Asus X55C Cooling / FAN System Replacement
Last updated on Jan 8, 2015
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Introduction
Go to step 1 ↓How to disassemble the laptop and replace the cooling / fan system.
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What you need
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Parts
Tools
Video Overview
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The Keyboard is held by 5x locking clips.
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Pick up a little the one side of the Keyboard and start opening the clips one by one.
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Disconnect the Keyboard flex cable from the mother board and remove the KB.
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Remove 3x Philips screws.
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Disconnect the two small flex cables:
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Power On button flex cable
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Touch pad flex cable
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Unscrew the two Philips screws and remove the HDD / RAM Cover.
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Remove three screws securing the hard drive caddy (hard drive assembly).
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Slide the hard drive assembly to the left to disconnect it from the motherboard.
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Disconnect the two coaxial antenna cables from the Wi-Fi card.
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Remove any Memory or Dummy card.
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The bottom cover is held by 10x Phillips screws. Remove them.
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With a plastic tool separate the Upper cover and remove it.
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Disconnect:
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The Microphone cable
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The LCD Display flex cable
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Remove 3x Pillips screws.
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Lift the board first from the right edge.
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There is another one cable, from the DC connector, connected to the underside of main board. We should spun the the board to disconnect the DC connector cable.
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ASUS X55C iCore with 4GB no board RAM motherboard, model: 60-N0OMB1100
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Disconnect the Fan cable from the Motherboard.
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Remove the screws (4x Phillips screws) that hold the cooling system to the Motherboard
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CPU Cooling System - Cooling Heatsink and Fan.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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