Asus K53 User Manual

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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 K53 Series Notebook consists of various modules. This chapter describes the
procedure 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

◆ Memory Module

◆ HDD Module

◆ Wireless LAN Module

◆ Keyboard Module

◆ ODD Module

◆ Top Case Module

◆ Motherboard Module

◆ LCD Module

◆ Bottom Case

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B A T T E R Y

M E M O R Y

Battery Module

The illustration below shows how to remove the Battery Module.

Remove Battery Module

1. Open the battery latch1, and hold the battery latch2 to take the battery away.

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Memory Module

The illustration shows how to remove the Memory Module.

Remove Memory Module

1. Remove 2 screws here and take the HDD door away. Remove the dummy SD card.

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2. Push the HDD door and take away the HDD door.

3. Pull two latches here to pop the Memory module up at 45 angles, and then pull out the

module at that angle.

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HDD Module

The illustration shows how to remove the HDD Module.

Remove HDD Module

1. Remove 4 screws on the HDD and pull back the HDD to remove it.

Disassemble the HDD Module

2. Remove 4 screws on the both side of HDD housing. Separate the HDD and its housing.

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W L A N

K E Y B O A R D

Wireless LAN Module

The illustrations below show how to remove the WLAN Module.

Remove the WLAN Module

Remove 1 screw on the WLAN card and disconnect the 2 WLAN antennas. Pull out the card from
its slot.

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Keyboard Module

The illustrations below show how to remove the Keyboard Module.

Remove the Keyboard Module

1. Open 5 latches on the keyboard module by a pair of tweezers.

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