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Asus K53E-BBR7 Optical Drive Replacement

Introduction

Over time, your laptop's optical drive may fail to read discs due as a result of being used excessively. You will be able to replace your failing optical drive with the help of a Phillips #0 screwdriver and a prying tool.

What you need

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    • Push the two locking mechanisms at the top of your laptop away from each other.

    • Pull the battery away from your laptop using your hands.

    • The battery of this laptop is missing.

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  2. Asus K53E-BBR7 Optical Drive Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two black 7.0 mm Phillips #0 screws from the back cover of your laptop.

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  3. Asus K53E-BBR7 Optical Drive Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the back panel by sliding the panel downwards with your hands.

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  5. Asus K53E-BBR7 Optical Drive Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Use your Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 7.0 mm Phillips #0 screws surrounding the hard drive.

    • Use your hands to slowly pull the hard drive out of your laptop.

    • The hard drive of this laptop is missing.

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    • Using your Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the following seventeen screws from your laptop:

    • Sixteen black 7.0 mm Phillips #0 screws

    • One silver 4.0 mm Phillips #0 screw

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    • Flip the laptop over and open the lid to reveal the keyboard.

    • Insert the blue prying tool into each of the five tabs located at the top of the keyboard, pulling upwards on the keyboard to separate it from the palm rest.

    • Once the top of the keyboard has been separated from the device, slowly begin pulling the keyboard away from the laptop using your hands.

    • A silver ribbon cable is connected to the keyboard and the palm rest of the laptop. Removing the keyboard quickly may tear the silver ribbon cable, causing harm to your device.

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  8. Asus K53E-BBR7 Optical Drive Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Using your fingers, gently disconnect the silver ribbon cable from the laptop by pulling the cable out of the slot and to the right.

    • When separating the ribbon cable from the laptop, be gentle. Improperly removing the ribbon cable from the device can damage the laptop.

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    • Remove the single silver 6.0 mm Phillips #0 screw that connects the optical drive to the palm rest.

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    • Remove the optical drive from the laptop by pulling it to the right with your hands.

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Conclusion

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

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Most of these steps are unnecessary to get to the dvd-drive. The keyboard clicks loose without removing these screws too, so only steps 7, 8 and 9 are needed.

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