Hey guys,
I have an Asus G56JR-CN232H which I bought new not even 4 years ago. This is it:
After all this time I've had my first major problem. My right hinge broke and I'm unable to open and close the laptop normally. In the process of the failure, the hinge also broke the mounts of it on the LCD back cover.
That being said I now need a hinge and an LCD back cover.
I talked to my local Asus-approved repair center (on which I bought the pc and has been an Asus Gold Partner for years) and they ordered the parts. The hinge was in stock and fairly easy to come by. The LCD cover was not in stock but could be ordered for an ETA of 30 days.
2 months passed and the supplier says the LCD back cover is no longer available and was discontinued. "Scrap the laptop as it now became unrepairable" they told me.
That just won't work for me!
The part I need has part numbers 90NB03Z3-R7A001 or 13NB03Z3AM0101. Why two parts number? Asus gave me one, the repair center another. It's the same piece and I couldn't tell you why there would be two different part numbers. Anywho...
I've searched around and nobody seems to have this piece nor is able to order it.
I thought of searching for a compatible piece and asked help to suppliers and Asus itself. They all turned me down. "Your serial number is only compatible with the parts number given before" they say.
That can't be true so I searched for a different color model than mine and was able to find part number 90NB04Z1-R7A000 / 13NB04Z1AM0201. I'm 95% this is exactly the same piece but in a different color which given the situation I don't mind.
Here's where I ask your help:
1 - Can anybody out there help me confirm this?
2 - Do you have any kind of disassembly guide I can follow to take photos of my part so I can compare with the ones I found online of the new part?
3 - Do you know of any other model that may have a compatible LCD cover so I can look up the respective part number and stock of it?
Sorry for the long post and thanks in advance for your help
TL;DR:I need an LCD back cover replacement for an Asus G56JR.
Asus says it's discontinued and there are no compatible parts available to repair.
I don't believe it and found part number 90NB04Z1-R7A000 / 13NB04Z1AM0201 that I'm pretty sure it fits.
I need help confirming this before committing to buy it.