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Repair and disassembly information for the ROG Ally, a handheld gaming console made by ASUS. Released in 2023 and identified by model number RC71L.

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What the heck happened?

My Rog Ally was running a little hot but immaculate since I bought it from someone on fb marketplace. Then one day I come home from work and it doesn’t work. It turns on and shows the “Republic Of Gamers” one time, then shows two lit black screens and then completely shuts off. The lights on top work, orange when charging and white when on. It smells like sweet in a way, from the back right fan but not the left.

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Have you opened it up at all? This is pure conjecture, but this sounds to me like one of the battery cells might have kicked the bucket. If you have a look at the internals, the battery is divided between the left and right sides and immediately near the fans. Battery electrolyte usually smells very sweet. And a bunk battery could definitely keep this from powering up properly. It may not be capable of outputting enough energy to fully boot.

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It definitely sounds like internal inspection is necessary if nothing else.

If you do decide to open, please be very careful. If the battery has leaked it may be dangerous.

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