Asus Tuf FX505DU Teardown and Parts Installation Video

[@groove8226]

Thank you for explaining where the short and long screws go. Exactly what I needed.

[@rickstechrepairs]

Excellent

[@anuradhaedirisuriya]

Thanks for this mate. Just what I needed. Wanted to replace the fan so had to take the heat sink out and repaste it

[@rickstechrepairs]

Glad it helped

[@SATORI_YOUTUBE]

before unscrewing the bolts, it is absolutely necessary to disconnect the connector from the battery

[@stickboy8219]

Why ? Just curious mate

[@hrtlsmoe]

@@stickboy8219 cuz the battery still have a charge, that literally like it's still plugged in the wall outlet and the mobo has power, it's not smart to mess with the board if the battery has a charge which would cause electric shock or worse just short the mobo, what I have learned is disconnect the battery from the board, and power on the laptop so it can release stored electiricity from the board.

[@stickboy8219]

@@hrtlsmoe ok mate cheers

[@TheSarlaccPit]

Im only 5 minutes in and this video is already super helpful thank you so much internet person

[@rickstechrepairs]

Glade this could help you :)

[@ICY11]

Hey there first of, thanks for the informative video as I have a similar laptop but with a bigger screen (FX705DT), I just want to ask what size of Philips head screw did you use to remove the screws on the back of the laptop, and did you use the same Philips head screw for the removal of screws from the copper cooling thing?

[@rickstechrepairs]

I'm pretty sure if you use a small to medium screw driver, to remove the screws That should also be ok for the copper cooler

[@ICY11]

@@rickstechrepairs OK Thanks

[@rrratio_]

thanks for the video man, this really helps when I try to get my thermopaste replace, keep up the good work

[@rickstechrepairs]

Thank you, good to hear this has helped you

[@alistairmccairnhill1729]

Hi, I am gonna attempt to do this after 2 years of total negligence... but i have 2 left hands and no idea what i am doing. so thank you so much for the walk through first of all. i have a question, you mentioned that there is thermal paste, and thermal...pads? would it be okay to replace those pads with a drop of thermal paste ? Also... my right fan (under the cooling rips) is making dying noises,... if i have to open the fan up to clean it, you have any suggestions that might help ? it sounds like an imbalance or deformed fin, rather than dust. thanks for any help!

[@rickstechrepairs]

Hi, i would usually suggest to replace pads with pads, as there isn't normally a dead smooth contact, thus to fill the gap you use a pad. If the fan is making noise most of the time its a dying fan(bearings failing)

[@dionisiotorres3635]

Thanks for your thorough disassembly video, especially to the location of the wifi card and the repasting you've done. A question regarding the wifi card and antenna because we almost have the same model (FX505DT for me), does the cable for antenna easy to remove from the card ?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Cheers The Antenna cables are the same connections as all other laptops, they are a little tricky at first but after doing it a couple of times, it will be straight forward for you to disconnect and reconnect

[@keneepatel4308]

Hey dude. I got the same laptop. And the wifi is kinda dissy in mine. Works at some position and doesnt when the lid is too high. So i think its some connection problem. Tried reinstalling drivers and all that shit. Even reinstalled windows. And also installed linux taking it to another level to make sure it isn't driver problem. It just doesn't work properly. So any ideas what i should do.

[@ahmadarsy28]

can the thermal pads also be replaced with thermal paste? and how much should i give it?

[@Revmotif]

I would like to know this too.

[@malazan6004]

@Monish Mondal why not? They aren't thermal pads anyway why not replace with higher quality?

[@Zlat05]

Thanks for the video, i suppose the wireless card is also the one who provide the bluetooth ?

[@rickstechrepairs]

yep, most wifi cards are also handle bluetooth

[@Zlat05]

@@rickstechrepairs I guess then if someone would want to change the wifi card then he would need to install both drivers as the new cards should be both bluetooth and wifi.

[@heheyboi1065]

I have this Asus tuf fx505dt, and I still have the warranty. But I'm in Maldives, and there is no Asus service Center here. My Laptop is not opening, and I think it may have a Main Board Issue, But it costs almost a new price in ebay or Amazon.

[@rickstechrepairs]

best to get it looked at by a third part computer store first for their advice

[@Nursemavie]

Kinda need some help with the serial bec one crappy tech randomly flashed my bios and now I couldnt make it work bec its bricked and i need to know the serial board to reflash in back to normal

[@rickstechrepairs]

No longer have this laptop You don't need to go via the serial number You need to go via the model number and on the manufacturers site you can download the bios from there

[@tezukakunimitsu699]

Hello can you make teardown in asus tuf f15 506HC model, iwant to clean and replace thermal paste but I don't know how, and nice video boo

[@rickstechrepairs]

No sorry, I don't have that model of laptop

[@hrtlsmoe]

First, ty for the disassembly, how is the laptop doing, i have a similar laptop(505dv) and use this video to mentally prepare myself to repaste. I bought some thermal pads also for the chipsets to be replace. My temps run hot from gaming.

