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ASUS Q302L Motherboard Replacement

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    • Make sure the laptop is disconnected from a power supply and is TURNED OFF.

    • Use a Phillips #0 screw driver to remove all ten 10 mm screws around the back of the laptop.

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    • Wedge a plastic opening tool under the rear case near the hinge.

    • Pry around the outer edge to release the plastic clips holding the rear case to the laptop.

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    • Once the cover is free from all the clips, remove the cover from the laptop.

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    • Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver and remove all five 5 mm screws securing the battery.

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    • Gently wedge a plastic opening tool under the connector.

    • Pry only on the connector not the socket itself or you risk damage to the motherboard.

    • Carefully lift the connector up away from the socket to disconnect it.

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    • Once the screws and connector are removed, simply pull out the battery from its place.

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    • Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove all three 4mm screws around the fan.

    • Using the same screw driver, remove the four 4mm screws from the part of the fan that is above the processor.

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    • Gently wedge two plastic prying tools on both sides of the black part of the connector.

    • Carefully pull out the connector from its socket.

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    • Once all screws and the connector are removed, you can safely pull the fan out of its place.

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    • Peel back the adhered strip to expose the black and white connections.

    • Pop the connections off the fixtures.

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    • Grasp the plastic tab of each connector with your fingers.

    • Firmly pull up, releasing the connectors one at a time.

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    • As in Step 8, gently pry out both sides of the white connector and pull out the connector.

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    • For each of the four marked connectors, gently insert a thin prying tool between the blue ribbon and grey tab.

    • Gently apply upward pressure evenly across the length of the tab.

    • Once the tab has snapped backwards, remove the blue ribbon.

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    • Using the Phillips #00 screwdriver, remove the ten 4mm screws.

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    • Lift the Hinge gently up.

    • Lightly grasp the motherboard.

    • Lift the marked corner of the board first, then slide the corner of the board out from under the back corner of the case.

    • Place new thermal paste beneath the heatsink on the new motherboard.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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