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Asus Q524U Daughterboard Replacement

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    • Remove ten 3 mm screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Lift up the back panel and set it to the side.

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    • Using your fingers, grip onto both sides of the wire harness and push it upwards.

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    • Remove the five 3 mm screws holding the battery in place using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Tilt the small black tab up which will allow the blue tape to be slid out.

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    • Simply lift the battery up and out of its holding area.

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    • Remove the four 3 mm screws holding the fan in place using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Remove five 3 mm screws holding the heat sink in place using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Pull up fan connector tab by using the plastic handle.

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    • Unwind the cable wrapped around the fan casing.

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    • Disconnect the small cable from the fan.

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    • After all screws and cables are unsecured, lift the fan assembly out of the laptop.

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    • Disconnect the black and white wires by pulling them up.

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    • Unscrew the single 3 mm screw using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Slide the Wi-Fi card out of its slot.

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    • Remove the seven screws attached to the motherboard using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Using your finger flip the tab holding this light blue ribbon cable and move it out of the way.

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    • Using your fingers lift this tab up and pull out the blue ribbon cable.

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    • Flip up the orange tab beneath the Wi-Fi card and pull out the wire.

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    • Using your fingers, disconnect this wire harness by pushing it out from both sides.

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    • With your fingers, pull this tab up to disconnect the wire from the motherboard.

    • With this tab out of the way you can now pull the motherboard out.

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    • Remove the five screws from the daughterboard using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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    • Open the laptop slightly in order for this hinge to open up.

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    • Remove the daughterboard from the laptop.

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

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