ASUS X502CA Motherboard Replacement

はじめに

The motherboard is a somewhat complex piece to take apart but only because there are so many things which are connected to it. In order to replace the motherboard you must disconnect the the Hard drive, LED lights, IO board, battery, fan and the wifi card. All of these are already in guides and are considered prerequisites for the motherboard replacement which is just a matter of taking out five screws and carefully pulling out the motherboard.

必要な工具と部品

手順1 Palm Rest with Keyboard and Touch Pad

ASUS X502CA Motherboard Replacement, Palm Rest with Keyboard and Touch Pad: 手順 1、 1の画像 1

Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the seven 90mm screws.
Use the Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the four 50mm screws.

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手順2

Next, use the plastic opening tool to carefully pop off the keyboard cover panel.
Be cautious when pulling off the cover because there are cables you will have to disconnect before completely removing the panel.

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手順3

Lift palm rest and unplug keyboard cable and touchpad cable using tweezers. After these two cables have been unplugged you can remove the keyboard cover panel.

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手順4

Lift Palm Rest away.
Replace with new palm rest.

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手順5 Hard Drive

ASUS X502CA Motherboard Replacement, Hard Drive: 手順 5、 2の画像 1

ASUS X502CA Motherboard Replacement, Hard Drive: 手順 5、 2の画像 2

Remove the four 5mm screws that attach the hard drive bracket using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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手順6

Lift the hard drive and attached bracket up and out.

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手順7

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Remove the four 5mm Phillips #0 screws attaching the bracket to the hard drive.
There are 2 screws on each side.

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手順8 LED Board

ASUS X502CA Motherboard Replacement, LED Board: 手順 8、 3の画像 1

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Use the plastic opening tool to flip up the small clamp and pull out the ribbon cable.

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手順9

Use 1 or 2 plastic opening tools to push down the small black plastic clips.
Pull the board up and out.

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手順10 Left I/O Board

ASUS X502CA Motherboard Replacement, Left I/O Board: 手順 10、 2の画像 1

ASUS X502CA Motherboard Replacement, Left I/O Board: 手順 10、 2の画像 2

Locate the I/O board on the left of the computer. Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the three 5mm screws to unhinge the screen, which will free the board allowing it to be removed and replaced.
Be careful with handling your computer while one side is unhinged; mishandling or over pressuring the other hinge could cause damage to it or the screen.

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手順11

Unplug the power strip connecting to the motherboard with your fingers or plastic opening tool.
Make sure the power strip is disconnected before pulling the board out.

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手順12

Slightly pull the unhinged screen up to free the board and remove it.

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手順13 Battery

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Next, locate the battery in the front of laptop (closest to you).

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手順14

Unplug the battery from the laptop in the upper right hand corner of the battery using tweezers.
If battery is not unplugged, motherboard may shock you.

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手順15

Use the Phillips #00 Screwdriver to carefully remove the 6 screws holding the battery in place.
Once you have removed all six screws carefully lift the battery out and dispose.
Each screw is 50 mm in length and 15 mm in diameter.

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手順16 Motherboard

ASUS X502CA Motherboard Replacement, Motherboard: 手順 16、 2の画像 1

ASUS X502CA Motherboard Replacement, Motherboard: 手順 16、 2の画像 2

Use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the last five 5mm screws holding the motherboard down.
These screws will be marked by diamonds next to the screw holes.

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