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ASUS X44H-BBR4 Screen Replacement

Introduction

Use this guide to help you replace a broken or damaged screen in your laptop. Don't forget to keep track of all your screws.

What you need

  1. ASUS X44H-BBR4 Screen Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 2 ASUS X44H-BBR4 Screen Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 2

    • Flip the device over.

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    • Slide the right lock button to the unlock position.

    • After it is unlocked, a red line will be visible.

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    • Slide the left lock button into the unlock position and hold.

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    • While holding the left lock button in the unlock position, push the battery from the center away from you.

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    • Remove the two 9 mm Phillips head screws with the PH0 bit indicated by the red circles in the picture.

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    • Once the screws are removed, slide the back panel away from the computer.

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    • Remove the 9mm Phillips head screw in the left bottom corner of the hard drive with the PH0 bit.

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    • Slide the hard drive to the left, unlocking it from its default position.

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    • Pull the hard drive upwards and take it out of its position.

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    • Remove two 3mm Phillips head screws, one located on each side of the metal casing holding the hard drive using the PH0 bit.

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    • Pull upwards on the metal casing and it will come off.

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    • Open the laptop to show the keyboard.

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    • Look at the top row of the keyboard, you will see a space that has four latches holding the keyboard down.

    • The latches are located above the Esc key, the F5 key, between the F10 and F11 key and the Delete key.

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    • Don't pull too hard on the keys otherwise they may fall off.

    • Push the latch away from the keyboard using the spudger point.

    • While pushing the latches use a plastic opening tool and pull up on a key near it.

    • Continue along the rest of the keyboard until it is released at all four latches.

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    • Push the keyboard away from the mouse track pad to unlock the bottom from the base.

    • Do not pull too hard because there is a ribbon connecting to keyboard to the motherboard.

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    • Flip the keyboard over to reveal the back of it and what is underneath.

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    • Pull each end of the black ribbon cable piece towards the mouse track pad to unlock the ribbon connector piece.

    • Gently pull out the ribbon cable from the connector piece.

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    • Remove the keyboard completely.

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    • Lift up the black lock holding the ribbon.

    • Using the blue tab, pull out the ribbon.

    • Pull gently on the ribbon to remove the risk of damaging the ribbon.

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    • Lift up the black lock holding the ribbon.

    • Using the blue tab, pull out the ribbon.

    • Pull gently on the ribbon to remove the risk of damaging the ribbon.

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    • Remove the five 9 mm Phillips head screws with the PH0 bit.

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    • Flip the laptop on its side so that the red line indicated in the pictures is facing upwards.

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    • Pull up on the disk drive and remove.

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    • Close the laptop and flip it over.

    • Remove the six 12.5 mm screws Phillips head and the five 9 mm screws remaining with the PH0 bit.

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    • Flip the device back over and open the laptop.

    • Using the nylon or metal spudger, gently pry off the panel by moving the spudger along the seam.

    • You should hear clicking sounds as the front panel is being removed from the base.

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    • Remove the panel.

    • The laptop will now become heavier to the front so it will tend to fall on the back side of the screen.

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    • Remove the 5mm Phillips head screw using the PH0 bit.

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    • Pull up on the tape holding the tan cable in place.

    • While holding the tape push up on each side of the cable connector to disconnect it.

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    • Gently pull out the cable connector.

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    • Gently pull out the USB connector attached to the motherboard.

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    • Remove the red and white wire connector next to the fan.

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    • Take out the motherboard

    • There are still two wires connected to the bottom of the motherboard so remove carefully.

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    • Flip the motherboard over next to the laptop base.

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    • Remove the white and black wire.

    • The motherboard is not completely separated from the base of the computer.

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    • Remove the four 9 mm Phillips head screws that hold the screen to the base with the PH0 bit.

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    • Lift up the screen from the base.

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    • Remove the rubber pads with the nylon or metal spudger to reveal two 5mm Phillips head screws.

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    • Remove the two 5mm Phillips head screws with the PH0 bit.

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    • Pry open the screen cover by running the nylon or metal spudger in the seams.

    • Remove the cover.

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    • Remove the eight 5mm Phillips head screws holding down the screen with the PH0 bit.

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    • Lift up the screen.

    • Carefully remove the screen because there are still wires connected to the screen

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    • Lift up the tape piece securing the ribbon to the screen.

    • Pull out the ribbon.

    • Remove the screen completely from the frame.

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Conclusion

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

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