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Hi there, is it posible to tell me how to open an Asus aio zen pro (240ic) in order to upgrade the hdd? I think a lot of people will be interested in this because is a beast of a computer with a big handicap: hdd. Looking forward to hearing from you Best regards, Valentin
Here’s some pictures of the open PC. I follow the instructions of Valentin and eveything’s fine. Be carefull when you pull the screen… the cables are fragiles…
Finally i managed to open the ZEN 240IC. I will be brief now because i am very tired and i managed to snap 1 connector from the ribbon cable. So to open the PC you need to remove FIRST the small black plastic cover from the bottom of the screen. This will reveal some screws. In order to do that i used the hair dryer to heat it a bit because the adhesive is quite strong on it. After i removed that i used 2 suction cups ordered from Ebay to gently pull the top corners of the screen. I used 2 cups, 1 on each corner. This requires patience as i struggle a bit to be able to pull the top part of the screen. After the screen is detached you have some cables you need to remove in order to completly remove the screen. One of the cables was the ribbon one from the motherboard to the screen…this was my luck. Inside the HDD is clearly visible on the right side and without removing the motherboard there is no trace of another sata slot or PCIE M2 ssd or anything else. I have just swapped the HDD with a SSD and that was it. Hope this info is helpful to someone and please take good care when you remove the cables because now for me is a mission trying to get a new one from ASUS or to repair this broke one. Good luck
I found this video recently on youtube. I hope its will be helpful for all of us. http://youtube.com/watch?v=U06F4trdXC4
some fotos, and RAM’s slots
Thanks so much!! One question only: can we see a video tutorial please? Thanks! :)
Tanks for your feedback. I also would like to change my hdd. Is it a problem to put back in place the small black plastic cover from the bottom of the screen? Many thanks Thierry
Not at all… very easy
Please help. where is the M2 slot?
Hi, is the HDD size 3.5" or 2.5"? Thanks
does anyone know if you can find the replacement for the external glass part? the screen that has the touch? I cracked it when opening and everything works, but it has the cracked lines and I would like to replace this screen. please point me to where I can buy it. thank you!
