Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          8 minutes

Sections

5

  • Battery
  • 1 step
  • Removing Asus Eee PC 1215N Battery Compartment Screws
  • 1 step
  • RAM
  • 3 steps
  • Top Cover (Touchpad)
  • 3 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps

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Step 1

              Battery
  • Turn the power off and turn the netbook upside down.
  • Slide both battery catches together to release the battery.
  • Slide the battery out.

Turn the power off and turn the netbook upside down.

Slide both battery catches together to release the battery.

Slide the battery out.

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Step 2

              Removing Asus Eee PC 1215N Battery Compartment Screws
  • Remove screws on the battery compartment.

Remove screws on the battery compartment.

Step 3

              RAM
  • Locate the memory compartment.
  • Using a Plastic Opening Tools, remove the screw rubber cover.
  • Remove the screw.

Locate the memory compartment.

Using a Plastic Opening Tools, remove the screw rubber cover.

Remove the screw.

Step 4

  • Use a Plastic Opening Tools near the screw hole to release the cover.
  • Remove the cover

Use a Plastic Opening Tools near the screw hole to release the cover.

Remove the cover

Step 5

  • Using a Spudger, push both right and left metal clip to release one of the RAM module.
  • Slide out the RAM module.
  • Do the same with the second RAM module if necessary.

Using a Spudger, push both right and left metal clip to release one of the RAM module.

Slide out the RAM module.

Do the same with the second RAM module if necessary.

Step 6

              Top Cover (Touchpad)
  • Remove the screws as necessary.
  • For top cover removing, only remove the 2 bottom screws.
  • For Keyboard removing, remove all 4 screws.
  • The one short screw paterns to uper left screw hole directly on the PCB.

Remove the screws as necessary.

For top cover removing, only remove the 2 bottom screws.

For Keyboard removing, remove all 4 screws.

The one short screw paterns to uper left screw hole directly on the PCB.

Step 7

  • Use a Plastic Opening Tools to release the top cover.
  • Start from the left side.
  • Go around on the bottom
  • Finish with the right side.
  • The top cover is still connected to the PCB with the touchpad ribbon. Handle it carefully.

Use a Plastic Opening Tools to release the top cover.

Start from the left side.

Go around on the bottom

Finish with the right side.

The top cover is still connected to the PCB with the touchpad ribbon. Handle it carefully.

Step 8

  • Carefully slide the top cover to the bottom in order to see the touchpad connector on the PCB.
  • Use a Spudger to slide the conector attachment black part and release the ribbon from the PCB.
  • Now you can remove the top cover

Carefully slide the top cover to the bottom in order to see the touchpad connector on the PCB.

Use a Spudger to slide the conector attachment black part and release the ribbon from the PCB.

Now you can remove the top cover

Step 9

              Keyboard
  • Make sure that the two upper screws inside the RAM compartment are removed before to continue. (Refer to Step 5).
  • Remove the keyboard 4 screws on the bottom.
  • Use a Plastic Opening Tools to release the keyboard clips on the left and right side.

Make sure that the two upper screws inside the RAM compartment are removed before to continue. (Refer to Step 5).

Remove the keyboard 4 screws on the bottom.

Use a Plastic Opening Tools to release the keyboard clips on the left and right side.

Step 10

  • At this step, the keyboard is still maintained with double-sided tape between the keyboard underside and the metallic PCB protector.
  • Carefully slide a Spudger between the keyboard underside and the metallic PCB protector near the center/right at the bottom. Use the spudger as a lever to release the keyboard from the metallic PCB protector.
  • The keyboard is still connected to the PCB with a ribbon. Handle it carefully.

At this step, the keyboard is still maintained with double-sided tape between the keyboard underside and the metallic PCB protector.

Carefully slide a Spudger between the keyboard underside and the metallic PCB protector near the center/right at the bottom. Use the spudger as a lever to release the keyboard from the metallic PCB protector.

The keyboard is still connected to the PCB with a ribbon. Handle it carefully.

Step 11

  • Carefully slide the keyboard to the top in order to see the ribbon connector on the PCB.
  • Use a Spudger to slide the connector attachment black part and release the ribbon from the PCB.
  • Now you can remove the keyboard.

Carefully slide the keyboard to the top in order to see the ribbon connector on the PCB.

Use a Spudger to slide the connector attachment black part and release the ribbon from the PCB.

Now you can remove the keyboard.

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

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Gaetan - Feb 17, 2013

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Yes, you are right! I will have this added shortly.

Thank you.