Disassembly of MSI X42
Friends who are concerned about MSI X-slim series notebooks may know that the back of this series notebook was not designed in a modular way except for the battery, which makes it troublesome for users to upgrade their memory or hard disk, and users are slightly dissatisfied with it. However, this time msi X42 has improved this design. The last unpacking appreciation also mentioned that the back of X42 has adopted a modular design, and the back panel area is very large. It seems that removing the cover can expose the pure copper radiator and fan on the processor, which has aroused many people's interest. If this is the case, msi X42 is probably the most easy notebook to clean the fan dust at present, and of course, it is very easy to upgrade the memory and hard disk.
msi X42
Here is the moment to witness the miracle. Let's uncover the secret under the cover of msi X42.
after unscrewing the cover screw, pry open the three buckles near the battery
The hard disk, memory slot and cooling system are all exposed in one step
It is easy to clean the dust
As expected, after the cover is opened, we can see a hard disk, a memory expansion slot, a processor cooling duct and a fan at the same time.
Hard disk, memory and cooling system can be seen in one step
When removing the hard disk of msi X42, we noticed that at the other end of the hard disk interface, there are two cuboid rubber blocks stuck between the hard disk and the frame, which can play a good role in shock prevention. When you remove the hard disk, you can see a 32GB SATA 54 rpm hard disk used by the machine. In the previous evaluation, the reading and writing speed of the hard disk was excellent.
hard disk
Two rubber blocks are stuck between the hard disk and the frame and pulled upward
Shock-proof rubber blocks protect the hard disk
Western Digital 32GB hard disk
Interface
There is a reserved memory slot next to the hard disk, which is convenient for users to add memory sticks in the future. So far, we can't see what brand of memory this machine uses, because the other memory is installed on the other side of the motherboard, and we need to separate the back plate and wrist rest of the note to see it.
a memory slot is reserved next to the hard disk
Samsung 2GB DDR3 166 memory disassembled in the following steps
Double-sided particles ***16 flash memories constitute 2GB capacity
In fact, after opening the cover, the most attractive place is the cooling system of the machine. The author has also disassembled many notebooks, and I have never seen a notebook exposed by the cooling system in one step.
two pure copper heat pipes+fan cooling fins are blocked in the cooling system
fan
fan
cooling
cooling fins
There is a woven net in the silicone grease
This means that after using the notebook for a period of time, it is as simple as replacing the memory and hard disk when cleaning the dust on the fan, and it is not necessary to disassemble it almost completely like other notebooks.
Thick wrist rest of chocolate keyboard
The fashionable and exquisite suspended chocolate keyboard of p>Msi X42 and the wrist rest treated by in-film overprinting process have left a good first impression. Pressing the wrist rest with your hands will not cause depression, and its hardness is much higher than that of previous X series products. Here, the keyboard and wrist rest will be disassembled to watch in detail.
pry open the keyboard first
the bottom of the keyboard and the cable
the cable link of the keyboard is on the other side of the motherboard
remove the metal plate at the bottom of the keyboard
the chocolate keyboard
the C panel
the back
the bottom of the touchpad
the panel is thick and has high strength
Remove the C panel to see the back of the motherboard and a pre-installed memory
From the above picture. The back of the keyboard is not only covered with a metal cover, but also the area corresponding to the keyboard on the C panel is made of hollowed-out metal sheets.
processor, motherboard and interface details
when the pure copper heat sink is removed, the processor, discrete graphics card and chipset of msi X42 are exposed, all of which transfer heat to the heat sink through the heat sink, and then the fan blows the surrounding hot air out of the fuselage. Although the discrete graphics card is used, due to the low power consumption of the processor and the good heat dissipation effect of the heat pipe, when the 3D MARK was tested before, the hand would not feel hot when touching the wrist rest and keyboard.
processors, graphics cards and chipsets are exposed after removing the heat sink
processors, graphics cards and chipsets
memory particles on the back of the motherboard
front of the motherboard
back of the motherboard
The metal backplane on the back of the motherboard is used to fix the heat sink
hard disk interface
wireless network module interface
wireless network module
. Audio interface, USB interface
silicone pad near the audio interface
corresponding button below the power button
back of the small board
Summary: excellent workmanship and details for both internal and external repairs
From the previous product drawings, we can see that the appearance design of msi X42 is excellent, and we are deeply impressed by the in-film printing technology of the top cover and wrist rest of the fuselage and the chocolate keyboard.
msi X42
msi
This time, through the internal disassembly of X42, we can see that the internal workmanship of this machine is equally excellent. Although it is a CULV low-power thin notebook, it uses two pure copper heat pipes to radiate the main heating core components without shrinking, and many details such as hard disk protection, metal shielding cover and reasonable internal wiring layout can be seen. Msi X42 is a notebook with both internal and external repairs and excellent workmanship. Removing the cover can expose the cooling system, memory slot and hard disk. This design is not only convenient for users to upgrade, but also convenient for cleaning up internal dust, killing two birds with one stone.