Asus X55C Cooling / FAN System Replacement

Last updated on January 8, 2015

25 - 35 minutes

Moderate

Community-Contributed Guide

Introduction

How to disassemble the laptop and replace the cooling / fan system.

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Fix Kit

This kit contains all the parts and tools needed to complete this guide.

Parts

Tools

The Keyboard is held by 5x locking clips.
Pick up a little the one side of the Keyboard and start opening the clips one by one.
Disconnect the Keyboard flex cable from the mother board and remove the KB.
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Unscrew the two Philips screws and remove the HDD / RAM Cover.
Remove three screws securing the hard drive caddy (hard drive assembly).
Slide the hard drive assembly to the left to disconnect it from the motherboard.

Disconnect:
The Microphone cable
The LCD Display flex cable
Remove 3x Pillips screws.
Lift the board first from the right edge.
There is another one cable, from the DC connector, connected to the underside of main board. We should spun the the board to disconnect the DC connector cable.

Disconnect the Fan cable from the Motherboard.
Remove the screws (4x Phillips screws) that hold the cooling system to the Motherboard
CPU Cooling System - Cooling Heatsink and Fan.
Remove the Cooling System carefully, if you don't want to break the CPU.
Before installing the new Cooling System, clean the CPU and put new thermal compound / paste.