Asus S96S Series Installation guide

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Service Overview
Carefully read through this chapter for a look at various components of
the notebook and necessary cautions and tools before performing any
service and repairs.
o provide the best service and support for the S96S Series, we have provided the below
information for technicians from distributors and resellers to perform the complete
notebook disassembly and assembly. But before performing the procedures, please be
sure to read through the overview in this chapter for component overview, cautions and
tools to avoid any unwarranted damages to the notebook’s hardware.
The following chapter includes:
•S96S Overview
•Components
•Precautions
•Appropriate Tools
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S96S Series Overview and Components
The S96S Series Notebook is a product combining the power of Intel® Merom CPU
with u-FCPGA mobile system. In this section, an overview for the S96S, along with
its components, will be presented.
S96S Overview
The illustrations below show the notebook’s overview from front view, right side view,
left side view, and rear side view. Most of the parts will be discussed in this manual.
OVERVIEW
LCD
p
anel
LCD Bezel
Instant Ke
y
Ke
y
board
Touch Pad
Power switch
LED Indicators
Camera
MIC

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Express Card VGA Port
Optical Drive Reader
DC power input
USB(2.0)
4 in 1 card reader
IEEE 1394 TV-OUT Port
Audio jacks
Air vents USB (2.0)
LAN Port
Kensington
lock port
Modem Port
Batter
y
Module
Port bar connector

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Components
The illustrations below show the components of the S96S Series.
LCD Panel*
The illustration below shows the LCD display panel. The S96S Series notebook comes with
15.4” TFT LCD Panel.
LCD Bracket
The illustration below shows the LCD Bracket.
Inverter Board
The illustration below shows the inverter board, which is hidden underneath the lower edge
of the LCD front bezel.
LCD Hinge
The illustration below shows the LCD Hinges.
LCD
COMPONENTS
LCD HINGE
LCD
BRACKETS
INVERTER
BOARD
MODULE

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LCD Case
The illustration below shows the LCD case. Here is the LCD front cover, back cover.
Keyboard
The illustration below shows the keyboard plate. It can be exchanged with keyboard plates
with different language layouts, such as U.S., German, Japanese, British, France and others.
Top Case Module
The illustration below shows the top case of the notebook..
LCD CASE
KEYBOARD
TOP CASE&

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Touch Pad Module
The illustration below shows the Touch Pad module.
Battery Pack
The illustration below shows the battery pack of the notebook. It’s located at bottom of the
notebook.
Optical Drive
The illustration below shows the Optical Drive
HDD Bracket
The illustration below shows the HDD Bracket.
BATTERY
TOUCHPAD
HDD BRACKET
OPTICAL
DRIVE

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Hard Disk Drive
The illustration below shows the 2.5” industry-standard HDD with 9.5mm height.
Micro-FCPGA CPU Module
The illustration below shows the Intel Micro-FCPGA CPU Module, top and bottom views
CPU Thermal Module
The illustration below shows the thermal module for the CPU. It’s located on the top of
CPU.
CPU THERMAL
MODULE
CPU
HDD DRIVE

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CPU door
The illustration below shows CPU door.
Memory Module
The illustration below shows the industry-standard 200pin SO-DIMM DDR SDRAM
module for the notebook.
Motherboard Module
The illustration below shows the motherboard module of the notebook.
MEMORY
MOTHER
BOARD
MODULE
CPU DOOR

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Bottom Case Module
The illustration below shows the bottom case module of the notebook. It include speaker sets
Indicator Cover Module
The illustration below shows the indicator cover.
Wireless LAN Module
The illustration below shows the Wireless LAN Module of the notebook. It contains
Wireless LAN Card.
Bluetooth Module
The illustration below shows the Bluetooth Module of the notebook.
BOTTOM CASE
K/B COVER
MODULE
WIRELESS
LAN MODULE
BLUETOOTH
MODULE

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Service Overview
Please pay special attention to the cautions below to prevent any damages to the notebook
and also please be sure to select the appropriate tools described in this section to perform any
services desired.
Precautions
Before you perform any service and/or repair on the notebook, please follow the steps below
first.
1. Be sure that the notebook is powered down.
2. Disconnect the AC plug from the notebook
3. Turn the notebook over. Unlock and hold the latches, and remove the battery.
3. Remove all rings, watches and any other metal objects from your hands.
4. Always wear a ground strap on your hand to protect the notebook from static discharge.
CAUTIONS

