ASUS ZenBook Pro Duo UX581GV-XB74T Repair

The ZenBook Pro Duo UX581GV is a 15-inch professional laptop released in 2019. Aside from the main 4K OLED display, the laptop has a secondary screen—dubbed the “ScreenPad Plus”—which sits just above the keyboard. To accomodate this large second screen, the keyboard has been pushed down to the bottom portion of the lower deck where a trackpad would usually sit and the trackpad has moved off to the right of the keyboard. While this is not Asus’s first foray into a two-screen laptop—the ZenBook Pro 15 UX580 from a year prior had a touchscreen combined with the trackpad—it is the first to feature such a large secondary display.

Internally, the UX581GV utilizes the power of a 9th-generation Intel Core i7 processor and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060 graphics card. Opening the bottom for service is not too difficult as long as you have the T5 Torx bit required to remove the ten screws holding this part of the laptop together. You can see the location of these screws in this disassembly video on YouTube. Once inside, you have the option to upgrade/replace the standard M.2 SSD (use an NVMe replacement, not SATA) as well as the wireless card. The battery is completely removable, but the memory is unfortunately soldered in place on the motherboard.

To identify this laptop, look on the bottom for a sticker containing the model number “UX581GV.” You can also look for the serial number on this sticker and enter it on Asus’s warranty check webpage to find your exact model.

Processor

Intel Core i7-9750H
- 6 cores, 12 threads
- 2.6 GHz up to 4.5 GHz
or Intel Core i7-9980HK
- 8 cores, 16 threads
- 2.4 GHz up to 5 GHz

Memory

16 GB or 32 GB
Soldered to the motherboard
DDR4 at 2666 MHz

Storage

1 TB SSD
- M.2 form factor
- NVMe (PCIe x4) interface

Graphics

Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060
6 GB VRAM

Display

Main display
- 15.6 inches (39.6 cm) on the diagonal
- OLED panel
- 3840x2160 pixels
- Touchscreen
ScreenPad Plus (secondary display)
- 14 inches (35.6 cm)
- 3840x1100 pixels
- Touchscreen

Connections