Asus Chromebook Flip C214MA Motherboard Replacement

ID: 212620

Description: If your ASUS Chromebook Flip C214MA is not...

Steps:

1. Flip the device over and use the Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 7.5 mm screws
2. Remove the six 6 mm Phillips #0 screws from the bottom cover and bottom cover panel.

3. Open the back panel using a metal spudger.

4. Use the metal spudger to remove the battery connector access panel.

5. Use a prying tool to slide the locking clip back and disconnect the battery from the motherboard.

6. Flip open the locking clips and unplug the daughterboard cables from the motherboard using the tweezers.

7. Flip open the locking clip for the touchpad cable and unplug the touchpad cable using the prying tool.

8. Use the prying tool to unplug the palmrest cable from the motherboard.

9. Use tweezers to peel back the tape and unplug the LCD cable from the motherboard.
10. It might help to unseat the cable before unplugging.

11. Use tweezers to unplug the sensor board cable from the motherboard and unplug the camera cable from the motherboard.

12. Use a prying tool to flip open the locking clip and unplug the world-facing camera and microphone cable from the motherboard.
13. Unplug microphone cable from the motherboard.
14. There may be foam pieces covering the cable, you can use tweezers to pull them off.

15. Gently pull the Wi-Fi antennas off the motherboard using tweezers.

16. Flip over and open the device.

17. Use an opening tool to pry the palmrest from the bottom cover and partially pull the palmrest.

18. Using the tweezers to peel back the tape and pull the touchpad cable through its slot.

19. Fully remove the palmrest.

20. Remove the three 4mm Phillips screws using a Phillips screwdriver.
21. Remove the four 3mm Phillips screws

22. Gently remove the motherboard making sure not to bend or damage the ports.

23. Use the tweezers to unplug the speaker cable from the motherboard.