Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement

Written By: Gaetan
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Asus Eee PC 1215N Top Cover (Touchpad) Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

5 minutes

Introduction

Removing the top cover is a mandatory step before to access the keyboard screw and go deeper inside the Eee PC 1215N.

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    • Turn the power off and turn the netbook upside down.

    • Slide both battery catches together to release the battery.

    • Slide the battery out.

    While there is a fairly long list of tools listed here, I was able to complete the entire guide using only a 3/64" flathead mini screwdriver (the kind you get for $0.99). I replaced the stock 500GB 5400RPM drive with the updated 7200RPM slim drive of the same line with no issues. The BIOS picked it up immediately, and I need only reinstall an OS.

    Tolidano -

    Missing step: remove the two screws under the battery, otherwise the keyboard won’t come off

    Andrea Borgia -

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    • Locate the memory compartment.

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

    • Remove the screw.

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    • Use a Plastic Opening Tools near the screw hole to release the cover.

    • Remove the cover

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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.

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    • 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.

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    • 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.

    excellent guide. but be careful - it's very easy to broke narrow plastic clip :(

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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.

Author

Gaetan

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One comment

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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