Acer Aspire 1350 Service Guide

Chapter 353
39.Remove the four screws holding the Northbridge heat sink on the main board back.
40.Then take off the Northbridge heat sink.
41.Remove the four screws that secure the PCMCIA slot.
42.Then detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board.
43.Remove the three screws that secure the VGA/TV-out board.
44.Then remove the VGA/TV-out board.
45.Unlock the CPU with a flat screwdriver.
46.Then remove the CPU from the CPU socket. 

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Disassembling the LCD Module
1.Remove the two LCD cover rubbers and two LCD cushion rubbers.
2.Then remove the four screws holding the LCD bezel.
3.Detach the LCD bezel carefully.
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4.Tear off the tape that fastens the LCD inverter cable and the high voltage cable.
5.Disconnect the inverter cable.
6.Then disconnect the high voltage cable.
7.Remove one screw that secures the Bluetooth antenna.
8.Then remove the Bluetooth antenna.
9.Remove the three screws on one side. 

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10.Remove another three screws on another side.
11 .Remove the entire LCD from the LCD panel.
12.Remove the four screws that secure the LCD hook bracket.
13.Remove the LCD hook bracket.
14.Remove one screw that secures the left aux wireless LAN antenna.
15.Remove one screw that secures the right main wireless LAN antenna.
16.Remove the wireless LAN antennas. 

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17.Remove the two screws holding the right LCD bracket.
18.Remove the right LCD bracket.
19.Remove another two screws holding the left LCD bracket.
20.Remove the left LCD bracket.
21.Tear off the tape that fastens the LCD coaxial cable as picture shows.
22.Disconnect the LCD coaxial cable. 

Chapter 357
Disassembling the External Modules
Disassembling the HDD Module
1.Remove the two screws holding the HDD bracket.
2.Remove another two screws that fasten the HDD bracket.
 
3.Remove the HDD bezel(cover).
4.Then remove the HDD bracket as picture shows.
 
Disassembling the Floppy Disk D rive Module
1.Remove the two screws holding the right FDD bracket.
2.Remove one screw hloding the left FDD bracket.
3.Remove one screw hloding the rear FDD bracket as picture shows.
 
4.Remove the FDD bracket....

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Disassembling the O ptical D rive Module
1.Remove the two screws that secure the ODD bracket.
2.Then remove the ODD bracket. 

Chapter 459
Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems.
NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test this model.  Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or modified 
options can give false errors and invalid system responses.
1.Duplicate symptom and obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible.
2.Distinguish symptom. Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic 
test or by repeating the same operation.
3.Disassemble and assemble the...

60Chapter 4
System Check Procedures
External Diskette D rive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A write-enabled, diagnostic diskette is 
required.
NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause 
damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail. 
Do the following to select the test device. See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 39 for details.
1.Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the...

Chapter 461
Keyboard or Auxiliary Input D evice Check
Remove the external keyboard if the internal keyboard is to be tested.
If the internal keyboard does not work or an unexpected character appears, make sure that the flexible cable 
extending from the keyboard is correctly seated in the connector on the system board.
If the keyboard cable connection is correct, run the Keyboard Test. See “System Diagnostic Diskette” on page 
30 for details.
If the tests detect a keyboard problem, do the following one...

62Chapter 4
Check the Battery Pack
To check the battery pack, do the following:
From Software:
1.Check out the Power Management in control Panel
2.In Power Meter, confirm that if the parameters shown in the screen for Current Power Source and Total 
Battery Power Remaining are correct.
3.Repeat the steps 1 and 2, for both battery and adapter.
4.This helps you identify first the problem is on recharging or discharging.
From Hardware:
1.Power off the computer. 
2.Remove the battery pack and measure the...