Hello all!
My beloved Asus 1215B fell in battle last year, after almost 3 years of service. I was browsing the net, and suddenly it shut off for no apparent reason. I turned it on again, only to be met by another shutdown soon after reaching the Windows 8.1 logo screen. I thought the issue could be related to heat, so I left the netbook there, went to buy some precision tools, and disassembled the machine. Taking the required protective measures, I reached all the way to the fan and heatsink, I cleaned the fan and replaced the heatsink thermal paste with some Ceramique 2 I had. I reassembled the laptop and proceeded to turn it on… and nothing. It was plain dead. No indicator lights were on, even with the AC adapter connected. I verified the AC adapter works, and the battery lost some maximum capacity, but still worked.
I haven’t disassembled it again since then, and it remains dead for almost a year. However, I decided to revive it and determine the issues that might be causing this problem.
Has anyone got the service manual for this (or any similar Asus EEE netbook) laptop?
Any advices on troubleshooting it? I’m suspecting an internal electrical distribution issue, but I have no info on where to measure and test. Soon before dying, the fan started sounding really loud, and the netbook got way hotter than usual. Also, the battery wouldn't go above 80% or charge.
Thanks in advance for your help!
My beloved Asus 1215B fell in battle last year, after almost 3 years of service. I was browsing the net, and suddenly it shut off for no apparent reason. I turned it on again, only to be met by another shutdown soon after reaching the Windows 8.1 logo screen. I thought the issue could be related to heat, so I left the netbook there, went to buy some precision tools, and disassembled the machine. Taking the required protective measures, I reached all the way to the fan and heatsink, I cleaned the fan and replaced the heatsink thermal paste with some Ceramique 2 I had. I reassembled the laptop and proceeded to turn it on… and nothing. It was plain dead. No indicator lights were on, even with the AC adapter connected. I verified the AC adapter works, and the battery lost some maximum capacity, but still worked.
I haven’t disassembled it again since then, and it remains dead for almost a year. However, I decided to revive it and determine the issues that might be causing this problem.
Has anyone got the service manual for this (or any similar Asus EEE netbook) laptop?
Any advices on troubleshooting it? I’m suspecting an internal electrical distribution issue, but I have no info on where to measure and test. Soon before dying, the fan started sounding really loud, and the netbook got way hotter than usual. Also, the battery wouldn't go above 80% or charge.
Thanks in advance for your help!