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Asus Eee Slate EP121: EEE Slate EP 12.1 Upgradeable

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:45:33 -0700

Can the EEE Slate EP 12.1 memory and solid state drive be upgraded ?

⟐ Commented March 14, 2026 at 8:45 MST

Asus Eee Slate EP121: Asus ep121 backlight not working.

Fri, 05 May 2017 14:44:52 -0700

Bought a Asus EP121 slate, however had a problem, the backlight does not work screen. I thought it might be the flex cable as countless similar cases, but nothing happened, so think it was the screen, bought a screen and replaces, but the problem persists, what else can it be ?! thank you.

⟐ Answer edited May 05, 2017 at 14:44 MST

Asus Eee Slate EP121: Cannot boot after disk wipe

Sun, 08 Mar 2020 20:55:29 -0700

Help! I purchased a used Asus EP121 which the seller installed a non-activated version of Windows 10 on. After some research into drivers for 10, I decided to downgrade the tablet to Windows 8 and proceeded to wipe the disk, via an external optical drive using an old copy of Acronis True Image. All went smoothly, though I did foolishly allow the partitions to get wiped out along with the data, so not recovery partition anymore. When wipe was successful Acronis turned off the tablet. All normal. But when I hit the power button, the back-light flashes once then comes on, the optical drive (still holding the Acronis bootable dvd) spins up...but nothing else happens. Blank screen. So far I've tried restarting with and without power connected, with and without optical drive connected, with and without hitting ESC repeatedly, holding down Vol Down and power (this just caused the tablet to switch back off after a several seconds) and even tapping F9 (though without the recovery partition this is pointless), hit the tiny Reset switch between the USBs (which only works when running on battery only) and nothing seems to work. It won't boot from the optical drive and I can't get into Bios, or any other screens. Just back-lit blank black display. HELP! I just need this to boot from the external drive again so I can reload the operating system and make the tablet usable again. Can anyone help?

⟐ Commented March 08, 2020 at 20:55 MST

Asus Eee Slate EP121: Wont turn back on

Sun, 14 May 2017 21:51:21 -0700

When i try turn it back on there is a white light that blanks and it wont turn on

Asus Eee Slate EP121: Screen Replacement - Asus EP121

Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:44:59 -0700

Hi,

Have anyone replaced a damaged screen in an Asus Eee Slate EP121 before.

If so, would he refer me to any do-it video or supplier for the tablet's screen.

Thanks,