Comments on: How to disassemble Asus VivoBook 15 F512 X512

By: Don

Don — Fri, 19 May 2023 13:39:59 +0000

Hello,
Great instructional for opening up the laptop. I have a 512J model and it does not have a lit keyboard. Do you know if I could swap the keyboard for a lighted one?
Thx, Don

By: Mark James

Mark James — Sun, 15 May 2022 12:37:25 +0000

In reply to Michael. Hello Michael, These models have a Burn In UEFI password, even if there was a battery in these newer models, it wouldn't reset it, Best course of action you can do is speak to Asus and provide them some form of proof of purchase, they will check to see if the model is reported lost or stolen to them (if previously registered) if it hasn't then you should be able to get a quote from them to factory flash the unit for you. The only other way would be to find and de-solder the system bios, this model does not contain a separate SMC (system management controller), so for a lot of models in this configuration a replacement CMOS chip would fix the issue, However im not sure on the availability of the CMOS chips in a programmed state for that particular model. that would require some investigation. Hope that helps you. (all be it 2 years later)

By: IML Tech

IML Tech — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:45:11 +0000

In reply to Michael. It looks like the motherboard doesn't have the CMOS battery. Sorry, I don't know how to clear the password.

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 16:39:02 +0000

Hello, I have taken this partially apart and did not find the cmos battery. Could u tell me where it is located or point me in the right direction for jump pins to short it out? I am desperately needing to reset the bios admin password. I bought this and it has been refurbished, Magic Simba did not reset the password before it was sent to me. Thanks so much.