How to Open and Clean Asus ROG G531G Fan Disassemble + Thermal + How to Upgrade Ram + SSD + Battery

[@ariqstevann]

Guess I'm going to repasta my laptop as well, thanks for the vid man. Love it, it's simple, easy to understand

[@thecollegefixer653]

Happy to help.

[@AD00Q]

Thx man, my laptop had been over heating to close 100 degrees c, now I now why, clogged up heat sink😅 Now the max temperature is just above 80, you just save my laptop👍

[@archfps]

My pc overheats as well, so I decided to by myself the tools and the thermal paste and fix it myself! Wish me luck! Edit: I cleaned it out, but the thermal paste couldn't get replace, because a screw was stopping me from doing so. The screw was so tight in there that it broke the grove while trying to unscrew it. My laptop still overheats, but not as much as before. I can actually play my games for once 💀

[@amy.clara111]

@@archfpsmee too. i have a asus ryzen 3 and i never clean my laptop this year, and ist overheating, so tonight im cleaning my fan so i can play more fortnite😅

[@gabrielbumanglag3303]

Extra tips: - Just for added safety, you can add tape on the battery connector to avoid accidental touches. Remove the tape once once you are done with everything. - you can actually remove the shell of the fans so that you can thoroughly clean the individual blades. It will greatly improve the air carrying capacity of the fans by thoroughly cleaning the fan blades. You can use compressed air but be sure to fix the fan blades to avoid damage to the fan motor. - Compressed air and a paint brush will be helpful to thoughly clean the vent fins. - If the laptop is more than 2 years old, it is still best to replace the thermal pads of the VRAM modules. Those components can be a possible failure point if they overheat for long periods. - You can spread the thermal paste on the CPU and GPU dye to ensure that the entire heating surface gets coverage by the heatsinks and avoid any air pockets.

[@dudarino666]

Clean, new paint brushes are a godsend for cleaning, been using them for decades. For smoke build up, that oily layer, dip a brush in acetone/alcohol and brush that oil away. Vent the room of course. I also use a tiny bit of copper polish on the heat sinks, clean them up and make them shiney. Not sure if it increases performance at all, but its simple, looks nice, and you can almost mirror polish them. This setup looks very familiar to my gigabyte KF5 or something. Almost identical heat pipes and screw mounts. Edit: my Gigabyte I forgot has 2 sided heat sink and fan exhaust on both sides.

[@taybaby568]

wow bro your awesome forrealz i thought all of this was hard im bout to upgrade my laptop real soon thanks

[@thecollegefixer653]

You are welcome

[@vasileiospgr]

i was searching for videos of disassembling asus laptops cause i will disassemble my Asus G731GW, this is the best video i've found yet. i was thinking about cleaning the paste also from the vram's and applying Noctua NT-H2 there but after seeing your video i'm not sure if i will change the paste to the vrams just in case. i've seen a comment in YT from someone who spoke with asus and said that this paste for the vrams that asus uses, is not available to consumers.

[@dbgodgaming653]

Pls do fan cleaning of asus rog strix g16

[@AdamSalaah]

Fantastic video! Thanks

[@stevenschoeler5380]

if you put off the heatpipes, u have to repaste anything else (beside cpu+gpu) with thermalpads too, basics ;)

[@HerrTex]

good video, would compressed air be good for the fan?

[@YoTrapTV]

I bought 2 32GB sticks of ram can I just use one in this computer??

[@찡밍-m8i]

Really thanks for your help!

[@stanhitoyaorperish8656]

Is doing this total begineer friendly? I never open the back of my laptop at all for 6+ years and seeing the little connected stuffs make it looks fragile, i'm scared of messing up my laptop 😭

[@gabrielbumanglag3303]

I have seen a professional technician do my laptop and I find it relatively easy to do. Just don't rush it and REMOVE THE BATTERY first before doing anything to the laptop.

[@stanhitoyaorperish8656]

@gabrielbumanglag3303 thank you for this insight omg

[@Flakingboi]

​@@stanhitoyaorperish8656 Hey I'm in the same boat, I've never opened my laptop. If you did all this. How did it go? Any tips?

[@stanhitoyaorperish8656]

@@Flakingboi it went great. But you need to get ready with how overwhelming it may look. Like the other person and the one on the video said, remove the battery's smol cable first before doing anything. I cleaned my fan with paintbrush and it's not very clean but it's the best i could do and i don't change the thermal paste bc according to my research, it's still looks fine. It works completely fine after i reassemble.

[@johnmarcausente2658]

Can I use the WD40 for cleaning instead of isopropyl alcohol?

