Disassembling the Asus X540L: A Look Inside the Laptop

Hey everyone! Are you curious about what's inside your Asus X540L laptop? Well, today we're going to take it apart and give you a sneak peek at all the inner workings!
We'll be walking you through the disassembly process step by step, so even if you're not tech-savvy, you'll be able to follow along. You'll get to see the battery, the cooling system, the ports, and all the other components that make your laptop run.
And who knows, you might even learn something new about your laptop along the way! Plus, if you're ever in need of repairs or upgrades, this tutorial will come in handy.
So, grab your screwdrivers, and let's get started! And don't forget to subscribe for more tech tutorials and unboxings.
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[@alexandrecarlier]

Amazingly clear disassembly video! Also I love the effort you've put into zooming on the parts you were currently working on, this makes it very easy to follow your process. Thanks!

[@jamesolson-border4478]

This is a fantastic disassembly video. It worked very well as a tutorial video for upgrading the RAM as well. Thank you very much for your hard work putting this video together. Well done!

[@utenteutente9531]

Thank you very much, without this detailed guide I would have never been able to upgrade ssd and ram to my old pc :) you rock!

[@Gian_on_the_road]

Thanks a lot! I get to upgrade ram. It took me a while to disconnect the cooling fun cause it was the first time. 🎉🎉

[@lecorbeaucassecouilles7365]

Important message for all the peoples owning the R540L variant: your ram is actually soldered into the logic board. A second slot is available but it will not take more than 4gb of ram. I just tried to upgrade my laptop with a 8gb memory stick and it isn't recognised by the system. Only the og 4gb are.

[@sairak3514]

Thank you a lot. Your video really helped me to replace a RAM.

[@Sokx41]

Just preceding watching this instruction video, I watch another person show how to replace the RAM, but he did not explain that one needed to removed the screws on the bottom. His camera did show the back but no mention of the screws and no demonstration of using a card or plastic tab to release the inner workings from the case frame. Good job here.

[@ajay_motorider]

Oh my god. You are a beast.. thanks a lot bro

[@alejandroarcos6858]

Good video, good image quality. Problems: before disassembling the motherboard, we proceed to disconnect all the data tapes and connectors, so that they are not damaged, and disassemble elements such as sd memories

[@markcraven492]

Great video: thanks so much for sharing! Was successfully able to strip my machine down and upgrade the RAM and it's humming along nicely now :)

[@sheadavidson4480]

Amazing video!! Thanks so much. I am petrified I will break something. Also my battery needs replaced. Guess if built in not an option.

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

I don't own this laptop anymore but as far as I remember the battery is replaceable.

[@WidadJHabib]

The best disassembly vedio, all the best, Thanks a lot

[@mattd1853]

Still a very useful reference video in 2019.. Also for the updated X540U.. Follow this video closely to avoid your laptop looking like a dog has been chewing on it.

[@TheMarcomarti84]

Thanks a lot, was very easy to replace the HDD with a SSD! 👍🏻

[@hakanerikli3495]

Thank you very much. This video is very helpful.

[@Fullmetal85]

Great video. Exactly what i wanted, but put some voice into that microfone man. You did good.

[@djgeorgedjgeorge4420]

Thank you for this video

[@joeldiazsaucedo5397]

batery in the bios

[@slaek_art]

Спасибо за видео ! Интересно смотреть

[@zem31dz43]

merci pour cette vidéo

[@0Sildar0]

Thank you!

[@MenezlaYoucef]

hey there great video, i have the same model, pls tell me if the cpu is upgradable?

[@abytsam5037]

how to remove the cover of screw holes

[@TheStevenWhiting]

A knife or thin philips head screw driver.

[@ElTebe]

Or with a needle.

[@jouzou3431]

You should have make a video on how to reassemble it.

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

You just basically have to follow the steps backwards.

[@govindsingh9425]

best video after searching so many videos..can you please tell me 1) was ram already on slot or is there any empty slot to upgrade ram..2) there are so many rams online which one should i go for this..thanx

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

There is only one RAM slot in this laptop. It supports up to 16gb. It really depends how much you wanna spend on it, but I would go with some better known brand just to have some piece of mind.

[@themossbackman]

Thanks for the great video especially when you zoom in. But seriously, it needs more robot voice !

[@saju471]

No Cmos battery?

[@virxest]

I wanted to replace the thermal paste since the temps were too high...~85c while playing facebook games (65c idle) but the heatsink was melted in place, so it was a waste of time opening it.

[@ray4493]

thanks for the awesome video, I am probably going to buy it. Is there any "type-c" port available ??

