U30JC discussion thread

[antonyfl]

Has anyone had any luck with the UL30 backlit keyboard mod on our U30JC? I was wanting to attempt it but I know nothing about wiring. And where to find +5v and grounds

[antonyfl]

Having had this laptop for nearly two years now, I would like to clean its fan, as it's fan seems to be working harder now (and the exhaust air is quite warm). Is there any easy way to do this, without taking it apart completely?

get some canned air, and pry open the keyboard (those 4 clips you see at the top of the keyboard, use something like a flathead screwdriver

use the can, blow it into the fan, facing out. Make sure you do it in a ventilated area

[Solid-State]

I need to clean out the fan assembly on an Asus U30JC model.

Does anyone know where I can get the service manual with disassemble instructions.

It's a French Canadian model that came with an i5 sandy bridge.

I'm also interested in sourcing the english keyboard for it.

[amazing-boy]

Do someone Know the differences among this model and U30SD ?

Ii'm considering if buy it, new, (i3) or a second hand Lenovo X220 (i5).

I'm particularly interested into have insights about keyboard and build quality but also the display aspect is a point to consider.

thks

[kosonik]

I hope that there are still people coming across this thread nowadays .

I have a U30JC that is now 2 years old, and left mousebutton on the touchpad stopped working: it is in the normal "up" mode, and can be pushed down, but won't give any click (it just gives in, after which it slowly moves up again). The right mouse is still working perfectly (giving a nice clicky sound). Does anyone have any experience repairing this? If I were to open/disassemble the laptop, would I have access to the back of the buttons without having to "break" things (e.g. cutting tapes /cables etc)? I can't seem to find this problem anywhere on the internet.