Asus A7T Series, Service Manual

Page 1: ... This chapter describes the procedures for the complete notebook disassembly In addition in between procedures the detailed disassembly procedure of individual modules will be provided for your service needs A The disassembly procedure consists of the following steps Battery Module HDD Module Wireless LAN Module TV Tuner Module Second Memory Module CPU Module ODD Module Keyboard Main Memory Module...

Page 2: ...edure Battery Module B A T T E R Y The illustration below shows how to remove the battery module 1 Turn over the notebook Unlock the battery lock No 1 1 2 Slide the battery lock No 2 and pull the battery pack out 2 2 2 ...

Page 3: ...ule from the notebook Removing HDD Module H D D M O D U L E R E M O V A L 1 Remove 2 screws M2 4 L here And lift the cover away 2 Pull out the hard drive and lift the hard drive away Disassembling HDD Module Remove 4 screws M3 4 L to separate HDD from HDD housing H D D M O D U L E D I S A S S E M B L Y 2 3 ...

Page 4: ...S L A N The illustration below shows how to remove the Wireless LAN module 1 Remove 2 screws M2 4 L and remove the Mini PCI Cover away 2 Disconnect the main Antenna and open the two latches to pop the MINI PCI MODULE up then pull it out MINI PCI TV TUNER 2 4 ...

Page 5: ...e from the mini PCI socket T V T U N E R Second Memory Module M E M O R Y M O D U L E The A7T Series Notebook has two expansion SO DIMM slots for you to upgrade the total memory up to 2GB with two DDR2 533 1024 MB SO DIMM RAM modules here introduce you the second memory slot Removing Memory module M E M O R Y R E M O V A L 1 Remove 6 screws M2 4 L 1 screw M2 8 L and take the CPU door away M2 4 L M...

Page 6: ...e is an existing memory remove it by opening the latches No 2 which will pop the module up to a 45 angle and then pulling out the module in that angle No 3 CPU Module C P U The illustrations below show how to remove the CPU module from the notebook Removing CPU C P U R E M O V A L 1 Remove 4 screws M2 4 L by order and take the CPU heat sink module away 2 6 ...

Page 7: ...e vacuum handling pump and use it to lift the CPU away 3 Don t touch the die above the CPU 4 Remove the CPU away 5 Remove CPU thermal pad from CPU die with a pair of tweezers Unlock L O 2 3 4 1 6 Remove 2 screws M2 3 L and disconnect the fan cable DC in cable Bluetooth cable and then take the FAN module away 2 7 ...

Page 8: ...DD Module O D D M O D U L E The illustration below shows how to remove the ODD module 1 Remove the rubber and remove 2 screws M2 4 L from the bottom case 2 Put the screw driver here and push the ODD drive out from the NB 2 8 ...

Page 9: ... the keyboard down over the touch pad module Do not remove the keyboard yet The keyboard FPC is still attached K B R E M O V A L Removing Keyboard Cable C A B L E R E M O V A L Use a flexible connector tool to unlock the cable connector on both ends Carefully pull out the keyboard cable with a pair of tweezers Lock the connector again to avoid possible breakage Remove Keyboard from the top case 3 ...

Page 10: ...he total memory up to 2GB with two DDR2 533 1024 MB SO DIMM RAM modules here introduce you the main memory slot Removing Memory module 1 Remove 1 screws M2 4 L and take the DIMM door away M E M O R Y R E M O V A L 2 Remove the Memory module by opening the latches which will pop the module up to a 45 angle and then pulling out the module 2 10 ...

Page 11: ...k The module contains the top case itself and touch pad module Removing Top Case Module T O P C A S E M O D U L E R E M O V E 1 Remove 2 screws M2 4 L back coaxial cable cover and carefully remove the Cable Cover 2 Remove 2 screws M2 4 L and disconnect the Coaxial cable Inverter cable with tweezers 3 Carefully pull out the Antenna from the bottom case 2 11 ...