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Prophet cry yes, there is one type c USB port on this laptop

[@marktupaz5170]

Great Video! Can you please advise where the CMOS battery is for this model?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

I think these series never had one. Asus is using a capacitor instead of a CMOS battery. It would get power from the main battery.

[@marktupaz5170]

@@TechGadgetsMedia What will happen if you remove your battery? Will you get your Bios reset every time you boot? Will it mess up my system if I ran it without a battery? Appreciate the response.

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

@@marktupaz5170 I don’t own this laptop anymore but as far as I remember the battery in this laptop is not removable. Of course if you replace the battery that can reset the bios.

[@strawhatd4363]

Is it possible to remove the charging port from the motherboard without damage or needing to get a new motherboard

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

You probably have to unsolder it. Why would you want to remove the charging port? To replace it?

[@zem31dz43]

merci pour la vedeo

[@mardiyahnurhalim2043]

When u want to show the video about remove the processor?

[@BigLebowski2000]

i have an asus r540l and i want to put extra ram in, but where can I do that? thanks

[@pacifikballa]

Is the wifi card upgradeable? I was looking to upgrade to a dual band but from the looks of this video it only looks like it has one antenna. And if by chance, do you have the wifi card model number? Thanks.

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

You can replace the WiFi card, i am not sure about dual band though. Unfortunately i don't own this laptop anymore.

[@lorenzomoroso7633]

Got the same question, and i do not know where i can ceck. Has got someone the answer?

[@boxingphysique]

do mine have ram slots, because I see mine soldered on top of the board

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Which model do you got?

[@boxingphysique]

@@TechGadgetsMedia X540LJ-XX001D

[@vnitmechite2003]

Thank u..

[@victorlandaverry2298]

good morning everybody, what model is the screen, I need change the same. but I dont know the model. tks.

[@Kennynva]

I dont know if your taking questions for this disassembly, but on the back there are 10 screws, and there are 2 that are larger than the rest...can you tell me where they go please...

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

I think those are the back 2 middle ones. I don't own this laptop anymore sorry.

[@aadityasuthar2199]

can asus 540l's ram can be increased ?and grapics also

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

only ram

[@diledio9386]

can I get the CPU inside to put it in another laptop?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Nope, as far as I remember it was soldered to the motherboard.

[@noelparaguas5787]

what is the maximum ram this laptop? thanks

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

This laptop maximum ram 8GB is.

[@jean-francoisfay7950]

Hello. It's strange, I've bought my X540L one year ago, and I have a SSD 256Gb and I have no DVD ROM Drive. It doesn't match with this video.

[@jayahedaoo5977]

Is there m.2 slot in asus a540l

[@charlesthenouxr.5631]

Nice video, but my battery now is not being recognized by the PC and is always in 0% and is plugged in to the motherboard. Any idea of what could be happening?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Have you disassembled it?

[@charlesthenouxr.5631]

@@TechGadgetsMedia yes, I had a problem with the ventilation and i had to do it, but now my battery Is allways at 0% and my pc only last like 2 seconds before it shuts down when i unplug the power cable

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

@@charlesthenouxr.5631 Have you checked if you have plugged everything back? Maybe damaged the battery cables/connectors?

[@chaddalusung6111]

hi tech gadgets. thanks for this tutorial video. im from the philippines and i have x540up model. is ram upgradable for this kind of unit? if yes, what is max memory i can upgrade it to?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Hi. There is only one slot in this unit for RAM. The maximum it can handle is 16gb as far as I know.

[@pitation5230]

Hi as it all depends on ur CPU and in this case the ram is upgradable to 16 go,ddr3l, the frequency is up to 1600ghz max.

[@shuvojitbiswas5153]

Can i use two stick of ram in this model ??? And is the processor is upgradable???

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

There is only one slot for the RAM. Processor is not upgradable.

[@dimitrijenanusevski7872]

THank you for those instructions, i would llike to change my hdd drive to ssd, i have TOSHIBA MQ01ABD100. I would liek to buy some ssd, which ssd can i buy ? Thanks in advance

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Any 2.5" SSD would do the trick. I recommend at least 256gb depending on your usage obviously.

[@hasnat3326]

My laptop keeps going to automatic repair and I was told that I need to replace my hard drive. If I buy a new one and attach it would that be ok?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

If you can, try to insert your hard drive into another PC. See if you can find any errors with it.

