Asus R558UR Disassembly

[garysferrao]

I want to replace the DVD with a SSD in my Asus R558UR laptop. So far i've tried, i cannot open it. There seems to be 12 screws in the bottom panel as shown in image. I cannot find any screws/flaps on the palmrest.

I removed all the screws marked in image. But the cover won't open. Are there some extra hidden screws?

Image: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0BzNsvDx_ae6bajFvX2VxanB2ZlE

 

[BadAsAl]

Probably. A lot of laptops require the keyboard to be removed as there are screws under it. Let me see if I can find a guide for you.

 

[BadAsAl]

I cannot find an exact guide for you but maybe this one is similar enough to get you started: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14GuDrFcCoM
In this one a credit card is used to separate the keyboard area from the bottom of the laptop once the bottom screws are removed.

 

[garysferrao]

Thanks @BadAsAI So i called up their customer support and sadly (expectedly) enough, they told me to visit their service centre to open up the laptop. LoL

Anyway, i figured out that they have hidden screws under the bottom rubber pads!~ You have to tear them open to access those hidden screws. Case is now open (and closed). [And warranty is void.]