open up my 6214w

howdy
i was wondering if anyone here has tried to open up their znote 6214. (YES I KNOW THE WARRANTY *** IF U DO THIS) but whata hell, i need to open up my laptop to change my cpu. i have tried once, i thought it would work, but it was stuck by the wifi on/off button, everything else was loose.
so anyone got any ideas or pictures of how to get it open.

thx

 

Just remove the keyboard (there are some screws under the laptop).

 

hmm, so is it possible to only remove the keyboard and not the whole thing with touchpad and so on ? i think i tried that once. there are some screws that have a sort of a keyboard sign next to it, and one under the memorymodule cover. but no luck.
if this really is possible can someone give me a more detailed description?.

thx!

 

I think Zepto customer service should be able to give you instructions on that. Just be careful with the procedure.

Is there any particular reason why you have to change your CPU?

 

belive me, i've tried getting some assistans from zepto, but, no good, if u're lucky enough to get an answer ,the answer is , ", u have to send it to us, blablabla"
my cpu change is because , when i bought the thing, i was kinda broke, so i bought the cheapest possible , it dosent even have a core2duo. so now i've upgraded my hd, ram and now its time for the cpu.

so, can someone please give me some tips on how to do this ?
thx

 

Hi. I have not done this my self but I'm pretty sure on how to do this. Though the part where you change the CPU you have to figure out your self (never done that).

Under the laptop there are 3 screwes. They are symbolised with a small marking that represent a keybord and very easy to find. One of the screwes is under that metal plate in the middle.

Now you can turn your laptop over with the keybord facing up. It is now loose and you can move it around in it's place with your hands. Push it as far as it goes upwards and you should be able to flip up the end wich is closest to you. Now you have to be VERY carefull not to pull on the cable from the keybord wich connects to the mainbord. If you snap some of the pins on the mainbord you have a tough problem.

You should now have access to the CPU and lots of other stuff. Remember to use coolingpaste when replacing the CPU with a new one. You should find guides on this subject all over the internet.

I hope my english is readable to you. I'm norwegian. I wish you the best of luck with this. Please post a small report on how this worked out.

Kenneth

 

The CPU is under the left side, under the cooling system.

 

all done, and all is workin great.
the new cpu is great, a little hot at the moment, but i guess it takes some time for the arctic silver to take effect. maybe i should have put that stuff on the gpu to..? but that will be a project for another day.

thanks for the help!

 

How hot is "a little hot"?
I think it was one from Zepto who said that expected is "50-ish" under light load and "80-ish" under heavy load, don't recall if any specific cpu/speed was mentioned, but I guess it may vary.

Not that I have much practical experience with it, but I have read that pastes usually have a "burn-in period". Not sure how long that period would be.

In theory, the optimal is a direct contact between the cpu and heatsink, and the cooling paste should only fill the cracks, so outmost care should be used when cleaning the surfaces and applying the cooling paste. If you suspect you haven't been too careful, then consider reapplying, if it doesn't get any better of course.

btw. did you take any pictures? If not, and you do take it apart again, could you please. I am a bit curious of how it looks inside.