ASUS PadFone A66

Disassembly Process

ASUS PADFONE A66 consists of various modules. This chapter describes the procedures for the complete PADFONE disassembly. In addition, in between procedures, the detailed disassembly procedure of individual modules will be provided for your needs.

The disassembly procedure consists of the following steps:

PAD

  •  Case Assy
  •  Battery
  •  Sub Board & Antenna
  •  Main Board Module
  •  IO Board
  •  Camera

PADFONE

  •  Cover
  •  Battery
  •  Inner Case
  •  Middle Case
  •  Main Board
  •  LCD Module

Case Assy

The illustrations below show how to remove the case assy from the PAD.

1. Remove the latch toward the arrow direction to open the cover.

2. Remove the padfone.

3. Remove 2 screws on the docking.

4. Remove 4 screws on the cover.

5. Use disassembly tool to pry up the 4 sides of panel module carefully.

6. Take the case away.

7. Gently tear off 2 antenna FPCs


Battery

The illustrations below show how to remove the Battery from the PAD.

1. Remove 1 screw from the MG-AL cover.

2. Remove the MG-AL cover.

3. Remove 1 screw and disconnect the cable. Take the HDMI/MICRO cable away.

4. Tear off 2 tapes to release the antenna cable.

5. Disconnect the battery cable.

6. Use disassembly tool gently pry to tear off the battery.

7. Remove the battery toward the arrow direction.


SUB Board & Antenna

The illustrations below show how to remove the SUB Board & Antenna from the PAD.

1. Lift up to disconnect the antenna from SUB board. Disconnect the FFC.

2. Remove the SUB board.

3. Remove 1 screw on the antenna and tear off the foil.

4. Then remove the antenna.


Main Board Module

The illustrations below show how to remove the Main Board Module from the PAD

1. Remove 6 FPCs from the main board.

2. Disconnect the camera FPC. Disconnect the IO FPC and touch lens FPC.

3. Disconnect the touch lens FPC. Disconnect the dock FPC and LVDS cable.

4. Remove 2 screws from the main board and take it away.

5. Disconnect the speaker cable; tear off the speaker from the main board. Disconnect the SUB board FFC.

6. Disconnect the vibrator from the main board.


IO Board

The illustrations below show how to remove the IO board from the PAD.

1. Remove 2 screws from the IO board.

2. Remove the IO board.

3.Turn over the IO board, remove the MIC rubber.

5. Remove 2 screws from dock FPC.

6. Remove the dock FPC.

7. Disconnect the LVDS cable from touch panel.


Camera

The illustrations below show how to remove the camera from the PAD.

1. Remove 8 screws from the MG-AL plate.

2. Remove the plate.

3. Remove 2 screws from camera. Tear off camera FPC.

4. Remove the camera module.

5. Disconnect the camera FPC from camera.

6. Remove the case forging.


Cover

The illustrations below show how to remove the cover from the PADFONE.

1. Use disassembly tool pry up the back cover.

2. Lift up to remove the cover.


Battery

The illustrations below show how to remove the battery from the PADFONE.

1. Remove the battery.


Inner Case

The illustrations below show how to remove the inner case from the PADFONE.

1. Remove 11 screws from inner case. Use disassembly tool pry up the inner case.

2. Remove the inner case and turn it over.

3. Remove the speaker.

4. Remove the camera ring.


Middle Case

The illustrations below show how to remove the middle case from the PADFONE.

1. Remove the MIC rubber.

2. Remove the vibrator.

3. Disconnect the RF Cable Connector and remove the cable.

4. Disconnect the antenna and remove the cable.

5. Disconnect the bridge board FPC from main board.

6. Disconnect the LCD module FPC from main board.

7. Lift up and push toward the arrow direction to release the middle case.

8. Remove 1 screw from ANT PCB.

9. Remove the ANT PCB.

10. Tear off the volume key.

11. Tear off the power key.


Main Board

The illustrations below show how to remove the main board from the PADFONE.

1. Remove 1 screw from main board.

2. Remove the main board.

3. Remove the speaker rubber.

4. Disconnect the SIM/SD FPC from main board. Gently tear off the FPC and take it away.

5. Remove the RF shielding.

6. Turn over the main board, remove the proximity LED rubber.

7. Disconnect the camera from main board.


LCD Module

The illustrations below show how to remove the LCD module from the PADFONE.

1. Remove the receiver.

2. Tear off the mount PCB from the LCD module.

3. Tear off the bridge board FPC.

4. The LCD module as below.