Asus A7T Series User manual

Disassembly procedure
Chapter
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Disassembly Procedure
Please follow the information provided in this section to perform the
complete disassembly procedure of the notebook. Be sure to use
proper tools described before.
SUS A7T Series Notebook consists of various modules. 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.
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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
•Top Case Module
•LCD Module
•Bottom Case Module
•Motherboard Module
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Disassembly procedure
Battery Module
BATTERY
The illustration below shows how to remove the battery module.
1. Turn over the notebook. Unlock the battery lock (No.1).
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2. Slide the battery lock (No.2) and pull the battery pack out.
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Disassembly procedure
HDD Module
HDD MODULE
The illustrations below show how to remove the HDD module from the notebook.
Removing HDD Module
HDD MODULE
REMOVAL
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.
HDD
MODULE
DISASS
EMBLY
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Disassembly procedure
Wireless LAN Module
WIRELESS
LAN 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
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Disassembly procedure
TV TUNER Module
The illustration below shows how to remove the TV TUNER module.
1. Disconnect the RF cable and open the two latches to pop the TV TUNER
module and remove the TV TUNER module from the mini-PCI socket.
TV TUNER
Second Memory Module
MEMORY
MODULE
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
MEMORY
REMOVAL 1. Remove 6 screws [M2 * 4(L)] & 1 screw [M2 * 8(L)] and take the CPU door
away.
M2*4(L)
M2*8(L)
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