Asus ZenBook 14 UX433FA UX433FN Disassembly (RAM, SSD upgrade options)

In this guide, I will show you how to remove the bottom cover of the Asus ZenBook 14 UX433FN. I will also remove the SSD, battery, heatsink, cooling fan, speaker, touchpad, keyboard, palm rest, motherboard, and screen.

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The air inlet at the bottom is not really large, and the main air inlet should be on the other side of the LCD hinges. We also noticed a small gap at the front of the body, which indicates that the Asus ZenBook 14 UX433FN is a thin and light laptop that can be opened and closed with one hand.

The bottom cover is secured by nine visible screws, but please note the screws under the foot pads

After removing the 11 screws, insert a thin plastic tool under the bottom cover and slide the tool to unlock the clips that secure the bottom cover to the palm rest.

The internal layout of the Asus UX433FN is perfect; each part is neatly placed and has a high internal space utilization.

There is a metal plate on the battery to hold and protect it. This is the first time I have seen this design on a thin and light laptop.

Since the battery occupies nearly half of the internal space, its capacity reaches 50 watts, which is relatively large for an ultrabook.

Disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard and remove the screws that secure the battery to remove the battery.
Under the battery, we can access the touchpad module and the keyboard cable. On the right side of the battery is an M.2 SSD.

The speaker is relatively large in size, which can bring good sound quality.

The ASUS ZenBook 14 UX433FN comes with a Western Digital 512GB NVMe M.2 SSD, which uses a multi-chip stacked design, making the effective area of the circuit board quite small.

Remove the three screws that secure the touchpad, and then remove the touchpad.

The touchpad surface is covered with a layer of glass, providing users with an excellent experience.

Remove the three screws and disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard. Then, remove the cooling fan.

It can be seen that the fan is very slim, but the fan blade area is not small, so even a single CPU fan can provide a considerable airflow.

The fan divides the motherboard into two parts, and a yellow cable is used to connect the two circuit boards.

It is worth noting that the LCD hinge is secured to the motherboard.

Before continuing with the disassembly work, we need to remove the LCD hinge first.

Remove the heatsink module. You can see it is very simple.

However, when viewed from the side, this heat pipe still has a certain thickness, and with a width of 8mm, it can also achieve good thermal conductivity.

The USB board is connected to the mainboard via a yellow ribbon cable, and the connector is secured with a metal plate to ensure a stable connection between the USB board and the mainboard.

After disconnecting the yellow cable, the USB board can be removed.

A USB 2.0 port and a 3.5mm headphone jack are integrated on the USB board.

Each component has been clearly marked on the back of the board.

Now, remove the screws that secure the motherboard and disconnect the LCD cable to remove the motherboard.

The various components are neatly arranged on the front of the motherboard. They mainly consist of an Intel processor, an MX150 graphics card, and 8GB of memory.

This laptop has 8GB of memory soldered on the motherboard. It does not have a free memory slot, so upgrading the memory is impossible.

This is the Intel Core i5-8265U processor.

The NVIDIA GeForce MX150 discrete graphics card comes with two video memory chips.

This is an Intel 9560 Wi-Fi adapter with Bluetooth 5.0. It is soldered directly to the motherboard, so it cannot be replaced.

There are no important chips on the back of the motherboard, nor any insulating stickers, but it has many black insulating blocks.

After the motherboard is removed, you can access the keyboard. Its keyboard can be separated from the palm rest, but it may be more difficult.

There is also a foot pad at the bottom of the screen assembly. This pad serves as a buffer to prevent the screen from coming into contact with the body when it is fully opened or closed.

Through the disassembly of the ASUS UX433FN, it is clear that ASUS has maximized the use of internal space within such a compact body. Compared to traditional-sized laptops, its volume has not decreased, but it appears more refined, which is the best proof of the manufacturer’s design ability.