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Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement

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  1. Careful: steps 1-2 are sourced from a guide that's marked as in-progress.

    Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement, Remove battery: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the battery and the AC power

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  2. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement, Remove bottom cover: step 2, image 1 of 2 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement, Remove bottom cover: step 2, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the M2x4 screw of the bottom cover

    • Remove the bottom cover by sliding it downwards

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  3. Careful: steps 3-4 are sourced from a guide that's marked as in-progress.

    Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement, Optical drive: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the screw holding the optical drive

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  4. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Pull out the optical drive

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  5. Careful: steps 5-6 are sourced from a guide that's marked as in-progress.

    Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement, Hard Disk: step 5, image 1 of 2 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement, Hard Disk: step 5, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the screws

    • Remove the 3 M2x10 screws

    • Remove the one M2x4 screw

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  6. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Gently pull the hard disk to the left

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  8. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement, RAM: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two RAM modules

    • Pop them out gently

    • Make sure you are electrostatically not loaded

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  9. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Detach the two cables from the wireless module

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  10. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 2 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 9, image 2 of 2

    • Remove all screws from the bottom cover

    • Remove 7 M2x10 screws

    • Remove 3 M2x4 screws

    • Remove 2 small screws

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  11. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 3 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 10, image 2 of 3 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 10, image 3 of 3

    • Open the lid of the notebook

    • Use a plastic opening tool to pry the bottom case

    • Be very careful when opening so that the cables in the case are not severed.

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  12. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 1

    • The motherboard is still connected to the bottom case by several cables, so don't try to remove it entirely just yet.

    • Hold the upper part with one hand, and use your other hand to disconnect the black&white cable (antenna for the wifi card)

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  13. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 12, image 1 of 1

    • The motherboard is still connected to the bottom case by several cables, so don't try to remove it entirely just yet.

    • Continue to hold the upper part with one hand, and use your other hand to disconnect the black ribbon cable

    • Remove the upper part with the motherboard

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  14. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 13, image 1 of 2 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 13, image 2 of 2

    • This component is attached by a cable to the lower side of the motherboard therefore it is advised to remove it.

    • Remove the two screws holding the VGA IC

    • Lift the IC

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  15. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 14, image 1 of 3 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 14, image 2 of 3 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 14, image 3 of 3

    • Remove the cable by first lifting the black holder and then removing the cable

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  16. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 15, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the white cable simply by pulling it out from the connector

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  17. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 16, image 1 of 3 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 16, image 2 of 3 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 16, image 3 of 3

    • Remove the touchpad cable by first lifting the black holder

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    • Remove the two keyboard cables by first pulling out the black holders. After that the cables are released

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  19. Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 18, image 1 of 2 Asus N56VM Motherboard Replacement: step 18, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the four screws holding the motherboard

    • Remove the screw holding the fan

    • Pry out the plastic thing holding the motherboard in place

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Conclusion

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

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Can you please help me locate the gpu VRM on the motherboard? My gpu is faulty and needs to be rebonded, so I wanna permanently disable it.

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Sorry, I can’t help you with that

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