ASUS TUF Dash F15 SSD Replacement

Geschrieben von: Spencer Day

Kommentare: 2

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Moderate

Schritte

Zeitaufwand

10 - 30 Minuten

Einleitung

Use this guide to replace the SSD on your ASUS TUF Dash F15.

Before you perform this repair, if at all possible, back up your existing SSD. If you are replacing the SSD where your operating system is installed, familiarize yourself with a disk cloning utility so you’ll be ready to migrate your data to the new SSD.

Be sure to completely power off and unplug your laptop. Make sure the laptop is not in standby, sleep, or hibernation mode.

Werkzeuge

Ersatzteile

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Remove the 14 Phillips screws securing the lower case:
Seven 8.8 mm screws
Seven 10.1 mm screws
Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the captive screw.
Loosening this captive screw will pop up and separate the bottom-right corner of the back cover from the chassis.
During reassembly, tighten the captive screw before the rest of the screws.

Schritt 2

Insert an opening pick between the lower case and the chassis on the front right edge near the captive screw.

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Slide the pick along the front edge to release the clips securing the lower case.
Repeat this process along the perimeter of the lower case to release the remaining clips.

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Lift the lower case from the chassis and remove it.
During reassembly, this is a good point to power on your laptop and test all functions before sealing it up. Be sure to power your laptop back down before you continue working.

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Use tweezers, or your fingers, to peel back the tape on the battery connector.

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Use the flat end of a spudger to gently push the locking bar away from the battery connector.
Make sure the locking bar is not covering the battery connector, or you may damage the battery connector's socket in the next step.

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Insert the pointed end of a spudger under the battery connector.
Pry under the left edge of the battery connector to disconnect the left side of the connector.
Repeat this procedure for the right side of the connector.

Schritt 8

Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the 4.2 mm screw securing the SSD.

Schritt 9

Pull the SSD out of its socket and remove it. Keep the SSD as parallel to the motherboard as possible when pulling on it.
Do not pull up at a sharp angle, as this could damage the SSD and the socket.

Which M.2 slot is the one that supports generation 4?

The one that says "main" that comes with the ssd or the one that comes empty? What happens if I put both ssd of 4 generation? I understand one is 3rd gen and the other one is 4th gen, is that right? Which one is which one? Can I leave the one that comes with it 500 Gb and buy 1tb nvme pcie 4.0 for the other slot? Thanks

Kevin -

Kevin, both SSD slots support PCIe NVMe generation 3 and 4. So you can put your 1 TB NVMe PCIe 4.0 in either slot.

Spencer Day -