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Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement

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  1. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, Opening the device: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Start by unscrewing the bottom case. There are two different size screws. One long one short.

    • The ones marked in red are the short ones. As for the ones in orange are the long ones.

  2. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, Unplugging the Battery: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, Unplugging the Battery: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Using a plastic spudger push back the retaining clasp for the battery plug. It is a sliding motion so push it to the right with the battery closest to you.

  3. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, Removing the cooler: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Marked in red and orange are the screws that hold on the cooler. They are all the same size but I would still keep track of if it was holding on a fan or a block.

    • Marked in yellow are the power and signal wires for the fans. Using a plastic spudger slowly walk the male plug out of its socket.

    • Using the same spudger's flat side pry around the two dies. The old thermal paste will fight back so take your time.

    • Carefully remove the display cable concealed with plastic on the leftmost side of the board - marked in blue.

    • Remove the wifi coax cables (black and white) concealed with plastic to the rightmost side of the board - marked in pink.

    • Only then the cooling unit can be freely removed.

  4. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, Cleaning and appling the paste: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, Cleaning and appling the paste: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, Cleaning and appling the paste: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • You can see where the thermal paste was so make sure to apply it on the same surfaces.

    • I have marked two small parts that are easy to miss.

    • I used 70% rubbing alcohol, tissues, and the flat end of a spudger to remove the old paste.

    • I used a plastic spudger to spread the paste on the chips to make sure that it will make full contact.

    • Replace the cooler by reversing the steps in step 3.

  5. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, The bottom case: crwdns2935265:06crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0
    • Button up the device by placing and screwing on the bottom case.

    • The screws marked in orange are long. The ones marked in red are short.

  6. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, Temps before: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, Temps before: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0
    • Before new paste.

  7. Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, The results: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, The results: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Thermal Paste Replacement, The results: crwdns2935265:08crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0
    • After new Thermal paste.

    • For the testing, I used 3D mark time spy without the demo. As well as a custom fan curve. The profile was set to turbo for both runs.

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

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I used metal tweezers and my laptop won’t turn on now. What did I do?

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Did you manage to get an answer to this? I didn't use metal tweezers but my laptop won't turn on and it's blinking as if it's trying to run but it can't!

OVO Architects -

Open up chips and look if there are cracks on chips, if there are, then you got a dead chip.

hazard4636 -

You have probably created a spark between the tweezers and the laptop circuit while the battery power is still on, bring it to a repair shop that provides micro soldering service and let them fix it.

Jerry Li -

I followed this and even used ifixit tools and now my laptop won't boot. No bios, no charge light, no cpu light, no fans. I followed it exactly, grounded myself, didn't touch the motherboard, didn't even get up as to not accidentally generate static, worked on concrete and a wooden table, none of the connections are loose or damaged. It just won't turn on. What happened and how can I fix it?

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