[@rickstechrepairs]

if its a new machine there wouldnt be much to gain repasting it so early this laptop runs hot anyway

[@leowithnolastname1051]

Did you do it?

[@hrtlsmoe]

@@leowithnolastname1051 I didn't, I will do it when I build the pc, party because I would have the laptop vertical I was wondering if the LM would drain past the processor.

[@dremwav1652]

Hey great video tutorial, I have the same laptop and I noticed in the video there's a plastic cover surrounding the cpu at 20:14, did removing the plastic made any difference to the cpu temperature and is it safe? also the heatpipe seems to cover the cpu including the plastic, but does having the plastic against the heatpipe make things go worse? Sorry if I misunderstood.

[@rickstechrepairs]

I didn't notice any issues with it not being there

[@sharadinternet3037]

Thanks for the informative video. I had a query about one small cable near battery connector, coveredby a black sticker. I had to remove it to replace keyboard, but could not conncet it bck. after assembly, everything seems to be worling fine. Any idea what this cable could be for?

[@rickstechrepairs]

im not sure what under, might be the rgb lights for the keyboard connector

[@bimaanggara5720]

Hello I had same type with yours but there is a problem with mine. When I turn it on, its lights, fan, machine is on but the monitor is off. But that just for few seconds then the laptop (lights, machine, fans) turn off again by it self. Sometimes it can normally ON and last up to 5 hrs. Do you have any idea what kind of problem that I have here? Your answer will be very helpful. Thank you!

[@rickstechrepairs]

that sounds like an odd mainboard issue.. .. maybe try running on a single stick of ram incase one of them is faulty

[@fedryhou]

why you not put the anti heat sticker back to the CPU and GPU? why you prying from front instead of back when you try to open the cover? why you not cleaning the vram thermal paste and change it with new one too? why you not unplug the battery socket that can cause short circuit? OMG its so messed up

[@rickstechrepairs]

cheers

[@ashbooy]

hi I hope you can answer as soon as possible I was cleaning my heat sinker from above and once I was done cleaning my gtx1660ti stopped working my device manager recognized that its there but it does not work what can I do to fix and and can I replace it if it does not work?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Hi, that doesnt sound good at all sorry cleaning the gpu or replacing the thermal paste shouldnt have killed it

[@WhateverCritic5194]

hi, I changed my gpu fan and when I assembled it back there is a white led just under it that keeps being on when I connect the battery back

[@WhateverCritic5194]

and forgot to mention it doesn`t start when I hit the Power..

[@rickstechrepairs]

if you also removed the copper cooler to change that fan, i suspect there might be damage to or around the cpu/gpu

[@fedryhou]

@@WhateverCritic5194 man, please unplug the battery socket when you open the back cover, short circuit can happen anytime, wonder if your screw falling on the mainboard touching something that not supposed to connected and you see firespark :v

[@crispy970]

How would I upgrade the GPU to be VR ready and is it even possible?

[@rickstechrepairs]

No cannot upgrade

[@alper156.]

Hello. I want to change my thermal pads. How much mm should be pads. 0.5mm or 1.0 mm ?

[@rickstechrepairs]

dont have pad size sorry

[@feketecsongor5741]

Hi can u tell me where is the microphone?

[@accyyxx2039]

Can i know what type of screw this laptop using for the outer layer

[@rickstechrepairs]

Standard Phillips (star) head

[@09godefroy]

Hello. I have an asus tuf gaming. With an intel graphics card and a rtx 2060. It is a gaming laptop pc. I was playing one day and had a kind of glitch on the screen. I forced the pc to stop. And by turning it back on, everything worked except the screen which remained completely black. The fans are running. But the keyboard shows a red light. I have tried all the methods of removing the ram sticks, press the ignition button after disconnecting the battery. Nothing works. I know that with an external keyboard and perhaps specified manipulations, one can find a solution. Help me please.

[@rickstechrepairs]

Not sure sorry, too big of an issue to diagnose remotely

[@victorvaldez3802]

Great video. I currently have 1 stick of 8 GB ram in the laptop. Would it be better to have 2 sticks of 8 GB ram or just have one 16 GB stick?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Make it dual channel and put in another 8gb stick to make 2x8

[@victorvaldez3802]

@@rickstechrepairs thank you

[@TracerStep]

Hi. It's possible to install a heat sink for the NVME in this notebook? Like a universal one.