[@PonponLove-m2i]

short screw on the bottom part only dont put long screw near touchpads

[@arju_nn.m]

That tap is not sticking anymore...please help ...im stuck

[@kristiqanvalev]

can the video card be changed? Thanks

[@ChiYuki44]

can you upgrade CPU? from AMD Ryzen 7 to AMD Ryzen 9? Or to make cooling better? i was told if i do upgrade to AMD ryzen 9 the head will ne the problem. So i want to also know how to make a better cooling system

[@Nikhilsingh-li7yl]

hey i had seen someone has upgraded hi G531GU battery to around 90wh with removing hdd enclosure, do you have any idea, that would be appreciated :)

[@prod_by_walker808]

Can i upgrade the CPU for this?

[@kimlong6823]

Hi. What is the bule thermal call ?

[@user-yq5pv1wo9o]

Perfect video man. Thanks

[@awsome650]

I am having issues with the keyboard. Am i screwed or can i fix it?

[@thecollegefixer653]

You could always try cleaning the key switches, last resort replace the keyboard.

[@AD00Q]

Same here, the Esc, number 2, and F1 does not work on mine

[@danaspallinger9183]

​@@thecollegefixer653 the keyboard seems impossible to replace on this model. I need to do the same, but it looks like the entire top (keyboard, track pad and plastic frame) needs to be replaced of just instead of the keyboard. You know how or have a link, please share.

[@TubeSkaterRudy]

Hi, I have the same Laptop but I am looking for a replacement cable for the screen. Where I can find this?

[@thecollegefixer653]

I usually find all of my parts off of ebay or amazon, then if i cant find them there I dive into google search. Good luck on the project! =)

[@frixrepairs1720]

Hey what's wrong with the compatibility of the m.2 with this model?i tried 3 different nvme without any luck.Laptop stays at logo and doesn't get in to bios it's just stuck there.Can you please help on this?

[@MRUNKNOWN-zn9pt]

i also reapplied paste in other ic's and parts in a pea drop pattern now my temperatures are +10 C what do I do?

[@eurko111]

That harddrive connector comes along in a ziplock with the laptop btw So try finding it in the box first before you buy one

[@task-001]

I’m planning to upgrade to 2.5 inch SSD by replacing it with existing HDD. (G531GT) Can I use the same SATA cable to connect the SSD which was connected to the HDD?? And it’s hard to remove the HDD from the casing 😢

[@farros7284]

you can afaik

[@HuyenNguyen-kl5wh]

Thanks

[@timcrawford4639]

Does anyone happen to know where the keyboard connection is?

[@johnmarcausente2658]

Hi, I would like to ask if which is better to use RAM for ROG STRIX G531GT i5 9300H: 2 x 8gb ram = 16gb ram 2666mhz CL 15 or 2 x 16gb ram = 32gb ram 2666mhz CL 19?

[@Fkyoughhgf]

Once you open the cooler , you have to replase TERMAL PADS !!!!! On the chips !!!

[@andresborja9976]

Hi, I bought a 16Gb RAM and I want to continue using the 8Gb that comes from the factory. Can this be done? I have two slots, but only one reads my ram.

[@MrDogbrain]

Just plug it in bro, life is too short.

[@javiermorenop3199]

Hola.buen día disculpa quite el m.2 que venía de fábrica (Intel) y puse un crucial p3 plus de 2tb y no funcionó se queda en la pantalla de rog. Cambie a uno m.2 crucial p3 plus de 4tb y tampoco. Cambie a m.2 1tb de western digital Black y tampoco :(. Ni siquiera me deja entrar a BIOS. Cuál será el problema??? Ayuda porfavor (perdón no sé inglés) 😢😢😢😢

[@user-pw6ol5ck1p]

🤦‍♀️ I spent literal hours looking and researching the cable for a SATA HDD! I could’ve avoided all of that if I have watched the entire video through first

[@mandeepsingh1999]

my laptop cpu burn 😌 now my laptop in Asus service centre 😔

[@user-yq5pv1wo9o]

Did you not unplug the battery connector?

[@mandeepsingh1999]

@@user-yq5pv1wo9o power adaptor cable ?

[@user-yq5pv1wo9o]

@@mandeepsingh1999 no, the battery power connector from motherboard

[@mandeepsingh1999]

@@user-yq5pv1wo9o no i did not open myself when i pressing power button laptop not turning on, i need to press power button for 2 mins or more, so i tell this problem to asus customer care, they said to me visit service centre, when i visit there technician run diagnosis test, find that cpu is burn 🙂

[@user-yq5pv1wo9o]

@@mandeepsingh1999 Dayum brother that's tough, was the laptop still under warranty? If not how much did it cost?

[@espon386]

Clean the fans with vacum cleaner and toothbrush with alchol untill all the dirt come out also you need to put the paste on whole chip not like you did its very bad...if you want to teach something do it like you should or not do any stupid videos

[@thecollegefixer653]

But if there needs to be paste on the whole chip then why is it running perfectly without any hot temperatures?