.

Remove two screws securing the memory (RAM) cover and remove the cover.

STEP 2.

Both memory modules can be easily accessed through the door on the bottom.

Spread plastic latches on both sides of the memory slot until the memory module pops up at a 30 degree angle. After that carefully pull memory module from the slot by the edges.

In the following 7 steps I’ll be removing the keyboard.

STEP 3.

The keyboard secured by four latches on the top.

STEP 4.

Press on the latch with a sharp object and at the same time pull the keyboard a little bit up.

Do the same with remaining three latches.

STEP 5.

After all four latches are released, you can lift up the keyboard.

STEP 6.

Be careful, the keyboard attached to the motherboard with a flat ribbon cable.

Before you can remove the keyboard, you have to unlock the connector and release the cable.

STEP 7.

In order to unlock the keyboard connector, move the brown clip about 2-3 millimeters towards the display.

The brown clip must stat attached to the white base.

On the following picture the connector shown in the unlocked position.

STEP 8.

After the connector unlocked, you can release the cable and remove the keyboard.

You’ll find a few keyboard part numbers on the sticker. I’m not sure which one is the official Asus part number, but you can search on google for all of them.

I think one of these part numbers will lead you to the replacement keyboard.

In the following 5 steps I will show how to remove the top cover.

STEP 9.

Remove all screws from the bottom of the netbook.

STEP 10.

Remove all screws securing the top cover assembly.

Disconnect the touch pad cable.

STEP 11.

You unlock the touch pad connector same way you unlocked the keyboard connector.

STEP 12.

Start separating the top cover assembly from the netbook base. You can use a piece of soft plastic to separate the top cover. I’m using the guitar pick.

STEP 13.

Remove the top cover assembly.

STEP 14.

After you remove the top cover assembly, you can access the hard drive, cooling fan and CMOS battery.

STEP 15.

Remove four screws securing the hard drive assembly.

Slide the hard drive assembly to right to disconnect it from the motherboard.

Lift up and remove the hard drive.

As you see, it’s a regular 2.5″ SATA hard drive for notebooks.

STEP 16.

In order to remove the cooling fan, you’ll have to remove two screws and disconnect one cable from the motherboard.

After that the cooling fan is ready for the removal and replacement.

In the following guide I explain how to remove and replaced LED-backligt screen in Asus Eee PC 1201n netbook.

In this post I explain how to disassemble Asus K-series notebook and get access to main internal parts.

As an example I took a Asus K50IJ notebook. I believe disassembly steps will be same or very similar for all models in Asus K line.

Let me know if this guide works for your Asus notebook. Please mention the model number in comments below.

Make sure the laptop is turned off.

ACCESSING MAIN PARTS UNDER THE BOTTOM COVER.

Remove the battery.

Remove one screw securing the bottom cover.

Remove four screws securing the bottom cover on the back side of the notebook.

Slide the bottom cover to the shown direction.

Remove the bottom cover.

Under the bottom cover you’ll get an easy access to the memory module, hard drive, CMOS battery, cooling fan, DVD drive, wireless card and heat sink with processor.

Remove one screw securing the DVD dirve.

Slide the DVD drive to the right and remove it from the notebook.

Remove four screws securing the hard drive assembly.

Slide the hard drive assembly to the right to disconnect it from the connector on motherboard.

Remove the hard drive assembly.

Now you can separate the hard drive from the caddy and replace it with a new one if needed. As you see, it’s a SATA hard drive.

Spread latches on both sides of the memory module and after the module pops up at a 30 degree angle, carefully pull it from the slot by the edges.

In this particular notebook I found only one memory slot. It looks like some memory was integrated into the motherboard.

Not sure if all Asus K series notebooks have only one memory slot.

Remove three screws securing the cooling fan.

Unplug fan cable from the motherboard.

Now you can remove the fan.

REMOVING KEYBOARD.

In order to remove the keyboard it’s not necessary to go though all previous disassembly steps.

There are five small spring loaded latches securing the keyboard.

I pointed to them with yellow arrows.

In order to unlock the latch, simply press on it with a sharp object.

At the same time pull the keyboard upwards.

After all latches unlocked, you can lift up the keyboard as it shown on the picture below.

Carefully place the keyboard upside down on the palm rest.

Before you can disconnect the keyboard cable, you have to unlock the connector.

The keyboard cable is jammed between the white connector base and brown locking clip.

On the following picture the connector is shown in locked position.

Move the locking clip about 2 millimeters to the left (do not move any further).

The locking clip must stay attached to the white base.

On the following picture the connector is shown in unlocked position. Now you can pull the keyboard cable from the connector.

Finally, remove the keyboard and replace it with a new one if needed.

Guide 1. Taking apart Asus 701 and modifying the motherboard.

This guide (link removed) will help you to take apart an older Asus Eee PC 701.

You’ll find instructions for:
1. Taking apart the laptop base and removing the motherboard.
2. Taking apart the display panel and accessing the LCD screen.
3. Modifying the motherboard by installing two extra USB ports in the area of unused MiniPCI slot.

In the same guide you’ll learn how to take apart the display panel assembly and access the LCD screen. You can use this guide if you want to replace the LCD screen or inverter board.

You may ask: “Can I install a new 8.9 inch LCD screen on a 7 inch model?” This guy attempted replacing the screen.

..so the screen works, but BIOS needs to be hacked for full screen image.

..and you would need to modify the housing quite a lot.

Do you know how to hack the BIOS? Can you modify the housing? I guess the answer it NO.

Guide 2. Installing internal Bluetooth module into an Asus Eee 701.

This guide will walk you through the motherboard modification and installing an internal Bluetooth module into an Asus Eee 701.

I’ve added internal USB Bluetooth to my Eee without interfering with the built-in wireless, using the empty mini PCIe card slot, or disabling any of the available USB ports.

Guide 3. How to make an internal Bluetooth adapter from an external USB adapter.

Let’s say your Asus Eee PC doesn’t have internal Bluethooth adapter. Does it mean that your are stuck with using an external USB adapter? Apparently not.

Frustrated by the ugliness of plugging a USB bluetooth adaptor into my Eee PC, I decided that the best thing I could do was gut a bluetooth adapter and install it internally.

Check out this tutorial for converting your external USB adapter into the internal adapter.

Guide 4. Asus Eee 901 disassembled.

Actually it’s not a disassembly guide, but some pictures from the inside of the laptop. Could be very useful if you need to take a quick look at the motherboard.