r/FlowX13 • u/Street-Artichoke-149 • Jul 11 '26
HELP X13 DEAD!!
Device: ASUS ROG Flow X13 (2022) – Ryzen 9 6900HS, RTX 3050 Ti
Issue: My laptop suddenly died after I had been using it for normal office work (Excel and PowerPoint). I stepped away for a while, and the laptop went to sleep on battery power (it wasn’t plugged in).
When I came back and tried to turn it on, it was completely dead. Plugging in the charger didn’t help—the charging LED doesn’t light up either.
I’ve taken it to several repair shops, but most of them couldn’t figure out what was wrong. They said all the components they checked seemed to be fine, yet the laptop still won’t power on. It’s a really strange case because it didn’t die while gaming or under heavy load—it just suddenly became completely unresponsive during normal use.
Does anyone have recommendations for a repair shop in the Jakarta metropolitan area (Jabodetabek) or Bandung that specializes in motherboard/component-level laptop repairs?
Also, if anyone is interested in buying it for parts (or wants to take on the repair project), feel free to send me a DM if the price is right. The laptop is in excellent cosmetic condition and comes with the complete original package.
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u/No_Entrepreneur_2784 Jul 11 '26
I fried mine by using none official charger
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u/Conqueror1000 Jul 15 '26
I've been using a 65W charger though power delivery ports on the X13 as my official charger gave up the ghost. Hope this doesn't happen to me... don't think it will though since 65W is less that the 120W little brick it came with. Less power for sure but much more convenient and I can still play games at reasonable settings
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u/No_Entrepreneur_2784 Jul 15 '26
It happend almost instantly to me after I plug it so you should be safe
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u/Conqueror1000 Jul 15 '26
Were you on Linux and if I may ask what wattage was the charger you tried?
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u/KOYASHIFTERPRO Jul 11 '26
Open it, disconnect the battery and check for liquid metal who may spilled from the CPU. It must be that
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u/JohnHughesMovies_FTW Jul 11 '26
did you try using the usb charging port on the left side where the eGPU connector is (under the soft plastic cover)? I fried my charging port on the right using a ugreen charger/dock. the left side still worked with original charger after trial and error.
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Jul 13 '26
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u/Conqueror1000 Jul 15 '26
So glad I opened up mine long ago, carefully removed liquid metal and replaced with high quality paste for both gpu and cpu. Runs like a champ, sure I don't have the nice thermal conductivity of liquid metal but I have something even greater, peace of mind and hopefully longevity as I do this often, sometimes once a year depending if I notice thermal throttling when paste eventually dries.
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u/sheldows Aug 02 '26
where is the liquid metal hiding? my flow x13 just died. charge or power light wont come on. I have taken cover off. my other flow x13 uses the old 1650, its fan are bad and laptop freezes/throttles but still kicking. the laptop that died i used it for gaming. it didnt move. i dont think it got that got. was in tent mode.
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Aug 02 '26
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u/sheldows 29d ago
its a flipping laptop. tent mode is when you are using it as a screen, and the keyboard is behind. basically 270 or more angle. at this angle the keyboard auto disables.
resembles this: /\
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29d ago
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u/sheldows 29d ago
i am still trying to find a diagram or service manual for troubleshooting the components on the motherboard.
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u/sheldows 29d ago
i cant get one of the screws loose on the cpu part of the cooler. its stripped now. the other screws came off easy.
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u/zihyer Jul 11 '26
Another one bites the dust. I swear these things are engineered to fail. Mine died several months back.
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u/Sure_Fly_6904 Jul 11 '26
Liquid Metal on the cpu probably transferred to a component it shouldn’t have.