Asus A53S Fan Assembly Replacement

Flip the laptop so the underside is facing up.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the two 6 mm screws.

Place a spudger under the white wire and pull it up gently, disconnecting it from the Wi-Fi card.

Use the same method on the black wire.

Push the hard drive to the left and remove it.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the fifteen 6 mm screws.

Flip over the laptop and open it.

Using the spudger, insert the flat end into the notches at the top of the keyboard and slowly "pop" the keyboard up and out of the device.

Using the flat end of the spudger, lift the black ZIF connector lock bar and disconnect the keyboard from the computer.

Remove the keyboard.

Using the spudger, place the flat end under the black lock bar holding the power switch. Push the spudger up and to the left, disconnecting the power switch.

Use the same technique on the touchpad to disconnect it.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the seven 6 mm screws.

Gently pull out the optical drive.

Flip the laptop back over so that the bottom is facing up.

Use a Phillips #01 screwdriver to unscrew the three 6 mm screws.

Turn the laptop back over so that you can open it.

Gently separate the cover from the laptop by putting an opening tool between the cover and the lower part of the laptop.

Remove the yellow tape.

Using the flat end of a spudger, flip ZIF connector lock bar up, disconnecting the USB board from the mother board.

Using the pointy end of a spudger, push upwards on the notches of the tan part of the LCD connector.

Using the pointy end of a spudger, gently push upwards on the black part of the speaker connector.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the five 6 mm screws at the indicated places.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the 5 mm screws.

Gently lift the motherboard, removing it from the laptop shell.

Flip the motherboard so that the fan and heat sink are facing up.

Pinch the upper part of the connector and pull upwards, slightly shimmying it side to side, to disconnect the fan.

Using a Phillips #01 screwdriver, unscrew the seven 5 mm screws.

Remove the fan assembly.