Asus ROG Ally Teardown (Complete Disassembly)
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
- Teardown and complete disassembly on the Asus ROG Ally. The M.2 SSD can be upgraded and the console/PC is surprisingly easy to take apart.
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Your vid on the Go shows that Lenovo have a more robust product.
Im gonna pickup my ally tomorrow! 2 fans for that apu you know ASUS is serious.
When reassembling after replacing screen , i could get the black and white cables for the WiFi to click back in place , managed to use some tape to keep them in place but now WiFi doesn't work well and has super short range, any ideas?
Looks to be very repair friendly
Indeed. Nothing is fixed
Hi, is there a video of the re assembling?😅
Play it in reverse 😅
@@Zx30 lol
I was wondering why the screen felt hollow when you tap on it. Its gonna be difficult to replace the screen if it does get damaged.
They sell front plate with screen included no worries
The 3 upper screws won't unscrew any further! They just "snap back" and keep on turning 'indefinitely", kinda like center bottom screw. Any help?
«...once the battery connection is disconnected...» Can you still use the device plugged in to a Dock + usb-c charger without the battery "in use"? kinda like a regular desktop?
I have my ROG Ally, here short DETAILS:
- The Z1 Extreme is equivalent to a Ryzen 7 1700 with 11,7gb ram + the gpu is exactly a GTX 1060 with 4GB vram.
- 10 watt set, use under or exact 10w, except you play, then it reachs max 16w shortly. - No noise at silent mode, silent at performance mode, clearly hearable-loud at turbo at 30w use.
- Can connect it to a monitor + mouse + keyboard + lan + power plug. While akku its 25w, with power plug via usb hub its 30w.
Optimize: Set the pagefile to 16gb at least to outsource unused ram to ssd. While gaming, only turbo mode max 30watt/h. Cpu 1,6ghz, gpu 2ghz (arround 6tflops raw gpu performance)
Conclusion: no AAA Gaming device. For me a good portable PC to take everywhere with me and can play small games/watch videos/listen music or program something.
The fuck are you talking about? Im playing most everything i play on my ps5/X natively on medium settings usually gettinf 60fps.
Thanks for video...I took mine apart to install new SSD but it's missing the black insulation that covers SSD, should I be concerned?
I think it should be fine. If you're really concerned you can put a piece of anti static plastic between the SSD and board.
Notice how the SD Card reader sits right underneath the right side heatpipe? Also there is no heat insulation between the heatpipe and the SD Card reader either.
What would happen if I added a thermal pad there? Would it even help?
hi, maybe you know why the right cooler makes an odd sound when it is turned on. It is when the right cooler turns on that you can somehow fix it.
Can you show how to disassemble the sticks? Like once they’re out, how to take off the metal bracket that holds the stick in place
No wonder it is frying sd cards, it is located exactly beneath the heat pipe.
whenever the D-pads broken, u have to replace the whole mainboard
Are the triggers hall effect? If so, would replacing the joy sticks with hall effect cause interference issues?
How can I get a replacement cable from screen to motherboard...mine got damaged..cable says mb on it
I gotta remove the cable from the lcd screen how do I remove it? Have a new cable on the way, never seen that connector and how to take out the cable from screen to motherboard, mine is damaged, just didn't wanna break it, how does it remove?
Hopefully valve looks ad the allys easy to remove battery,and put that in the upcoming steamdeck 2
Wait, question because I do have a Rog Ally myself, but I dropped by accident and my left and right front bumper gets stuck when I press it so should I just change it or just fix it?
Could you do a video about your thoughts about some of the recent hardware issues such as SD card reader allegedly getting hot and cooking microSD cards?
Any chance you could get close ups of the microcontrollers on the boards? It would be a huge help for those out there looking to reverse engineer various components of the device that will benefit tools like Handheld Companion, HandyGCCS, etc. I saw ITE and Winbond chips but I'm unable to read what is printed on them.
