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ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201: disassembly procedure and how to replace a camera

Authors: Anton Muchychka

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May 5th 2013 06:08 am 54521544 61847

In this tutorial you'll learn how to disassemble tablet PC ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF201 and replace a non-working camera.

In the pictures we see a tablet with non-working rear camera.

Now it's time to disassemble.

Touch panel module

The illustrations below show how to remove the touch panel module from the Eee Pad TF201.

1. Lift up the pad to show 2 LCD cover latches.

2. Use tweezers to pull two latches toward the arrow direction until you see the white arrow inside.

Latch 1 white arrow

Latch 2 white arrow

3. Use disassembly tool (or guitar pick) to pry up the panel carefully.

4. Lift up the touch panel.

5. Push 'UP' to turn off the power button.

6. Turn over the touch panel and place it on the cover module as shown below.

7. Open the white latches to disconnect the touch panel FPC. Then open the black latch to disconnect the LVDS FPC.

Open latches

Open latches 2

8. Then separate the touch panel.

Battery

The illustrations below show how to remove the battery from the Eee Pad TF201.

1. Remove 8 screws located around the battery. Disconnect the battery cable.

2. Separate the battery.

Main board module

The illustrations below show how to remove the main board module on the Eee Pad TF201.

1. One by one remove the power board, LED board and IO board.

Remove power board, LED board and IO board

2. Remove 2 screws on the power board.

3. Disconnect the power board cable and put it aside.

4. Remove 1 screw and disconnect the LED board from the main board.

Disconnect LED board

Disconnect LED board 2

5. Remove 6 screws on main board and 2 on the dock connector.

Remove screws on main board and dock connector

6. Lift up to separate two CCDs.

Lift up to separate two CCDs

Lift up to separate two CCDs 2

7. Disconnect the speaker cable.

8. Separate the main board.

Separate main board

Separate main board 2

9. Turn over the main board. Tear off one tape on two CCD modules.

Turn over main board

Tear off one tape on two CCD modules

10. Lift up to disconnect 2 CCD modules from the main board.

Replace camera module and begin reverse order step-by-step reassembly procedure.

Tablet reassembly procedure

Assemble the device in the reverse order. This must be done carefully or you'll have to buy the touch screen again.

Conclusion

Important notice: do not repair and modify a device with warranty. In principle this tutorial shows how to fix small parts even on such a small device like tablet PC.

Tags: ASUS Camera replacement Hardware Tablet PCs Disassembling

Discussion (total 6 comments)

Angela

July 12, 2013 at 01:43 pm

Great guide! I successfully replaced the broken camera with a working OEM one I purchased from ebay. I highly recommend having a safe pry tool on hand to anyone doing this.

Brett

October 21, 2013 at 05:42 pm

This worked great, thanks for the guide. Successful replacement of rear camera, no thanks to ASUS ridiculous warranty on both the tablet and the replacement camera they put in 13 mos ago.

Thanks for putting this out there. Very helpful!

Ricardo Pc

November 10, 2013 at 01:57 pm

where can i buy the rear camera asus tf201

Anton Muchychka

December 26, 2013 at 04:03 pm

At the moment I can't see it on ebay. It looks like there is a lack of the cameras.

James

December 31, 2013 at 12:06 pm

If I use this procedure and replace the mainboard, will this fix a hard bricked TF201?

Anton Muchychka

January 03, 2014 at 07:04 am

You probably updated a firmware on your device. Afterwards it became like this. The mainboard replacement will fix it. But, are you sure that the problem is in the mainboard?