Acer Aspire 1610 Series User Manual

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4.Then take the upper case assembly off the main unit.
Removing the Touchpad Board
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 48.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 52.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 59.
4.See “Removing the Upper Case Assemly” on page 61.
5.To detach the touch pad board, first disconnect the touch pad cable from the touch pad board with a 
plastic tweezers.Then release the touchpad cover lock on the back as the picture shows.
6.Remove the touchpad cover, the remove...

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2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 52.
3.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 53.
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 59.
5.See “Removing the Upper Case Assemly” on page 61.
6.See “Removing the Touchpad Board” on page 62.
7.Remove the touchpad scroll key then remove the touchpad cable.
Removing the Floppy Disk D rive Module
1.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 52.
2.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 53.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 59.
4.See “Removing the Upper...

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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 48.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 52.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 59.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 63.
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 48.
2.See...

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Removing the ODD Module(1)
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 48.
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 48.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 52.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page...

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Removing the Main Board
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 48.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 52.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 59.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 63.
5.See “Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 64.
6.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 64.
7.See “Removing the ODD Module(1)” on page 65.
8.See “Removing the HDD Bracket” on page 65.
9.Disconnect the launch board cable. Tear off the tape that fastens the speaker set cable....

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6.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 64.
7.See “Removing the ODD Module(1)” on page 65.
8.See “Removing the HDD Bracket” on page 65.
9.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 66.
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 48.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 52.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 59.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on...

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9.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 66.
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 48.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 52.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 59.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 63.
5.See “Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 64.
6.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 64.
7.See “Removing the ODD...

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System Upgrade Procedure
Base Unit to Wireless Unit
1.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 52.
2.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 59.
3.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 59.
4.See “Removing the MimiPCI Card Plate” on page 59. 
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 86.
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 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on...

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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 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 86.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 86.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 86.
5.Attach the HDD bracket. Then secure the HDD bracket with the four screws.
Installing the ODD Module
1.See “Installing the...