Asus Chromebook C300MA-BBCLN12 Motherboard Replacement

Step 1 Battery



• Remove the eight 9.0mm Phillips #00 screws.
• Remove the three 6.0mm Phillips #00 screws.
Step 2




• Separate the palm rest assembly from the bottom housing using the plastic opening tool.
• It is recommended that you start from a corner and run the plastic opening tool along the edge of the housing.
• Lift the palm rest assembly slowly to prevent damaging the two cables that connect it to the motherboard.
Step 3
• Flip back the hinges on the connectors that secure the wide black cable and the narrow white cable using the tweezers.
• Disconnect the wide black cable from the motherboard by pulling the blue cable tab away from the connector.
• Disconnect the white ribbon cable from the motherboard by pulling the blue cable tab away from the connector.
Step 4
• Remove the six 6.0mm Phillips #00 screws that secure the battery to the bottom housing.
Step 5
• Disconnect the bundled cable connector that attaches the battery to the motherboard using the small plastic spudger.
Step 6
• Remove the battery from the bottom housing.
Step 7 Motherboard
• Remove the two 6.0mm Phillips #00 screws that secure the metal heat shield to the motherboard.
• Remove the metal heat shield.
Step 8
• Peel back the protective tape that covers the display cable connector.
• Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard using the plastic spudger tool.
Step 9
• Disconnect the speaker cable from the motherboard using the plastic spudger tool.
Step 10
• Flip back the hinge that secures the blue daughterboard cable to the motherboard using the tweezers.
• Disconnect the blue cable connecting the motherboard to the daughterboard by pulling on the blue cable tab.
Step 11
• Remove the four 3.0mm Phillips #00 screws that attach the left hinge.
• Remove the large silver 5.0mm Phillips #00 screw from the center-left side of the motherboard.
Step 12
• Remove the three 3.0mm Phillips #00 screws that secure the motherboard to the housing.
Step 13
• Remove the motherboard.

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