Asus Zenbook UX31A Battery Replacement

Introduction

This guide demonstrates how to replace the battery of your Asus Zenbook UX31A. This may be necessary if the battery no longer holds a charge, or the laptop will not charge at all.

The battery is responsible for providing power to all the components of your computer. If your battery has issues, it may lead to your computer no longer powering on.

Before following this guide, make sure that there is nothing wrong with your charging cable and that your charging port is clear of debris as this might lead to the computer appearing as if it has battery issues. Try other charging cables for your computer, and try cleaning out your charging port with an ESD safe brush.

Before you proceed, make sure to power the computer all the way down and disconnect the charging cable.

What you need

Step 1 Battery

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Use a T6 screwdriver to remove the ten 6 mm case screws.
The two screws adjacent to the device serial number stamps are longer than the others. These two screws run about 11 mm long.
Remove the back cover from the laptop.
DO NOT BEND OR PUNCTURE THE BATTERY: Puncturing the battery can result in injury since the battery can catch fire or explode when exposed directly to oxygen

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Step 2

Use a Phillips #00 screwdriver to remove the three 7 mm screws that secure the battery.

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Step 3

Unplug the bundled battery connector from the motherboard by gently pulling the cable up.
Make sure you pull the connector directly upwards or you could damage the connector

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