Acer Aspire 5730z Service Guide

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Removing the SD dummy card
1.Push the SD dummy card all the way in to eject it.
2.Pull it out from the slot. 
Removing the ExpressCard dummy card
1.Push the ExpressCard dummy card all the way in to eject it.  
						

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2.Pull it out from the slot.
Removing the Lower Cover
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.Remove the six captive screws and the one screw (B) on the lower cover.   
3.Use a plastic screw driver to carefully pry open the lower cover. 
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1 M2.5 x L6 (1) Black 1.6 kgf-cm 
						

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4.Remove the lower cover from the lower case. 
Removing the DIMM 
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62..
3.Push out the latches on both sides of the DIMM socket to release the DIMM. 
4.Remove the DIMM module. 
Removing the WLAN Board Modules
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62. 
						

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3.Disconnect the antenna cables from the WLAN board. 
NOTE: There are 3 antenna cables connected to the WLAN board module. The Black antenna cable is 
connected to number 1 connector, the White antenna cable is connected to number 2 connector and 
the Gray antenna cable is connected to number 3 connector.
4.Move the antenna away from the WLAN board and remove the one screw (A) on the WLAN board to 
release the WLAN board.   
5.Detach the WLAN board from the WLAN socket. 
NOTE:  When attaching the antenna back to the WLAN board, make sure the cable are arranged properly. 
Removing the TV Tuner Board Modules
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62.
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1 M2 x L4 (1) Black 1.6 kgf-cm 
						

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3.Disconnect the antenna cable from the TV tuner board and remove the one screw (A) to release the 
board. 
4.Detach the TV tuner board from the socket. 
NOTE:  When attaching the antenna back to the TV tuner board, make sure the cable are arranged properly. 
Removing the Modem Board 
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62.
3.See “Removing the TV Tuner Board Modules” on page 64..
4.Remove the two screws (A) securing the modem card.
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1 M2 x L4 (1) Black 1.6 kgf-cm
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1~2 M2 x L4 (2) Black 1.6 kgf-cm 
						

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5.Lift the modem board from the system. 
6.Disconnect the cable from the modem board.
Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module 
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62.
3.Remove the one screw (A) securing the hard disk drive module. 
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1 M2 x L4 (1) Black 3.0 kgf-cm 
						

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4.Slide the hard disk drive module away from the connector. 
5.Use the plastic tab to lift the hard disk drive module and remove it from the hard disk drive bay.
NOTE: To prevent damage to device, avoid pressing down on it or placing heavy objects on top of it. 
6.Remove the two screws (D) securing the hard disk to the bracket and remove the hard disk from the 
bracket.  
						

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Removing the Optical Drive Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62.
3.See “Removing the WLAN Board Modules” on page 63.
4.See “Removing the TV Tuner Board Modules” on page 64.
5.Release the antenna cables from the latches as shown. 
6.Remove the one screw (B) from the bottom panel.   
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1~2 M3 x L4 (2) Silver 3.0 kgf-cm
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1 M2.5 x L6 (1) Black 3.0 kgf-cm 
						

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7.Use a pin and push it inside the emergency eject hole to eject the odd drive tray.
8.Carefully pull out the odd drive tray until the part of the module is visible and then slowly push back to 
close the tray into the module with the module still partially exposed. 
9.Slowly pull out the odd module from the odd drive bay.  
						

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10.Remove the two screws (C) securing the locker bracket and remove the locker bracket from the optical 
disk drive module.   
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1~2 M2 x L3 (2) Silver 1.6 kgf-cm