[@rickstechrepairs]

i dont think so

[@aboaumir]

للاسف انت مخطئ في تغيير المعجون يجب تغيير المعجون على جميع المعالجات الموجودة وليس فقط على المعالج المركزي ويجب تنظيف المراوح من الغبار

[@scottholliday5547]

I imagine my laptop like 😲 while I'm watching this video on it

[@rickstechrepairs]

:) enjoy

[@bumziiii417]

I got the same laptop and now its almost 3 year since i bought it. I had to do a power IC replacement and now my gpu is showing code 43 in dev manager. Any ideas ? I searched for solutions everywhere but there weren't any helpful ones. What would be the issue. Anything would be a great help :( Great video btw

[@rickstechrepairs]

no idea sorry, if a power ic needed to be change i would suspect damage elsewhere

[@dawson1232]

I managed to break two of the screws, one for the cpu and one for the gpu. What would you recommend for fixing the issue?

[@rickstechrepairs]

i dont have a suggestion on that one sorry

[@vinaysaini3717]

What if I randomly screw back the screws when closing? (I mean screw the longer screws in the shorter hole or the other way around)

[@rickstechrepairs]

longer screws where there is ment to be a shorter screw, would possible damage the mainboard but usually it pushs through and damages the top plastic (where the keyboard is)

[@vinaysaini3717]

@@rickstechrepairs is it possible that it can cause a crack to the top lid? (On the lower side near hinges)

[@paulvancyber1979]

Mate what type of thermal pads goes in the VRAM? cause I opened mine and are vanished :o and I want to replaced It

[@rickstechrepairs]

Not sure so , I no longer have this machine to check

[@paulvancyber1979]

@@rickstechrepairs thanks Mate!!!!

[@lisenok_tm]

Нет схемы материнской платы на этот ноутбук?

[@edran4449]

i hav the asus tuf fx505dv but the motherboard layout is same as urs, can i actually put a larger battery on it?

[@rickstechrepairs]

If there is space then yes I believe so

[@edran4449]

@@rickstechrepairs there is space any idea to how much bigger volt battery it needs?

[@anmol3909]

I want to clean the fans but I don't have vaccum cleaner or anything similar how can I clean it?

[@rickstechrepairs]

You a paint brush or similar thing

[@fedryhou]

you can remove the fan by gently push at the middle of the fan from the backside, just try to push the magnet on all side till it pop out and *dont do force on the blades* :D

[@alexrosario6864]

i have this same laptop i replaced the fans and added new thermal paste and the fans still are laptop and they ramp up so high. can you help me with this

[@rickstechrepairs]

watch this short video kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIjcqZpoZ8p3a7M

[@alexrosario6864]

@@rickstechrepairs thanks alot but i just sold it today i told the person the problem i didnt really want to deal with it. it was ramping up even when the cpu and gpu was at 35c

[@r0k088]

any clue how to set ram to 3200mhz ? i had 1x 16gb 2667mhs that was clocked at 2400, now i swapped to 2x 8gb ddr4 3200 and still running at 2400mhz

[@rickstechrepairs]

more than likely it is CPU limited, look up your model of CPU and put in "Max Ram Speed" will probably find its limited to 2400mhz

[@MidgardMystic]

However, I would not have sprayed the substance (Denatured Alcohol?) directly on the circuit, but directly on the cloth, because we do not know exactly the evaporation ratio ...

[@rickstechrepairs]

Isopropyl alcohol 80% It seems fine on boards

[@Nursemavie]

Hey man by any chance do you know your Board serial Number? Kinda need to reflash mine bec it gor bricked

[@rickstechrepairs]

negative

[@OW2Clipz]

How do you take out the CPU FAN?

[@aimohaase1284]

Loosen the Cooling pipes, loosen the fan screws, detach the screen cable, lift the cooling pipes, slide the the Fan towards the hdd slot carefully, detach the fan cable.

[@ALX_6.11]

After changing the paste my screen won't on,any solution?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Disconnect and reconnect the battery Also see if you are getting external display via hdmi

[@debojitbhattacharjee2801]

In this laptop, the ram is used at mta8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1 (3200MHz), but in details, it shows 2600mhz. So, if I want to buy another RAM, what speed will be good, and which ram will be good for dual-channel benefit. Plz reply.

[@rickstechrepairs]

ram will run at 2600 mhz, so add any 3200mhz ram

[@renatodiaz249]

Hello, I have a problem with the video card, the problem is that the graphics card does not take it, only the integrated one from AMD, could you help me to fix it, I have been trying to fix it for a long time, trying everything.

[@rounakr94]

Put PC on charge and set manually application to use nvidia from nvidia control panel

[@renatodiaz249]

@@rounakr94 When downloading the nvidia control panel it tells me that an nvidia geforce card was not found

[@tightonthatmoney]

@@renatodiaz249 bro my asus laptop is doing that too, the system just doesnt recognise i have a graphics card installed. did u manage to fix this?

