Disassembly of the Asus N551J Laptop

crwdns2936071:01crwdne2936071:0 — Prepare Laptop For Teardown

Turn off the laptop.

crwdns2936071:02crwdne2936071:0 — Remove the screws form the bottom of the case

Remove all marked screws:

crwdns2936071:03crwdne2936071:0 — Remove The Disk Drive

Slide the disk drive out of the laptop case.

crwdns2936071:04crwdne2936071:0 — Remove Rear Housing

Remove the rear housing by sliding it downwards, as indicated in the photo.

crwdns2936071:05crwdne2936071:0 — Disconnect Connectors

Use the flat end of a spudger to disconnect the connector marked in the photo.

crwdns2936071:06crwdne2936071:0 — Remove Hardware

Remove the hard drive (HDD) by unscrewing the marked screws and sliding the drive in the direction of the arrow.

crwdns2936071:07crwdne2936071:0 — Remove Housing Screws

Remove the screws marked in the photo:

crwdns2936071:08crwdne2936071:0 — Open The Housing

Start by inserting an opening pick in the corner where the headphone jack is located. Insert your pick between the two panels.

crwdns2936071:09crwdne2936071:0 — Open The Battery Side Of The Case

Insert your opening picks between the different parts of the case (example shown in photo) and make sure all the plastic clips are loose.

crwdns2936071:010crwdne2936071:0 — Open The Laptop

Open the keyboard side of the laptop while holding the aluminium body.

crwdns2936071:011crwdne2936071:0 — Perform Maintenance

You now have gained access to the internal hardware of the laptop, and can perform any required maintenance.