ASUS U80V partial disassembly with pics

Here's partial disassembly instructions for the ASUS U80V. These are from memory so they are not guaranteed to be perfectly accurate! I got some pictures while adding a 3rd wireless antenna and this post is in the exact order of that process. I didn't take apart the chassis completely, so details about removing the display, webcam, mic, speaker, etc. cables are not included here. This should get you well on the way to complete disassembly if that is the task you are faced with.

Chassis disassembly

1. Remove all the screws on the bottom of the laptop and remove the bottom cover:



2. Remove 2 screws for the hard drive caddy. Lift up the hard drive and unplug it from the cable and remove it.

3. Remove the optical drive by pushing it out with a small flathead screwdriver by the metal tab just to the left of the CPU in the pic above.

4. Remove the three screws that are revealed after removing the optical drive:



5. Remove the keyboard by pressing 4 tabs at the top of the keyboard with a medium guitar pick or a plastic prytool, etc. while lifting the keyboard by its edges. Here are generic keyboard removal instructions that I wrote previously.

6. Tilt the keyboard and remove the ribbon cable and the backlight cable, by gently releasing the clips on either side of the connectors.

7. Remove the tape at the bottom to reveal the touchpad cable and gently lift the white tab on the connector to release the cable.

8. Remove the screws:



9. Pry the case open with a guitar pick, spudger, or prytool. Do this very gently so that you don't break the tabs, they are brittle plastic. Start at one corner and work your way across one edge. Then start at the other side and work your way around the case. The curved plastic area around each hinge is fragile but will come apart easily by gently lifting at the edges once the rest of the case is apart. Once it separates, do not completely open it because the power button and expressgate button cables only have a little slack:



10? I did not remove the bottom part of the chassis, but for complete disassembly you will need to since the button cable connectors are on the underside.

Screen disassembly

1. Remove the two square plastic screw covers at the bottom corners of the screen bezel with an xacto knife or razor blade. Catch the razor underneath the plastic edge and pry upwards, trying not to scratch the bezel or ruin the plastic cover. They are attached with a small amount of adhesive and if removed carefully will re-apply without problems:



2. Remove the 4 rubber pads from the top of the screen bezel to reveal 4 screws. These are also held on with a small amount of adhesive that should be good for one reuse if removed gently and kept clean until reassembly.

3. Remove 6 screws that hold on the screen bezel (two at the bottom and four at the top).

4. Gently pry from one top edge of the bezel to the bottom with a guitar pick, prytool, spudger or an expired credit/gift card (don't risk damaging a good one). Then move your way around the edges of the case, again making sure to not use too much force so that the small plastic tabs don't break and the bezel plastic doesn't bend. The curved plastic around the hinge is especially fragile, and should be pried off last. They will release easily by gently prying at the seams.

5? For complete disassembly, you must have previously unplugged the LCD, microphone, and webcam cables from the motherboard, but I didn't do this step since I was just adding an antenna behind the LCD.

6. Remove 4 screws holding in the LCD to the lid.

Here's a pic of the antenna cable routing near the hinge:



There's a lot that I didn't cover here, I will try to answer any questions that I can. Keep in mind that this is a friend's machine; I don't have it on hand to look at and take apart again.

 

Can you tell me the GPU ATI 4570 module is a discrete MXM card or it is integrated into the mainboard ? Too bad you can take a picture of it

 

Laptop pronz... I love it

 

@huyhung411991 it's integrated. I think in the first pic it's on the right next to the fan (with a heatsink attached to the heatpipe). The northbridge chip looks like it's on the other side in the middle of the 4th pic, but also near to the fan.

@David lulz.