Asus S96j Service Guide

							
                   service overview 
                                                                                       
Appropriate Tools TOOLS 
The illustrations below show the appropriate tools that should be used for the notebook’s 
service and repair. 
 
Phillips-head Screwdriver  CROSS 
SCREW- 
DRIVER 
Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to fasten/remove the K- or B-typed screws. 
 
Single-Slotted Screwdriver  FLATHEAD 
SCREW- 
DRIVER  
 
Use a single-slotted screwdriver to lock/unlock the flexible cable connector locks  
 
 
 Tweezers TWEEZERS 
 
Use a pair of tweezers to remove/insert flexible cables. 
 
Insertion and extraction tool for FPC connector 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 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. 
SUS S96J 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 
 
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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 a 45° angles, and then pulling out the module in 
that angle. 
    
                 
WLAN Module 
The illustrations below show how to remove the WLAN module from the notebook. 
Remove WLAN module
 
1. Remove 2 Antenna cables from Wireless LAN Module   
     
   
 
MEMORY 
MODULE 
 
MEMORY 
REMOVAL 
WLAN 
MODULE 
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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. Disconnect the FAN cable and remove 7 screws from 1 to 7, then take away the thermal 
module 
    
 
2. Turn the non-removable screw here 180 degrees counter-clockwise to loosen the CPU.   
 
 
 
 
CPU MODULE 
REMOVAL 
CPU 
REMOVAL 
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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. 
    
      
 
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. 
          
KEYBOARD 
  INDICATOR 
COVER 
REMOVAL 
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2.
 Unlock 9 indicator cover latches. 
 
 
3.
 Take away indicator cover by hand 
 
 
4.
 Pull out the keyboard forward and lay the keyboard on the front side then disconnect the FPC, 
then take away keyboard. 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
						

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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 & inverter cable. 
 
 
2. Turn over the notebook, and then remove 2 screws here. 
 
 
3. Separate the LCD module from the Top Case module 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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. 
 
 
 
 
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1. Disconnect the touch pad FFC and then take away the touch pad FPC. 
 
          
 
2. Remove 4 screws and take away the touchpad bracket. 
       
 
3. Take away the touchpad 
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
TOPCASE 
REMOVAL