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VIA GO Teardown

Written By: Artur Huhtaniemi (and one other contributor)
Published: February 2, 2025
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VIA GO Teardown

Written By: Artur Huhtaniemi (and one other contributor)
Published: February 2, 2025
  • Comments: 0
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Teardown

Introduction

Explore internals of the device: layout, components and upgradability.

GIGABYTE VIA-GO motherboard, model MZBSWOP-W1

Intel Celeron N3010 (cpuid 406C4)

LPDDR3 1.35V SODIMM

integrated eMMC (SD) Kingston M52532 1AED76C6 32Gb

This teardown is not a repair guide. To repair your VIA GO, use our service manual.

    1. VIA GO Teardown, Overview: step 1, image 1 of 3 VIA GO Teardown, Overview: step 1, image 2 of 3 VIA GO Teardown, Overview: step 1, image 3 of 3

      • USB and audio ports at front and rest of I/O are at the back. power button is on top.

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    2. VIA GO Teardown, bottom screws: step 2, image 1 of 1

      • Remove four (phillips) screws on the bottom of the device, these are located inside of rubber feet.

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    4. VIA GO Teardown, motherboard: step 3, image 1 of 3 VIA GO Teardown, motherboard: step 3, image 2 of 3 VIA GO Teardown, motherboard: step 3, image 3 of 3

      • remove screws that hold motherboard in the case.

      • LPDDR3 slot (there is no internal memory).

      • M.2 slot with Intel 3160NGW (Dual-band AC-WiFi + BT)

      • 20-pin connector for external SATA hard drive.

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    5. VIA GO Teardown, CPU and heatsink: step 4, image 1 of 3 VIA GO Teardown, CPU and heatsink: step 4, image 2 of 3 VIA GO Teardown, CPU and heatsink: step 4, image 3 of 3

      • screws to remove fan assembly

      • screws to remove heatsink

      • RTC battery

      • eMMC (SD) chip

      • power button

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    6. VIA GO Teardown, CPU without heatsink: step 5, image 1 of 2 VIA GO Teardown, CPU without heatsink: step 5, image 2 of 2

      • closeup of Intel N3010 SoC and eMMC chip.

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    7. VIA GO Teardown, motherboard (without memory): step 6, image 1 of 3 VIA GO Teardown, motherboard (without memory): step 6, image 2 of 3 VIA GO Teardown, motherboard (without memory): step 6, image 3 of 3

      • component overview. also closeup of 20-pin external sata connector.

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