ASUS Z97V, S97V Service Manual

Disassembly procedure

Chapter

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.

S97V/Z97V

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

• CPU Module

• VGA Module

• Memory Module

• WLAN Module

• TV Tuner

• HDD Module

• Optical Drive Module

• Keyboard Module

• Bottom Case Module

• Motherboard Module

• Top Case Module

• LCD Module

Notebook consists of various modules. This chapter

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BATTERY

Disassembly procedure

Battery Mo dule

The illustration below shows how to remove the battery module.

Remove Battery module

1．Slide the battery latch 1 to open battery lock

2．Slide the battery latch 2 and pull the whole ba tte ry out.

CPU MODULE

REMOVAL

CPU Module

The illustrations below show how to remove the CPU module from the notebook.

Removing CPU module

1. Remove 3 screws (M2*6L) on CPU door and take the card reader away.

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Disassembly procedure

2. Remove CPU door .

2. Disconnect the CPU fan cable and then thread the cable out as the arrow showed..

2. Remove 3 screws and take away the CPU fan from the system.

3. Remove 10 screws.

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4. Take away the heat sink module.

5. Tu rn the non-removable screw here 180 degrees cou nter-clockwise to loosen the CPU.

6. Squeeze the vacuum handling pump on the CPU and use it to lift the CPU away.

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VGA

REMOVAL

Disassembly procedure

VGA Module

The illustration shows how to remove the VGA module form the notebook.

Removing VGA module

1. Remove 2 screws to pop it up at 30 degree angles and then remove the VGA module.

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MEMORY

MODULE

MEMORY

REMOVAL

Memory Module

The illustration shows how to remove the memory module form the notebook.

Removing Memory module

1. Pull two latches here to pop the Memory module up at 45° angles, and then pull out th e

module at that angle.

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WLAN

MODULE

WLAN

MODULE

REMOVAL

WLAN Module

The illustration below s how s how to remov e the WL AN m odule f rom the n otebo ok.

Remove WLAN module

1. Disconnect the 2 antennas here and then remove two screws to pop it up at 45 degree

angles and then pull it out at that angle.

TV TUNER

MODULE

TV TUNER
MODULE
REMOVAL

TV Tuner Module

The illustrations below show how to remove the

Removing HDD Module

1. Remove 2 screws and take away TV Tuner.

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TV Tuner

module from the no tebook .

Disassembly procedure

2. Disconnect the following cables (modem cable、speaker cable、touchpad-fingerprint

cable、Bluetooth cable )with motherboard.

Speaker cable

MD cable

HDD

MODULE

HDD

MODULE

REMOVAL

BT cable

TFcable

3. Remove 1 screw and disconne c t USB board cable with motherbaord.

HDD Module

The illustrations below show how to remove the HDD module from the notebook.

Removing HDD Module

1. Remove 2 screws here.

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