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This is a motherboard replacement guide for the Asus Q524U (Q524UQ) laptop. The motherboard is the main circuit board for the computer.
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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.
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With this tab out of the way you can now pull the motherboard out.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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