Asus Chromebook C523N Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

15

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

3

• Back Cover
• 3 steps
• Battery
• 3 steps
• Motherboard
• 9 steps

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Introduction

Usually, the only other solution to an unresponsive motherboard is to buy an entirely new laptop. Without the hub of your laptop, most functions are nearly impossible.

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover               

• Remove the four 0.5mm JIS #00 screws from the bottom edge of the Chromebook and one in the center.
• Remove the six 1.7mm JIS #00 screws from the sides and top edge of the Chromebook.

Remove the four 0.5mm JIS #00 screws from the bottom edge of the Chromebook and one in the center.

Remove the six 1.7mm JIS #00 screws from the sides and top edge of the Chromebook.

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Step 2

• Using a spudger, lift the top left base pad and remove it to reveal a final screw underneath.
• Remove the one 0.5mm JIS #00 screw underneath the base pad.

Using a spudger, lift the top left base pad and remove it to reveal a final screw underneath.

Remove the one 0.5mm JIS #00 screw underneath the base pad.

Step 3

• Use an opening tool to gently pry the base enclosure up and remove from the laptop.

Use an opening tool to gently pry the base enclosure up and remove from the laptop.

Step 4

              Battery               

• To disconnect the cable, use the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the small locking flap.
• Gently disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.

To disconnect the cable, use the tip of a spudger or your fingernail to flip up the small locking flap.

Gently disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.

Step 5

• Remove six 1.4 mm JIS #00 screws from the battery.

Remove six 1.4 mm JIS #00 screws from the battery.

Step 6

• Remove the battery from the laptop.

Remove the battery from the laptop.

Step 7

              Motherboard               

• Using tweezers, gently pry the black and white wires from the wireless card and lift.

Using tweezers, gently pry the black and white wires from the wireless card and lift.

Step 8

• Gently pull the trackpad cable from the connector, located next to the wireless card.

Gently pull the trackpad cable from the connector, located next to the wireless card.

Step 9

• Using a spudger, disconnect the two side-by-side ribbon cables from their connectors, pushing in the direction of the ribbons (toward the left side of the Chromebook).

Using a spudger, disconnect the two side-by-side ribbon cables from their connectors, pushing in the direction of the ribbons (toward the left side of the Chromebook).

Step 10

• Disconnect the thick blue ribbon cable from the connector by pulling it away from the motherboard.

Disconnect the thick blue ribbon cable from the connector by pulling it away from the motherboard.

Step 11

• Remove the 0.4mm JIS #0 screws from the heat sink in the center of the motherboard.
• Lift and remove the heat sink.

Remove the 0.4mm JIS #0 screws from the heat sink in the center of the motherboard.

Lift and remove the heat sink.

Step 12

• Gripping the thin white ribbon cable, gently pull it away from the motherboard to disconnect.

Gripping the thin white ribbon cable, gently pull it away from the motherboard to disconnect.

Step 13

• Disconnect the thick black connector by gently pulling it up, away from the motherboard.

Disconnect the thick black connector by gently pulling it up, away from the motherboard.

Step 14

• Remove the two 0.4mm JIS #00 screws at the bottom of the hinge (closest to the motherboard).
• Using an opening tool, pry the hinge upward.

Remove the two 0.4mm JIS #00 screws at the bottom of the hinge (closest to the motherboard).

Using an opening tool, pry the hinge upward.

Step 15

• Remove the two 0.4 mm JIS #00 screws from the motherboard.
• Gently lift and remove the motherboard.

Remove the two 0.4 mm JIS #00 screws from the motherboard.

Gently lift and remove the motherboard.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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mmm - May 5, 2022

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Hi!

I assembled the motherboard but it isn’t working. There is no power light. How to validate that the motherboard is functioning?

If I just connect power stream to its USBC power port the LED should be lighting?