Acer Aspire 1500 Service Guide

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3.Remove another two screws holding the FDD bracket on the other side. Then take the FDD off the FDD 
bracket.
Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46..
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50..
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57..
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 61..
5.Remove the three screws that secure the VGA heatsink plate then remove the plate.
 
Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46..
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50..
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57..
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 61..
5.Remove the screw that fastens the CPU heatsink plate then remove it. 
						

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Removing the ODD Module(1)
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46.
2.Remove the screw that fastens the ODD bracket on the bottom. Push the ODD module at the point the 
red arrow indicates hard.Then remove the ODD module from the lower case.
NOTE: If you need to replace the ODD module only, you can remove the ODD module as the steps above.
Removing the ODD Module(2)
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 61.
5.Push the ODD module outwards then take the ODD out of the support bracket. Remove the screw that 
fastens the ODD support bracket then remove it.
Removing the HDD Bracket
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 61.
5.Remove the four screws holding the HDD bracket, then remove the HDD bracket. 
						

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Removing the Main Board
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 61.
5.See “Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 62.
6.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 62.
7.See “Removing the ODD Module(1)” on page 63.
8.See “Removing the HDD Bracket” on page 63.
9.Disconnect the launch board cable. Tear off the tape that fastens the speaker set cable. Then disconnect 
the speaker set cable.
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10.Remove the two screws holding the main board as the picture shows. Remove another two screws that 
fasten the main board. Then detach the main board from the lower case carefully.
Removing the DC Board
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 61.
5.See “Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 62. 
						

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6.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 62.
7.See “Removing the ODD Module(1)” on page 63.
8.See “Removing the HDD Bracket” on page 63.
9.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 64.
10.Remove the two screws that fasten the DC board. Then detach the DC board from the lower case.
Removing the I/O Port Bracket
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 61.
5.See “Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 62.
6.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 62.
7.See “Removing the ODD Module(1)” on page 63.
8.See “Removing the HDD Bracket” on page 63.
9.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 64.
10.Remove the four hex screws to detach the I/O port bracket from the main board.
Removing the PCMCIA Slot
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 61.
5.See “Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 62.
6.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 62.
7.See “Removing the ODD Module(1)” on page 63.
8.See “Removing the HDD Bracket” on page 63. 
						

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9.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 64.
10.Remove the four screws that secure the PCMCIA slot, then remove the PCMCIA slot from the lower case.
Removing the Speaker Set
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 61.
5.See “Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 62.
6.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 62.
7.See “Removing the ODD Module(1)” on page 63.
8.See “Removing the HDD Bracket” on page 63.
9.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 64.
10.See “Removing the DC Board” on page 64.
11 .Tear off the tape fastening the speaker set cable. Then remove the four screws that secure the speaker 
set. Remove the speaker set from the lower case. 
						

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System Upgrade Procedure
Base Unit to Wireless Unit
1.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 50.
2.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 57.
3.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 57.
4.See “Removing the MimiPCI Card Plate” on page 57. 
5.Secure the wireless LAN card antanna by four screws. Insert the wireless LAN card to the socket then 
connect the wireless LAN card antenna to the wireless LAN card. 
						

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Assembling the Main Unit
Installing the Speaker Set
1.Attach the speaker set to the lower case. Secure the speaker set to the lower case with the four screws. 
Then stick the tape fastening the speaker set cable.
Installing the DC Board
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 68.
2.Attach the DC board to the lower case. Then secure the DC board to the lower case with two screws.
Installing the PCMCIA Slot
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 68.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 68.
3.Attach the PCMCIA slot to the main board, and then fasten the PCMCIA slot to the main board with four 
screws
Installing the Main Board
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 68.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 68.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 68.
4.Put the mainboard to the lower case. Secure the main board with the two screws as the picture shows. 
Fasten the main board to the lower case with another two screws. 
						

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5.Connect the speaker set cable to the main board. Then stick the tape that fastens the speaker set cable. 
Connect the launch board cable to the main board.
Installing the HDD Bracket
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 68.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 68.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 68.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 68.
5.Attach the HDD bracket. Then secure the HDD bracket with the four screws.
Installing the ODD Module
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 68.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 68.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 68.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 68.
5.See “Installing the HDD Bracket” on page 69.
6.Put the ODD support bracket to the lower case assembly, and then fasten the ODD support bracket with 
the one screw. Place the ODD back in the ODD support bracket, and then push the ODD to the original 
position. 
						

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Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 68.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 68.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 68.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 68.
5.Place the CPU heatsink plate to the main board. Then secure the CPU heatsink plate with one screws.
Installing the VGA Heatsink Plate
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 68.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 68.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 68.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 68.
5.Place the VGA heatsink plate to the main board. Then fasten the VGA heatsink plate with three screws.
  
						

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Installing the Floppy Disk D rive Module
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 68.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 68.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 68.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 68.
5.See “Installing the HDD Bracket” on page 69.
6.See “Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 70.
7.Put the FDD module to the main board. Secure the FDD module with two screws.
8.Connect the FDD cable to the main board.
Installing the Touchpad Cable
1.Attach the touchpad cable to the upper case, and then pull out the cable.
2.Place the touchpad scroll key to the upper case.
Installing the Touchpad Board
1.See “Installing the Touchpad Cable” on page 71.
2.Put the touchpad board and the touchpad button pad to the upper case. Then attach the touchpad cover 
to the upper case as the picture shows.