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Difficult

Steps

22

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

6

  • Back Cover
  • 2 steps
  • Battery
  • 3 steps
  • Speaker
  • 4 steps
  • SSD
  • 2 steps
  • Fan
  • 4 steps
  • LCD Screen
  • 7 steps

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Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Using a T4 Torx screwdriver, remove the ten screws at the marked locations.
  • Place the screws into a container as to not lose them.

Using a T4 Torx screwdriver, remove the ten screws at the marked locations.

Place the screws into a container as to not lose them.

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Step 2

  • Carefully slide your iFixit Opening Tool between the back panel.
  • Lift the back plate of your ASUS ZenBook UX31E, and place it to the side.

Carefully slide your iFixit Opening Tool between the back panel.

Lift the back plate of your ASUS ZenBook UX31E, and place it to the side.

Step 3

              Battery
  • Disconnect the battery from the motherboard by gently pulling up and down on the connector.

Disconnect the battery from the motherboard by gently pulling up and down on the connector.

Step 4

  • Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the screws from the middle and the two corners of the battery.
  • Place the screws into a container as to not lose them.

Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the screws from the middle and the two corners of the battery.

Step 5

  • Remove the battery. (Picture-1)
  • Picture of what the battery looks like.(Picture-2)

Remove the battery. (Picture-1)

Picture of what the battery looks like.(Picture-2)

Step 6

              Speaker
  • Use the plastic opening tool to pry open the back cover of the laptop.
  • Remove the bottom panel of the laptop.

Use the plastic opening tool to pry open the back cover of the laptop.

Remove the bottom panel of the laptop.

Step 7

  • Remove the screw connecting the speaker component to the motherboard using the screwdriver.

Remove the screw connecting the speaker component to the motherboard using the screwdriver.

Step 8

  • Disconnect the sound cable from the motherboard.

Disconnect the sound cable from the motherboard.

Step 9

  • Using the plastic opening tool, pry open the speaker component from the computer.

Using the plastic opening tool, pry open the speaker component from the computer.

Step 10

              SSD
  • Attach your Anti-Static Wrist Wrap to something metal as to not shock your system.
  • Peel back the warranty sticker to reveal the screw under it.
  • Using your Phillips #00 Precision Screwdriver, unscrew the screw that you just revealed.

Attach your Anti-Static Wrist Wrap to something metal as to not shock your system.

Peel back the warranty sticker to reveal the screw under it.

Using your Phillips #00 Precision Screwdriver, unscrew the screw that you just revealed.

Step 11

  • Using your hand, pull the SSD out from its slot.

Using your hand, pull the SSD out from its slot.

Step 12

              Fan
  • Disconnect the ribbon between the IO and the motherboard on both sides.

Disconnect the ribbon between the IO and the motherboard on both sides.

Step 13

  • Disconnect the fan connector from the motherboard.
  • Pull up the clips on the ribbon connectors.

Disconnect the fan connector from the motherboard.

Pull up the clips on the ribbon connectors.

Step 14

  • Unscrew the two screws that are across each other.

Unscrew the two screws that are across each other.

Step 15

  • Using a plastic opening tool, lift the fan off of the laptop.
  • You can now use your hands and carefully pull the fan off the laptop.

Using a plastic opening tool, lift the fan off of the laptop.

You can now use your hands and carefully pull the fan off the laptop.

Step 16

              LCD Screen
  • Although replacement guides are listed as prerequisites, they are mainly used for disassembly.
  • At the marked locations, unscrew 7 screws with your Phillips 00 Precision Screwdriver.
  • At the marked locations (under certain components), unscrew 3 screws with your Phillips 00 Precision Screwdriver.

Although replacement guides are listed as prerequisites, they are mainly used for disassembly.

At the marked locations, unscrew 7 screws with your Phillips 00 Precision Screwdriver.

At the marked locations (under certain components), unscrew 3 screws with your Phillips 00 Precision Screwdriver.

Step 17

  • Carefully pull out the ribbon connecting your keyboard and motherboard from the motherboard.
  • This is a very delicate component, so do handle it with care.

Carefully pull out the ribbon connecting your keyboard and motherboard from the motherboard.

This is a very delicate component, so do handle it with care.

Step 18

  • At the bottom right corner of your laptop, carefully pull the connector from its socket.

At the bottom right corner of your laptop, carefully pull the connector from its socket.

Step 19

  • Carefully pull the black wire with a copper connector out from its socket.
  • Carefully pull the white wire with a copper connector out from its socket.
  • When reassembling, you will hear a pop when connecting these back.

Carefully pull the black wire with a copper connector out from its socket.

Carefully pull the white wire with a copper connector out from its socket.

When reassembling, you will hear a pop when connecting these back.

Step 20

  • Carefully unplug this white wire from the motherboard

Carefully unplug this white wire from the motherboard

Step 21

  • At the corners between your screen and the rest of your laptop, unscrew 4 screws with your Phillips 00 Precision Screwdrivers.

At the corners between your screen and the rest of your laptop, unscrew 4 screws with your Phillips 00 Precision Screwdrivers.

Step 22

  • Slide the display to either the left or right to loosen it.
  • Pull the display away from the rest of your laptop.

Slide the display to either the left or right to loosen it.

Pull the display away from the rest of your laptop.

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

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