Page 12: ...y procedure Inverter cable Coaxial cable 4 Remove 2 screws M2 5 8 L on rear side 5 Remove 2 screw M2 6 L and carefully remove the hinge cover on the both side 6 Remove 2 screws M2 5 8 L to unloosen the hinge 2 12 ...

Page 13: ...Disassembly procedure 7 Remove 4 screws M2 5 8 L on the Bottom case 8 Separate LCD Module from the Top case module 2 13 ...

Page 14: ...sassembly procedure 9 Remove 8 screws M2 4 L on the top case 10 Disconnect the speaker cable Touch pad FPC Audio FPC Launch BD FPC from the motherboard Audio FPC Touchpad FPC Speaker cable Launch BD 2 14 ...

Page 15: ...ssembly procedure 11 Turn over the NB and remove 1 screws M2 8 L 8 screws M2 6 L on the bottom case M2 6L M2 8L 12 Remove 3 screws M2 3 L on the bottom case 13 Remove 8 screws M2 4 L on the bottom case 2 15 ...

Page 16: ...ttom case Removing Touch Pad Module T O U C H P A D M O D U L E R E M O V E 1 Remove 6 screws M2 3 L and disconnect the Touch pad board FPC with tweezers then take away the Touch pad bracket from the top case 2 Separate the Touch pad board from the Touch pad bracket 2 16 ...

Page 17: ...he FPC 2 Remove 4 screws M2 4 L and take away the Launch BD module L A U N C H B D M O D U L E R E M O V E Removing Audio board module A U D I O B O A R D M O D U L E R E M O V E 1 Remove 2 yellow mylar and disconnect the FPC 2 Remove 2 screws M2 4 L and take away the Launch BD module 2 17 ...

Page 18: ...Disassembly procedure Removing Speaker module S P E A K E R M O D U L E R E M O V E 1 Remove 6 screws M2 4 L on the both side 2 Remove 2 yellow mylar and take away the both speaker module 2 18 ...

Page 19: ...LCD panel inverter board LCD hinge bracket hinge cover LCD front cover and LCD back cover Please do not disassemble the individual parts Disassembling LCD Module L C D D I S A S S E M B L Y 1 Remove 8 rubber pads And then 8 screws M2 5 8 L underneath them 2 Carefully pry the inside edges of the LCD front bezel and remove the LCD front cover 2 19 ...

Page 20: ...2 5 5 L and disconnect the coaxial cable LCD cable then remove the inverter board 4 Remove 2 screws M2 5 8 L and remove the LCD bottom bracket from the LCD cover 5 Remove 2 screws M2 5 L and remove the LCD module from the LCD back covert 2 20 ...

Page 21: ...bly procedure 6 Remove 4 screws M2 3 L 4 screws on the other side 7 Remove 1 yellow tape and disconnect the coaxial cable from LCD 8 Remove 1 yellow tape and remove CCD module then disconnect the CCD cable 2 21 ...

Page 22: ...ove 2 screws M2 5 5 L and remove the Top LCD bracket from the LCD cover 10 Remove 1 screw M2 5 5 L 2 screws M2 5 8 L on the both side 11 Remove the LCD Hinges from LCD back cover on both sides M2 5 8L M2 5 8L M2 5 5L M2 5 5L 2 22 ...

Page 23: ...mble and remove the bottom case module of the notebook The module contains the bottom case itself speaker sets and Motherboard Removing Motherboard M O T H E R B O A R D R E M O V A L 1 Remove 3 yellow mylar and disconnect the speaker cable then remove the both speaker module 2 Remove 6 screws M2 6 L on the M B 2 23 ...

Page 24: ...procedure 3 Remove the motherboard from the bottom case 4 Remove 1 screw M2 4 L and remove DC IN bracket 5 Remove 1 screw M2 4 L and remove the bracket then disconnect the cable and remove the Bluetooth board 2 24 ...

Page 25: ...rd Module M O T H E R B O A R D M O D U L E Removing Modem Module 1 Remove 4 tapes and remove 2 screws M2 4 W and disconnect the cable then take away the modem module 2 Remove 3 screws M2 4 W and take away the VGA thermal module 2 25 ...