Great Video 🎉🎉🎉
You did not disassembled R1 and L1 ... I have a loose R1 Button and now i never see the solution.
Too bad the wifi module isn't replaceable. Mediatek wifi chips aren't really good at all. I'd far prefer Intel AX210 but that's impossible with the Ally. What a shame.
Oh damn. . . I missed that. That sucks. I wished it was at least replaceable. I had a hand full of wifi cards failing on me before.
Please show factory reset process step by step.
I just uploaded that to my channel :)
Thank u ❤
Any fix for the fan whine noise????????? I was thinking to open it up and see whats up..
Maybe a fan bearing needs some grease, if it happening this early I'd exchange it.
Please tell me you are saying Allie instead of Ally as a meme. Its Ally like Allied forces. The device is your Ally for gaming.
Thank you for this one! Is there a specific way to put back the lid back again? My back buttons stay flat, they aren’t clicking or have travel/depth anymore 😕, tried a few times and still loke that.
I had that happen on mine the first time. Make sure the screws holding in the back panel is fully tightened and if that doesn't work maybe try taking it of and seeing if something is catching where it won't seal properly. I noticed the same when my back panel was not fully attached back on.
@@brandon20904 ohhh I see, that did it! I was trying with the screws back in, thanks a million!
Does the Rog Ally just have thermal paste on it or is it something else?
I only see thermal past on mine.
no replaceble usb c chargin port....like the deck.... dissapointed
Just broke my screen today 10-21-2023. Looked up a new screen and it's the whole front to where he got down to last, comes with new wifi. Current price is 173$ usd
Also, my left bumper, for some reason is clicking two times. When I press the left bumper down slightly, it clicks. If I press it down more, it will do the normal left bumper click like it's supposed to. Is there a way to tighten the bumper or is there any other solution for the issue?
Try reseating it and screwing in the back screws. My trigger buttons did not click until I screwed the last screws un or pushed the device back together.
@@brandon20904 Okay i will give it a try. To get to the screws for the bumpers, do I have to disassemble most of the Ally? I can do it, just not sure where the screws are. Thanks for the help!
If you unplug the battery/ remove the battery, can you play the rog ally while it is plugged into ac power?
Or does the device require the battery to be present?
Thanks in advance
If the battery is unplugged it will not power back on even with the power cable attached. Just tried it twice.
Thank you for taking the time to investigate that for me,I appreciate it.
mine powered on with the stock power cable attached or a powerbank attached this is the updated variant of the Ally with BIOS 336
I'm watching these tear downs hoping to spot something that's causing the LB button to not work that I'm experiencing but also others have reported on reddit, its definitely a hardware issue but its bloody difficult to spot what's the cause
Having the same issue, any update?
@@henley_parker yeah had to send it back, literally could not see any issue, drove me crazy
Is the ram upgradeable*
The ram is soldered to the board and not upgradeable.
Is it battery replaceable?
Yes, once we have the parts the battery is easily replaceable.
RAM
To much work for just replacing buttons ^^
it doesn’t look very good, even the steam deck had an internal part made of magnesium alloy, to which everything else was attached, but here it’s only plastic
1 week ago for $470 I got a like new Z1 extreme with OEM case and dock charger......10000% worth it.....steamdeck oled se was way overpriced amd not as good imo
"complete teardown" doesnt show how to replace left and right bumper.
the insides could be alot nicer
Yeah, the build quality is very poor. Some of the cables like for the speaker are the bare minimum in usability.
It was not meant to be taken apart by the user. I get it though
Board layout looks like shit. Seems like steam deck engineers put way more effort into their board design. What do you expect from Asus trying to make quick money on this. I own both devices. Thank god I got my ROG at Best Buy for 449.00 lol
@@a_storm_inside7026 Neither do MacBooks / iPhones, but their board designs are a work of art. This thing.... lol
thanks for this
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