Asus Q302L Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          30 minutes

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Back Case
3 steps
Battery
3 steps
Fan
3 steps
Motherboard
6 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Case

Make sure the laptop is disconnected from a power supply and is TURNED OFF.
Use a Phillips #0 screw driver to remove all ten 10 mm screws around the back of the laptop.

Make sure the laptop is disconnected from a power supply and is TURNED OFF.

Use a Phillips #0 screw driver to remove all ten 10 mm screws around the back of the laptop.

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Step 2

Wedge a plastic opening tool under the rear case near the hinge.
Pry around the outer edge to release the plastic clips holding the rear case to the laptop.

Wedge a plastic opening tool under the rear case near the hinge.

Pry around the outer edge to release the plastic clips holding the rear case to the laptop.

Step 3

Once the cover is free from all the clips, remove the cover from the laptop.

Once the cover is free from all the clips, remove the cover from the laptop.

Step 4

              Battery

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver and remove all five 5 mm screws securing the battery.

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver and remove all five 5 mm screws securing the battery.

Step 5

Gently wedge a plastic opening tool under the connector.
Pry only on the connector not the socket itself or you risk damage to the motherboard.
Carefully lift the connector up away from the socket to disconnect it.

Gently wedge a plastic opening tool under the connector.

Pry only on the connector not the socket itself or you risk damage to the motherboard.

Carefully lift the connector up away from the socket to disconnect it.

Step 6

Once the screws and connector are removed, simply pull out the battery from its place.

Once the screws and connector are removed, simply pull out the battery from its place.

Step 7

Fan

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove all three 4mm screws around the fan.
Using the same screw driver, remove the four 4mm screws from the part of the fan that is above the processor.

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove all three 4mm screws around the fan.

Using the same screw driver, remove the four 4mm screws from the part of the fan that is above the processor.

Step 8

Gently wedge two plastic prying tools on both sides of the black part of the connector.
Carefully pull out the connector from its socket.

Gently wedge two plastic prying tools on both sides of the black part of the connector.

Carefully pull out the connector from its socket.

Step 9

Once all screws and the connector are removed, you can safely pull the fan out of its place.

Once all screws and the connector are removed, you can safely pull the fan out of its place.

Step 10

              Motherboard

Peel back the adhered strip to expose the black and white connections.
Pop the connections off the fixtures.

Peel back the adhered strip to expose the black and white connections.

Pop the connections off the fixtures.

Step 11

Grasp the plastic tab of each connector with your fingers.
Firmly pull up, releasing the connectors one at a time.

Grasp the plastic tab of each connector with your fingers.

Firmly pull up, releasing the connectors one at a time.

Step 12

As in Step 8, gently pry out both sides of the white connector and pull out the connector.

As in Step 8, gently pry out both sides of the white connector and pull out the connector.

Step 13

For each of the four marked connectors, gently insert a thin prying tool between the blue ribbon and grey tab.
Gently apply upward pressure evenly across the length of the tab.
Once the tab has snapped backwards, remove the blue ribbon.

For each of the four marked connectors, gently insert a thin prying tool between the blue ribbon and grey tab.

Gently apply upward pressure evenly across the length of the tab.

Once the tab has snapped backwards, remove the blue ribbon.

Step 14

Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the ten 4mm screws.

Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the ten 4mm screws.

Step 15

Lift the Hinge gently up.
Lightly grasp the motherboard.
Lift the marked corner of the board first, then slide the corner of the board out from under the back corner of the case.
Place new thermal paste beneath the heatsink on the new motherboard.

Lift the Hinge gently up.

Lightly grasp the motherboard.

Lift the marked corner of the board first, then slide the corner of the board out from under the back corner of the case.

Place new thermal paste beneath the heatsink on the new motherboard.

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

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