Asus U50F-RBBAG05 Upper Case Replacement

Written By: Kelly Greeling
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Asus U50F-RBBAG05 Upper Case Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

23

Time Required

No estimate

Introduction

We are going to teach you how to remove/replace the Upper Case of your Asus U50F-RBBAG05.

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    • Turn the laptop over so the bottom is facing up.

    • Slide the two tabs on the bottom of the laptop toward the edges of laptop.

    • Slide the left tab to the left to lock it into the unlocked position. The red showing next to the tab signifies that it's unlocked.

    • You will have to hold the right tab to the right to keep the slot unlocked while removing the battery.

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    • Hold down the tab on the right side, then begin sliding the battery out.

    • Remove the old battery.

    • Next, insert the new battery into the empty slot. Release the right tab to begin locking the new battery into place. Slide the left tab to the right to completely lock the battery into the slot. The red that was showing near the left tab should be gone. This signifies that the battery is locked into place.

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    • Remove the six screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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    • Pry the lower panel up with your fingernail or a spudger.

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    • Lift up on the panel and remove it.

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    • Remove the two screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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    • Using your finger, push the hard drive back.

    • Pry up the drive with an opening tool (or your fingernail).

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    • Pull back on the hard drive and lift upwards.

    • Remove the component completely.

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    • Push back on the silver clips shown in the picture until you hear/feel a pop.

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    • Pull back on the RAM card and remove it.

    • Repeat for the lower RAM card.

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    • Remove the single screw.

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    • Use the plastic opening tool to push the drive out from the back.

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    • Pull the drive out and remove completely.

    • When reassembling the drive, lay the laptop with the base towards the floor. Then, push the drive all the way in. Otherwise, the drive will become stuck and be difficult to reassemble.

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    • Use the Phillips #1 to remove two screws from the fan that attach it to the motherboard.

    • Remove the four screws on the heat sink.

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    • Pull the bundled cable away from the connector in the same direction the individual wires are running.

    • Potential for device damage: Pull evenly on the connector so that no individual wires are overly strained.

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    • Pull up the heat sink a bit and then pull back.

    • There's an overhanging piece of the lower panel near the fan that you have to scoot out of.

    • Lift and remove both the fan and heat sink.

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    • Insert one of the pry tools under a top corner and the other tool under the side of the same corner. Make sure to get under the metal of the keyboard, not just the first layer of plastic. Then pry the corner down and out from under the little overhang its sitting under.

    • Next, slide the pry tool on the top over to the next overhang and insert the second tool on the other side. Push down and pry out the keyboard.

    • Repeat the same process all the way down to the opposite corner.

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    • Once the keyboard is free, lift it up slightly and release the cable connection underneath.

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    • Last, remove the keyboard completely from the computer.

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    • Remove the six screws from the outer lower case.

    • Remove the four screws from the hinges.

    • Remove the three screws on the inner lower case.

    • Remove the three screws from the optical drive area.

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    • Remove the two screws from the metal frame.

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    • Pull the two bundled cables away from the connector in the same direction as the individual wires are running.

    • Potential for device damage: Pull evenly on the full width of the cable so that no individual wires are overly strained.

    • Pull the no-fuss ribbon cable straight out of the connector.

    • Potential for device damage: These kinds of connectors are fairly rare, so check carefully for a way to release the connector before you resort to pulling on the ribbon cable.

    • Pull the single bundled cable away from the connector in the same direction as the individual wires are running.

    • Potential for device damage: Pull evenly on the full width of the cable so that no individual wires are overly strained.

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    • Lift up and remove the upper case.

Conclusion

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

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