[@Strelitziadite]

Is the 16gb 3200mhz ram compatible with this unit?

[@rickstechrepairs]

It will work but I'm not sure the Ryzen 5 3550H will use the full power

[@leszsuti9746]

Max: ddr4 2400mhz

[@leszsuti9746]

2*16=32gb

[@smgsmg523]

Thank you for the video!

[@rickstechrepairs]

Glad it was helpful!

[@keneepatel4308]

Hey dude. I got the almost same laptop just FX705DT (705 as in 17 inch model nothing too different). And the wifi is kinda dissy in mine. Works at some position and doesnt when the lid is too high. So i think its some connection problem. Tried reinstalling drivers and all that shit. Even reinstalled windows. And also installed linux taking it to another level to make sure it isn't driver problem. It just doesn't work properly. So any ideas what i should do.

[@rickstechrepairs]

i would replace the wifi card with a Intel AX200 Wifi Card

[@keneepatel4308]

@@rickstechrepairs thankx alot for the suggestion

[@roryhamburger4284]

i dont know if you be able to find this out but is the cpu uprgadeable like some other laptops are?

[@rickstechrepairs]

No laptop CPUs aren't upgrable (other than extremely rare and costly laptops)

[@mrjcflores1696]

How's the temperature? Did it improve?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Not overly, would have been less than a couple of degrees

[@mrjcflores1696]

@@rickstechrepairs that nice atleast hahaha. I was wondering if it could be down to 10C, especially the gpu. (I rather off the turbo boost for cpu since it was basically overclocking)

[@rodritorres8329]

Bro is it safe to remove the black tape of the video card?

[@rickstechrepairs]

i would put it back on, would be there for a reason

[@xxninjafuryxx2078]

28:52 the whole front isn't sealing up for my laptop, any fixes?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Should be no tricks

[@xxninjafuryxx2078]

@@rickstechrepairs no worries, I got it, just had to seal it sideways from the front

[@rickstechrepairs]

Good to here it's sorted

[@nomed13-c9d]

How many video connectors FX505G

[@rickstechrepairs]

not sure

[@NIHALSINHA]

65w and 90w battery upgrade options are there

[@rickstechrepairs]

im not sure

[@NIHALSINHA]

@@rickstechrepairs no i have 65 wh battery they also offer 90wh with the hdd bay removed

[@edran4449]

is the wireless card the wifi card?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Yes

[@gekon2000]

Can i change CPU in this laptop? Or this is imposible?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Can't change

[@Druggsterr]

roll CPU on the thermal station

[@Druggsterr]

It is extremely unwise to remove the cooling system, and even more so to remove the periphery without disconnecting the battery power

[@rickstechrepairs]

it can be yes

[@ghislainriou3671]

You missed the other crucial spots that needs proper cleaning/servicing and reapply paste on other parts of the gpu apart from the cpu will see how long that laptop will last good luck. My Profession is IT for over 25 years incase you my ask ;)

[@rickstechrepairs]

Granted the VRAM and Mosfets could have been cleaned and thermal tape could have been applied. but i simply left the existing material attached. if i do reopen my machine, i will probably replace that

[@crispy970]

Is there an M.2 in there?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Watch the video

[@tim_kah8417]

Noo why u cut the part where u removing dust sad

[@rickstechrepairs]

Air compressor out the back of the shop

[@rianfikogaluh3716]

Pls cut the battery connection first

[@rickstechrepairs]

Will do :)

[@adonisarriola2966]

is CPU can be upgrade ?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Nope

[@minvlogg2907]

I took that away iam so stupid i dont look att your video first

[@MrPstyle1989]

Unplug the battery LMAO!

[@rickstechrepairs]

all good

[@debojitbhattacharya4093]

Can you recommend me any 240gb ssd under 50$ ?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Crucial bx500, gigabyte 240gb, WD green, Kingston. All of these are suitable for a cheap SSD, don't contain dram that is used for sustained read and writes. Thus are cheaper

[@debojitbhattacharya4093]

@@rickstechrepairs i will buy wd green 240 gb for 2550rs (35$)

[@romelkong]

what's the length of the m.2? i got the same model and want to buy the nvme before i open it just to save time... 2280?

[@rickstechrepairs]

Standard length , so yar 2280

[@romelkong]

@@rickstechrepairs thanks and planning for the ram also. It sez 2666mhz 8gig. So can i just get the same or is there variations to an 8gb 2666mhz?

[@rickstechrepairs]

there are variations with Cas Latency, but if you get a stick thats 2666mhz / 8GB it will be fine (and get you dual channel preformance)