[@0Sildar0]

Can you help me?, I want to change the dvd drive for a hard drive caddy. But I do not know if the DVD drive is 12.7mm or 9.5mm, and whether it is SATA or IDE

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

well i am not sure about that but here is a link if it can help: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Asus-X540L-X541U-X540LJ-X540LA-Super-Multi-DVD-Disc-Drive-Optical-GUE1N-/263087442530?_trksid=p2385738.m2548.l4275 this is the one in this laptop

[@banters]

Hello, a little late but did you change the unit? it's SATA 9.5mm, is not it?

[@matteovillata7446]

@@bantersThey're indeed the most used, i'm curious too

[@CarlossIlich]

hey, mate, ever heard of a killswitch feature when you open the case and the power is not plugged ? just opened my laptop to clean it and now it won't stay on when I unplug the cord...

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

No I haven't heard about that, maybe you damaged the battery cables?

[@Mobin92]

Having the same problem with an X540L. Doesn't power on without power adapter anymore. Measured the pins with a multimeter and they are connected properly to the motherboard, but the voltage on the 12V is missing.

[@Charmedonelife]

I wonder where's the CMOS battery :/ anyone knows? I really need to reset BIOS

[@amargado411]

I want to change the thermal paste, I just remove the heatsink?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Yes you have to, and you need to clean the old paste off, then apply a rice size amount of thermal paste and put the heatsink back. Make sure you watch some other repaste tutorials as well if you are not sure.

[@amargado411]

@@TechGadgetsMedia ok thank you

[@bernaul66]

Hi everyone, I recently upgraded the RAM and HDD on my X540LA. The only problem I caused or came across was apon restarting, the laptop shuts down immediately when using battery only, AC with battery in or out is fine, runs perfectly, remove the AC charger cable and the laptop shuts down immediately. Have switched batteries, done a pwr reset, removed the battery from Device Manager, all to no avail?? Any Thoughts or suggestions?? The only other thing I can mention is after the AC cable has been connected for awhile, it goes into a 1 seconcond on/off flash rythme, no cycle, just the on/off every second or so.. Hope you can help make sense of this and ssuggest where I may have gone array, Thanks in Advance, Paul.

[@meleter8107]

You put hibigs back together rwrong

[@Mobin92]

Having the same problem with X540LA. Everything is connected fine, but the battery doesn't produce 12V anymore, even though the cells are charged. Seems like the voltage regulator in the battery breaks if you disassemble the laptop. Great Asus!

[@shoaibdhaga]

can you suggest any hardware upgrdation for asus X540LA for better performance

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

you can upgrade the RAM and the HDD to SSD

[@shoaibdhaga]

TechGadgets can you suggest any of this, i use AutoCAD a bit

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Ram: www.kingstonmemoryshop.co.uk/ram-memory-upgrades/laptop/asus/x-series/asus-x540la-laptop SSD: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01N6JQS8C/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=B01N6JQS8C&linkCode=as2&tag=techgadgets07-21&linkId=fa0cf121277b1768c4bec65dc11f4ef9

[@shoaibdhaga]

TechGadgets thanks

[@ItsZwpphyr]

Ram link doesnt work for me

[@ashkhemali3928]

How many slots of ram does it has

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Only one as far as I remember.

[@francislleisouza5970]

GOOD DAY I WOULD LIKE VESTION AS I CAN TO RESET A NOTEBOOK FROM THESE BIOS I FORGOT A BIOS PASSWORD THAT PLACES WINDOWS TO START

[@leftright8826]

hey is the keyboard replaceable by a backlight keyboard?

[@leftright8826]

www.aliexpress.com/item/Value-For-Money-New-for-ASUS-ASUS-N751-N751J-N751JK-N751JX-backlit-keyboard-US-layout-Silver/32536282080.html?ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_3_10152_10065_10151_10068_10150_10136_10137_10060_10138_10062_10141_126_10056_10055_10054_10059_10099_10103_10102_10096_10148_10147_10052_10053_10142_10107_10050_10143_10051_10084_10083_10119_10080_10082_10081_10110_10111_10112_10113_10114_10078_10079_10073_10070_10123_10120_10124,searchweb201603_2,afswitch_1_afChannel,ppcSwitch_5&btsid=b3ce15cf-8492-4aa2-bccf-e62c444426d0&algo_expid=ab037580-544c-458b-b562-9209a6f1842f-0&algo_pvid=ab037580-544c-458b-b562-9209a6f1842f

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

I don't know if there is any back light keyboard for this laptop. This one that you linked is for another asus laptop.

[@leftright8826]

TechGadgets but the entire keyboard layout is the same as this laptop.

