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service overview
Chapter
1
Service Overview
Carefully read through this chapter for a look at various components of
the notebook and necessary cautions and tools before performing any
service and repairs.
o provide the best service and support for the ASUS S96J Series, we have provided the
below information for technicians from distributors and resellers to perform the
complete not
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service overview S96J Series Overview and Components The ASUS S96 Series Notebook is a product combining the power of Intel® Pentium M CPU with uFC-PGA mobile system. In this section, an overview for the S96J, along with its components, will be presented. S96J Overview OVERVIE W The illustrations below show the notebook’s overview from front view, right side view, left side vie
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service overview Audio jacks 4 in 1 card reader Kensington lock port Optical Drive Reader IEEE 1394 TV-OUT Port Modem Port LAN Port PCI Express USB(2.0) VGA Port DC power input Air vents USB (2.0) Battery Module 1 - 3
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service overview Components COMPONE NTS The illustrations below show the components of the S96J Series. LCD Panel* LCD The illustration below shows the LCD display panel. The S96J Series notebook comes with 15.4” TFT LCD Panel. LCD Bracket LCD The illustration below shows the LCD Bracket. BRACKETS Inverter Board INVERTER The illustration below shows the invert
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service overview LCD Case LCD CAS E The illustration below shows the LCD case. Here is the LCD front cover, back cover. Keyboard KEYBOARD The illustration below shows the keyboard plate. It can be exchanged with keyboard plates with different language layouts, such as U.S., German, Japanese, British, France and others. Top Case Module TOP CASE& The illustration
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service overview Battery Pack BATTERY The illustration below shows the battery pack of the notebook. It’s located at bottom of the notebook. Optical Drive OPTI CAL The illustration below shows the Optical Drive DRIVE HDD Bracket HDD BRA CKET The illustration below shows the HDD Bracket. Hard Disk Drive HDD DR IVE The illustration below shows the 2.5” ind
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service overview uFC-PGA CPU Module CPU The illustration below shows the Intel uFC-PGA CPU Module, top and bottom views CPU Thermal Module CPU THERMAL The illustration below shows the thermal module for the CPU. It’s located on the top of MODULE CPU. CPU door CPU DOOR The illustration below shows CPU door. 1 - 7
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service overview Memory Module MEMORY The illustration below shows the industry-standard 200pin SO-DIMM DDR SDRAM module for the notebook. Motherboard Module MOTHER The illustration below shows the motherboard module of the notebook. BOARD MODULE Bottom Case Module BOTTOM CASE The illustration below shows the bottom case module of the notebook. It include speaker
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service overview Wireless LAN Module WIRELES S The illustration below shows the Wireless LAN Module of the notebook. It contains LAN MODULE Wireless LAN Card. Bluetooth Module BLUETOOTH The illustration below shows the Bluetooth Module of the notebook. MODULE 1 - 9
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service overview Service Overview Please pay special attention to the cautions below to prevent any damages to the notebook and also please be sure to select the appropriate tools described in this section to perform any services desired. Precautions CAUTIONS Before you perform any service and/or repair on the notebook, please follow the steps below first. 1. Be sure that the n
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service overview Appropriate Tools TOOLS The illustrations below show the appropriate tools that should be used for the notebook’s service and repair. Phillips-head Screwdriver CROSS Use a Phillips-head screwdriver to fasten/remove the K- or B-typed screws. SCREW- DRIVER Single-Slotted Screwdriver FLATHEAD Use a single-slotted screwdriver to lock/unlock the flexible cable
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Disassembly procedure Chapter 2 Disassembly Procedure Please follow the information provided in this section to perform the complete disassembly procedure of the notebook. Be sure to use proper tools described before. SUS S96J Series Notebook consists of various modules. This chapter describes the procedures for the complete notebook disassembly. In addition, in between procedure
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Disassembly procedure Battery Module BATTERY The illustration below shows how to remove the battery module. 1. Turn the notebook over. Unlock and hold the latch, and remove the battery. 3 1 2 HDD Module HDD The illustrations below show how to remove the HDD module from the notebook. MODULE Removing HDD Module HDD 1. Remove 2 screws and take the HDD out. MODULE REM
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Disassembly procedure MEMORY Memory Module MODULE The illustration shows how to remove the memory module form the notebook. Removing Memory module MEMORY 1. Remove 3 screws and take the CPU door away. REMOVAL 2. Pull two Latches and pop the module up to a 45 ° angles, and then pulling out the module in that angle. WLAN Module WLAN The illust
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Disassembly procedure 2. Remove 2 screws，then take the WLAN module away. CPU Module CPU MODULE The illustrations below show how to remove the CPU module from the notebook. REMOVAL Removing CPU CPU 1. Disconnect the FAN cable and remove 7 screws from 1 to 7, then take away the thermal REMOVAL module 3 2 4 1 7 5 6 2. Turn the non-removable screw here 1
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Disassembly procedure 3. Squeeze the vacuum handling pump and use it to lift the CPU away. Optical Drive Module OPTI CAL 1. Move 2 screws here, and then pull the ODD module out slowly. DRIVE REMOVAL Keyboard Module KEYBOARD The illustration of below shows how to remove the keyboard INDICATOR Removing Keyboard and indicator Cover COVER 1. Remove
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Disassembly procedure 2. Unlock 9 indicator cover latches. 3. Take away indicator cover by hand 4. Pull out the keyboard forward and lay the keyboard on the front side then disconnect the FPC, then take away keyboard. 2 - 6
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Disassembly procedure Top Case Module TOP CASE The illustrations below show how to disassemble and remove the top case module of the notebook. MODULE The module contains the top case itself. Removing top Case Module TOP CASE 1. Remove 6 screws here, and then disconnect the Coaxial & inverter cable. MODULE 2. Turn over the notebook, and then remove 2 screws here. 3
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Disassembly procedure 1. Turn over the NB and remove 18 screws on the bottom case. BOTTOM CASE REMOVAL 2. Disconnect the Touchpad FPC and Speaker cable 3. Separate the Top case from the bottom case. 2 - 8
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Disassembly procedure 1. Disconnect the touch pad FFC and then take away the touch pad FPC. TOPCASE REMOVAL 2. Remove 4 screws and take away the touchpad bracket. 3. Take away the touchpad 2 - 9