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Appropriate Tools
The illustrations below show the appropriate tools that should be used for the notebook’s
service and repair.
Phillips-head Screwdriver
Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to fasten/remove the K- or B-typed screws.
Single-Slotted Screwdriver
Use a single-slotted screwdriver to lock/unlock the flexible cable connector locks
Tweezers
Use a pair of tweezers to remove/insert flexible cables.
Insertion and extraction tool for FPC connector
Use insertion and extraction tool for FPC connector to handle locking and unlocking of FPC
connectors.
Vacuum Handling Tool
FLATHEAD
SCREW-
DRIVER
CROSS
SCREW-
DRIVER
TOOLS
INSERTION
AND
EXTRACTION
TOOL FOR
FPC
CONNECTOR
TWEEZERS
VACUUM
HANDLING
TOOL

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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.
S96S 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.
The disassembly procedure consists of the following steps:
•Battery Module
•HDD Module
•Memory Module
•WLAN Module
•CPU Module
•Optical Drive Module
•Keyboard Module
•Top Case Module
•Motherboard Module
•Bottom case Module
•LCD Module
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Battery Module
The illustration below shows how to remove the battery module.
1. Turn the notebook over. Unlock and hold the latch, and remove the battery.
HDD Module
The illustrations below show how to remove the HDD module from the notebook.
Removing HDD Module
1. Remove 2 screws and take the HDD out.
2. Remove 4 screws to separate HDD from HDD housing
BATTERY
HDD
MODULE
HDD
MODULE
REMOVAL
1
3
2

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Memory Module
The illustration shows how to remove the memory module form the notebook.
Removing Memory module
1. Remove 3 screws and take the CPU door away.
2. Pull two Latches and pop the module up to the 45°angles, and then pulling out the module at
that angle.
WLAN Module
The illustrations below show how to remove the WLAN module from the notebook.
Remove WLAN module
1. Remove the 3 Antenna cables from Wireless LAN Module, and remove 1 piece of tape fixing
the antennas.
MEMORY
MODULE
MEMORY
REMOVAL
WLAN
MODULE
WLAN
MODULE
REMOVAL

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2. Remove 2 screws，then take the WLAN module away.
CPU Module
The illustrations below show how to remove the CPU module from the notebook.
Removing CPU
1. Remove 7 screws from 1 to 7, remove 1 piece of tape on Fan cable and disconnect it, then
take away the thermal module
CPU MODULE
REMOVAL
CPU
REMOVAL
2
1
3
4
5
6
7

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2. Turn the non-removable screw here 180 degrees counter-clockwise to loosen the CPU.
3. Squeeze the vacuum handling pump and use it to lift the CPU away.
Optical Drive Module
1. Move 2 screws here, and then pull the ODD module out slowly.
OPTICAL
DRIVE
REMOVAL

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Keyboard Module
The illustration of below shows how to remove the keyboard
Removing Keyboard and indicator Cover
1. Remove 3 screws here, and then turn over the notebook.
2. Unlock 9 indicator cover latches to set free the indicator cover.
3. Take away indicator cover away.
KEYBOARD
INDICATOR
COVER
REMOVAL

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4. Pull out the keyboard forward and lay the keyboard on the front side then disconnect the FPC,
then take away keyboard.
Top Case Module
The illustrations below show how to disassemble and remove the top case module of the notebook.
The module contains the top case itself.
Removing top Case Module
1. Remove 6 screws here, and then disconnect the Coaxial cable, LCD cable as well as the CMR
cable, then remove the cable from cable guide.
TOP CASE
MODULE
TOP CASE
MODULE

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2. Remove the antennas out of the top case through the channel showed as well as the cable
guide.
3. Turn over the notebook, and then remove 2 screws here.
4. Separate the LCD module from the Top Case module
Top case
Bottom case

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Removing bottom Case Module
1. Turn over the NB and remove 18 screws on the bottom case.
2. Disconnect the Touchpad FPC and Speaker cable
3. Separate the Top case from the bottom case.
BOTTOM
CASE
REMOVAL