Asus X540S Notebook Pc Hard Drive Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

2

• Asus X540S panel Disassembly
• 3 steps
• Hard drive
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Optical Drive               

• Open the Optical Drive to allow removal of keyboard before powering down computer.

Open the Optical Drive to allow removal of keyboard before powering down computer.

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Step 2

• Remove the two 15mm Philips #1 screws.
• Remove the two 12mm Philips #1 screws.
• Remove the six 9mm Philips #1 screws.

Remove the two 15mm Philips #1 screws.

Remove the two 12mm Philips #1 screws.

Remove the six 9mm Philips #1 screws.

Step 3

• Lift the side of the top.
• Remove the keyboard cable.
• Remove the trackpad cable.
• Lift the release tabs on the keyboard/trackpad connectors

Lift the side of the top.

Remove the keyboard cable.

Remove the trackpad cable.

Lift the release tabs on the keyboard/trackpad connectors

Step 4

              Hard drive               

• Remove the one Philips #1 screw.
• Slide the hard drive out.

Remove the one Philips #1 screw.

Slide the hard drive out.

Step 5

• Remove the four Philips #1 screws.

Remove the four Philips #1 screws.

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

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sludge - Mar 6, 2020

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Looks simple enough Padraic. Thanks. Does a new install of win10 come already copied in a new HDD? Would this replacement be and different if I used a digital drive? (My old hd failed and I have no system).

F S - Jun 7, 2020

I believe the product key for windows 10 is embedded in motherboard.

F S - Jun 7, 2020

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gnogno35 - Jul 29, 2020

Hi … How can a flashdrive reboot a Win10 on a new SDD /HDD ? A Windows flash drive contains a Win10 bootable ISO ?

(I have a x540 with a dead HDD …)

And thank you Padraic