[@rakshitbisht3286]

what kind of ram asus x540 L have? What kind of ssd is suitable for this laptop ssd 2.5 or m.2 slot? Plz do reply

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

You have to google the ram for the laptop, you will find loads. I have upgraded this laptop with a 2.5 ssd, there is no m.2 slot.

[@rakshitbisht3286]

@@TechGadgetsMedia thx. One more question, how many gigs of ram can put in this laptop? What would be the total ram later??

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

As far as I remember there is only one slot so 8gb max.

[@rakshitbisht3286]

@@TechGadgetsMedia yesterday I updated my laptop . If cost me 7200 inr. It includes wd green ssd, 8gb adata ram, one external HDD case. Now my laptop has 12gb ram, it's speed improved remarkably. It take 13 sec to start after pressing the power button.

[@rustammetelin4606]

which videocard of this notebook ? Nvidia geforce 920m ?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Nope, its only an Intel HD Graphics in this. But there are other models with dedicated video card.

[@matteovillata7446]

@@TechGadgetsMedia I have a f540lj with 920m and w10 told ne that there are 2 ram slot. Is it fake? Can i install 16gb safe without bsod?

[@cirquan]

I have Asus X540LA-XX975. I just bought SSD and two 4GB ram sticks... Wanted to add additional ssd for storage and expand ram, but looks like too much husle... Can I have two ssd's?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

If you can find the adapter for SSD's that goes in the DVD readers place than you can place a second SSD. As far as I remember this laptop only supports one stick of Ram

[@cirquan]

@@TechGadgetsMedia I found one guy selling them. Will order one. Do I need anything else? Cable to connect ssd with moherboard? If I need one, which one to buy?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

If you got the adapter then you should just place the SSD in that then remove the dvd player and put it in its place.

[@cirquan]

@@TechGadgetsMedia I don't have dvd player, nor that external slot for it. Don't know what's it like inside. Wanted to buy everything I needed and then open it once and install everything...

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Oh I see.. it might be a different version than mine then.. so what adapter did you find then? Send a link if you can.

[@jonzkysims]

Does asus x450sa is also ram upgradable?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Jonzky Sims as far as I know the x450jb is upgradeable and I think the sa version is the same

[@tinykrazy9342]

HI my x540l got spilt by water. Is it still fixable?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Well I saw a video where the laptop was left outside in the rain for hours but it was turned off. Eventually the guy took the laptop apart and had to dry every last inch of it but guess what after he reassembled it, it worked.

[@tinykrazy9342]

@@TechGadgetsMedia well wish me luck. thanks!

[@linuxankh4599]

Is ram useless on the motherboard? I want to add a 2G ram.

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

It's not useless it's required. You can swap the RAM out with a bigger one.

[@thatonebear2469]

So after I looked at the inside I reassembled it and it wouldn’t turn on does anybody have a solut

[@thatonebear2469]

Solution *

[@williamtew9722]

Yes you need to make sure the ribbon cables for the touchpad and keyboard are seated correctly in the connectors

[@thedeveloper3187]

gr8

[@kanggalon6502]

How many ram slot?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

one

[@ЛюбовьКоновалова-о5д]

Фирма асус он класс круто ну да

[@mdrezwankarim9249]

About Windows 10

[@ストレート荻谷]

8:12 !!!

[@486DX]

Where is the speakers?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

in front of the battery

[@user-wr4et9or4q]

Can upgrade cpu

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

yes, you can but i am not sure which CPU will fit

[@hzhzhz0]

can i replace it with 8 GB RAM?

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

Yes.

[@theanecdotean]

Sir if u can sell me the battery it'll be very helpful I need a battry

[@TechGadgetsMedia]

You can get one on eBay. I am sorry but I cannot sell this one.

[@theanecdotean]

@@TechGadgetsMedia it's OK sir. Thank you for replying 😊 actually I searched on ebay but I couldn't get as I am from India

[@neonoir__]

Mine just had empty space where the dvd reader is in other models lmao

[@jolesoos6930]

Bro im here if you need to talk

[@Motishay]

You have GOT to adjust your intro and outro volumes to match the rest of the video. Had volume at max out of necessity because your voice was barely audible, to find myself deafened from your fucking outro!

[@TheStevenWhiting]

It's a fucking awful laptop. Replacing the keyboard is a pain in the arse. A tip is, hot glue. To hold the new keyboard in place after being forced to break all the plastic tabs that hold the old keyboard in place.

[@kurtkevingrava]

I wonder where's the CMOS battery :/ anyone knows? I really need to reset BIOS