About the disassembly of the G73JH

Somebody just commented my disassembly video... And said it was really done like crap. He said I had to learn to apply thermal paste and that disassembling that laptop the way I did was a joke.

I did it the same way BTO did and the same way you guys did... And there's not 40 ways of disassembling a laptop... And my thermal paste got me way better temps, so I don't see why I should relearn to do it. I know I had no anti-static strap, but I don't see anything else. He wasn't specific at all by telling "Don't deassemble the laptop like this again lol You hurt the laptop so bad" and "your laptop will generate more heat in long term because of poor assembly". I don't see how I hurt it and how could he tell about the poor assembly? He didn't even see me putting it back in place.

Did I get trolled lol? That guys says he is certified.

 

Who cares what someone else says if the temps have dropped and everything runs as before then its a good paste job.

I have dissassembled 10 times and not once cared about anti static straps etc.. I seem to remember I had been blowing up balloons for a birthday party just before I did my 4th dissasembly so I probably had enough static in me to fire up a small power plant. Still turned on and runs fine

Anyone that is Apple certified is a noob.

P.s I haven't watched your video yet I will go take a look and see if its different to how I do things.

Turn off comments on Youtube the only people who comment are no lifers.

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Okey yeah you pretty much did it exactly the same as me upto the repasting part. I dont mess about flipping over the mobo I just pull the bugger out fans attached and whip the screen right off, if its not in pieces im not happy.

The amount of paste on there is plenty though you could have got away with half of that if it is ICD and you might have noticed slightly better conductivity but any overflow will just seep out of the sides anyway.

I also applied thermal tape completely around the heatsink/fan to make sure no air was escaping before it exits the laptop just an idea if you go for it again it doesn't make a major difference.

Video was fine ignore the IPAD lovers.

 

As someone who holds a CompTIA A+ certification(for what that is worth), I think you did a pretty good job. You noticed a good reduction in temps, your machine is still functioning perfectly, and you took care in disassembling your machine. It's a very daunting task to undertake, and the G73 has to be one of the more difficult notebooks I've disassembled(I took mine partially apart to clean out the fans when I upgraded to my 1080p matte screen).

As far as the static strap goes I don't have one, either. I remember taking apart my XPS M1730(back when that particular rig was still $3K+ new) several times without one and even upgraded the CPU and GPU without any ill effects. As long as you ground yourself periodically you'll be safe enough; I've even taken apart a couple of my ThinkPads on my bed and had no issues.

Either way, that guy might be Asus and Apple certified, but that doesn't mean you don't know what you're doing, either. You did a great job and the video was an excellent tutorial; I really like the fact you put up still photos of what screws to remove.

 

Thanks guys! So I guess I did it correctly... I did a few laptops and never had any problems. I just wanted to know if I was really doing something wrong...

 

Not too bad for a first time disassembly, the G73 is pretty difficult to tear down imo, but you should've disconnected the WLAN antennas and also removed the fans (before talking out the mobo). Then it's much easier to do the rest and you're less likely to break something. Also this seems to be a cotton cloth... I'd never put a mobo on it.
You have your mobo on the screen... considering that you don't want to apply a lot of pressure on the LCD panel it's really a better idea to remove it completely and place it somewhere else to do the job.

Generally spoken you must have pretty bad luck to kill something because of ESD, but nevertheless it happens all the time. And since it's necessary to remove and turn over the whole mobo to repaste this system I'd highly recommend an ESD mat an strap to everyone doing this. But in the end it's your system.

 

Nice video i will use it when i ICD 7 mine any tips on remembering where all the screws go ? lol every time i do somthing like this i always have one left over

 

You'll have to deal with 4 kinds of screws:

- 4 pieces of short, flat screws (two at the edge next to the ODD and two at the battery compartement)

- 6 screws for the fans

- 6 long ones for the LCD panel

- the rest is all the same kind.

 

Cool thanks i like the gide you did on your alienware wish some one would do one for G73JH hint hint

 

Just make sure you get a piece of paper with boxes on so you remember. The ones that go into the motherboard are most important because there are holes through the keyboard that also go through the motherboard and if you screw into the wrong ones you end up have to dissassemble again to remove them.

"cough" I refuse to comment on how I know about this!

And dont forget to put the RAM back in SLOT 0 :laugh:

 

The screws on the mobo are all the same, except for the fan screws. You only have to put them in the correct holes.

I recommend making some pictures of the connectors and cables if you do it for the first time.

And you don't have to remove a single RAM module to repaste the GPU / CPU or exchange the CPU.


Don't forget to do a powerdrain before you open the system.

 

For the screws, i used a plastic box with separators and labeled every compartment for where the screws went.

Example:
LCD hinges: 6 long 2 short
HDDS: 4
Under kb: 4
fans: 6
I think you can figure out the rest .

On my first reassembly, i watched the video bit by bit to know where to put the screws, but it helped a lot to have them separated by category too. It's easier not to forget a screw.

svl7 is right, no need to remove anything from the motherboard. Taking out the fans separately makes things a bit easier and you can also clean the heatsinks on both sides as a bonus. If you want to move the screen away in order not to have the mobo sit on it, you'll need to unplug a few more things like the wifi adapter's antennas, the LED bar under the screen etc. If you do remove those, i'd be extra careful with the fan connectors, they are held tightly in place so don't pull on the wires. You want your fans to be working .

 

Like I said, you only have to deal with four kind of screws when you want to repaste or exchange the CPU, no need to make it more complicated than it already is, but everyone has it's own method I guess.

 

What I do, is I use a few little containers that I place in order for the screws (you can note it on them) and I make myself a little list, that I can put a check next to it when each step is done, So I'm sure not to forget anything and I just have to follow my container's order.