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In this video I gonna show you how to disassemble the Asus ROG Zephyrus GX501 laptop, clean
it from dust and replace thermal paste To disassemble Asus ROG GX501V you will need
next tools: Phillips 1 (2) screwdriver
Torx T5 screwdriver Plastic tool
Thermal grease Antistatic brush
Tweezers
In the description, I’ll leave links where to buy all the necessary tools.
Also I recommend using a magnetic mat in repair process and laying out each screw step-by-step
during disassembly, which is especially useful in the case of Asus ROG GX501V.
This laptop has a lot of screws and it is very important not to lose them during disassembling.
Turn the laptop over and remove
the 4 screws on the bottom cover.
Take a plastic tool and open the bottom cover.
Next, take a plastic tool and begin to open the case of laptop.
I recommend using a plastic tool so as not to damage
the laptop case when opening.
Lift the top cover towards you and disconnect 3 cables from the motherboard.
Next, disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.
Disconnect fan cables.
Remove all screws on the fans, and then on the radiator.
Pay attention to the order of removing the screws; I recommend unscrewing in the indicated order
Now you can remove cooling system by lifting up from the motherboard.
Carefully separate the cooling system from the board by lifting it with a plastic tool.
Remove the old thermal paste from the surface of the CPU and GPU, as well as from the radiator.
If thermal grease is very dry and doesn't rub well, you can use isopropyl alcohol.
Now let's begin cleaning the cooling system from dust.
Take a Phillips 1 screwdriver and unscrew all the screws on
the fan housing.
Remove all dust from the radiator
and fan.
How to apply thermal grease.
Apply a small amount of thermal paste to the processor, then take a plastic tool and spread
it evenly over the entire surface of the chip.
If you still don’t know which thermal grease to choose, in the description, I left a link
to the video where I test different thermal greases and choose the best one for the laptop.
If the thermal grease on the video chips is in an elastic state, then there is no need
for replacement, just collect the paste closer to the center.
Under pressure that will evenly distributed over the surface of the components.
Now you can
install the cooling system and tighten all the screws.
Please notice: how I tighten the screws on the radiator.
If your laptop Asus ROG GX501V is still overheating after cleaning and replacing the thermal grease,
I recommend watching a video about the cooling pad for the laptop, or how to undervolting
CPU and GPU to reduce heat
and increase laptop performance.
All links you can found in the description.
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