Asus Vivobook Flip Tp501U Cpu Fan Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 - 20 minutes            

Sections

3

• Keyboard Panel
• 3 steps
• WiFi Card
• 1 step
• CPU Fan
• 5 steps

Flags

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard Panel               

• Open the laptop until it is flat and lay it screen down.
• Remove eight 9.6mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the laptop.
• Remove two 4.8mm Phillips from the corners of the device.

Open the laptop until it is flat and lay it screen down.

Remove eight 9.6mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom of the laptop.

Remove two 4.8mm Phillips from the corners of the device.

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Step 2

• Turn the device face up.
• Use the plastic Opening Pick to separate the keyboard panel from the chassis that was just unscrewed.
• Pull the panel away from the chassis CAREFULLY, as there are ribbon cables attached between the keyboard and internal electronics.

Turn the device face up.

Use the plastic Opening Pick to separate the keyboard panel from the chassis that was just unscrewed.

Pull the panel away from the chassis CAREFULLY, as there are ribbon cables attached between the keyboard and internal electronics.

Step 3

• With the keyboard panel pulled up, detach the two ribbon cables from the motherboard using the blue tabs on the cables.
• Remove the keyboard panel completely.

With the keyboard panel pulled up, detach the two ribbon cables from the motherboard using the blue tabs on the cables.

Remove the keyboard panel completely.

Step 4

              WiFi Card               

• Locate and remove the single 3.17 mm screw holding in the WiFi card suing a Phillips #00 driver.
• Disconnect the card from the motherboard by pulling down on the card.
• Unplug the two black and white wires from the bottom of the card. They should pop off.

Locate and remove the single 3.17 mm screw holding in the WiFi card suing a Phillips #00 driver.

Disconnect the card from the motherboard by pulling down on the card.

Unplug the two black and white wires from the bottom of the card. They should pop off.

Step 5

              CPU Fan               

• Unscrew the five 4.8mm Phillips #00 screws holding in the hard drive mounting bracket.
• Slide the mounting bracket towards the battery to disconnect the hard drive from the motherboard.

Unscrew the five 4.8mm Phillips #00 screws holding in the hard drive mounting bracket.

Slide the mounting bracket towards the battery to disconnect the hard drive from the motherboard.

Step 6

• Detach the white ribbon cable.
• Detach the black ribbon cable.
• Disconnect the battery from the motherboard.
• Disconnect the motherboard power cable.

Detach the white ribbon cable.

Detach the black ribbon cable.

Disconnect the battery from the motherboard.

Disconnect the motherboard power cable.

Step 7

• Remove the ten 4.8mm Phillips #00 screws.
• There will be one more wire still attaching the motherboard to the chassis. Do not disconnect it, but just remove the motherboard from the case.

Remove the ten 4.8mm Phillips #00 screws.

There will be one more wire still attaching the motherboard to the chassis. Do not disconnect it, but just remove the motherboard from the case.

Step 8

• Flip over the motherboard to see the underside.
• Remove the 9.5mm screw using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.
• Remove the four 3.2mm screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Flip over the motherboard to see the underside.

Remove the 9.5mm screw using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Remove the four 3.2mm screws using the Phillips #00 screwdriver.

Step 9

• Disconnect the fan wire.
• Remove the fan from the device.

Disconnect the fan wire.

Remove the fan from the device.

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

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