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Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement

What you need

  1. Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 2 Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 2 of 2
    • Turn the power off and turn the netbook upside down.

    • Slide both battery catches together to release the battery.

    • Slide the battery out.

  2. Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement, RAM: step 2, image 1 of 3 Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement, RAM: step 2, image 2 of 3 Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement, RAM: step 2, image 3 of 3
    • Locate the memory compartment.

    • Using a Plastic Opening Tools, remove the screw rubber cover.

    • Remove the screw.

  3. Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • Use a Plastic Opening Tools near the screw hole to release the cover.

    • Remove the cover

  4. Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2
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    • Using a Spudger, push both right and left metal clip to release one of the RAM module.

    • Slide out the RAM module.

    • Do the same with the second RAM module if necessary.

  5. Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement, Top Cover (Touchpad): step 5, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the screws as necessary.

    • For top cover removing, only remove the 2 bottom screws.

    • For Keyboard removing, remove all 4 screws.

    • The one short screw paterns to uper left screw hole directly on the PCB.

  6. Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 3 Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement: step 6, image 2 of 3 Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement: step 6, image 3 of 3
    • Use a Plastic Opening Tools to release the top cover.

    • Start from the left side.

    • Go around on the bottom

    • Finish with the right side.

    • The top cover is still connected to the PCB with the touchpad ribbon. Handle it carefully.

  7. Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 2 Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement: step 7, image 2 of 2
    Tool used on this step:
    Spudger
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    • Carefully slide the top cover to the bottom in order to see the touchpad connector on the PCB.

    • Use a Spudger to slide the conector attachment black part and release the ribbon from the PCB.

    • Now you can remove the top cover

Conclusion

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

Gaetan

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Unrelated. My Asus VX-6 recently had the blue USB 3.0 ports stop working. Now the Ethernet connection is intermittent, goes away, come back, over and over again. Are those 3 ports on the right hand side part of the main board or separate boards?

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