ASUS X44H-BBR4 Fan Replacement

Flip the device over.

Slide the right lock button to the unlock position.

After it is unlocked, a red line will be visible.

Slide the left lock button into the unlock position and hold.

While holding the left lock button in the unlock position, push the battery from the center away from you.

Open the laptop to show the keyboard.

Look at the top row of the keyboard, you will see a space that has four latches holding the keyboard down.

Push the latch away from the keyboard using the spudger point.

While pushing the latches use a plastic opening tool and pull up on a key near it.

Continue along the rest of the keyboard until it is released at all four latches.

Push the keyboard away from the mouse track pad to unlock the bottom from the base.

Flip the keyboard over to reveal the back of it and what is underneath.

Pull each end of the black ribbon cable piece towards the mouse track pad to unlock the ribbon connector piece.

Gently pull out the ribbon cable from the connector piece.

Remove the keyboard completely.

Remove the two 9 mm Phillips head screws with the PH0 bit indicated by the red circles in the picture.

Once the screws are removed, slide the back panel away from the computer.

Remove the 9mm Phillips head screw in the left bottom corner of the hard drive with the PH0 bit.

Slide the hard drive to the left, unlocking it from its default position.

Pull the hard drive upwards and take it out of its position.

Remove two 3mm Phillips head screws, one located on each side of the metal casing holding the hard drive using the PH0 bit.

Pull upwards on the metal casing and it will come off.

Lift up the black lock holding the ribbon.

Using the blue tab, pull out the ribbon.

Lift up the black lock holding the ribbon.

Using the blue tab, pull out the ribbon.

Remove the five 9 mm Phillips head screws with the PH0 bit.

Flip the laptop on its side so that the red line indicated in the pictures is facing upwards.

Pull up on the disk drive and remove.

Close the laptop and flip it over.

Remove the six 12.5 mm screws Phillips head and the five 9 mm screws remaining with the PH0 bit.

Flip the device back over and open the laptop.

Using the nylon or metal spudger, gently pry off the panel by moving the spudger along the seam.

Remove the panel.

Remove the 5mm Phillips head screw using the PH0 bit.

Pull up on the tape holding the tan cable in place.

While holding the tape push up on each side of the cable connector to disconnect it.

Gently pull out the cable connector.

Gently pull out the USB connector attached to the motherboard.

Remove the red and white wire connector next to the fan.

Take out the motherboard

Flip the motherboard over next to the laptop base.

Remove the white and black wire.

The motherboard is not completely separated from the base of the computer.

Remove the black piece of tape located on each side of the fan and vent, connecting the two components.

Pull up on the four wires (red, yellow, blue and black) connecting the fan to the motherboard.

Remove fan by pulling it upwards.