Acer Aspire 5735z Service Guide

Chapter 371
15.Disconnect the touchpad cable from the TPAD1 connector on the main board. 
16.Disconnect the LED cable from LEDCN1 on the main board. 

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17.Disconnect the speaker cable from the INTSPK1 connector on the main board. 
18.Remove the eleven screws (11 x A, 1 x G) from the bottom panel.   
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1~11 M2.5 x L8 (11) Black 3.0 kgf-cm
12 M2 x L4 (1) Black 3.0 kgf-cm 

Chapter 373
19.Turn the unit over and remove the three screws (G) from the top panel. 
20.Gently remove the upper case from the lower case. 
Removing the LED Board
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 50.
2.See “Removing the SD dummy card” on page 51.
3.See “Removing the ExpressCard dummy card” on page 51.
4.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 52.
5.See “Removing the DIMM” on page 53.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Board Modules” on page 54.
7.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 56.
8.See...

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11 .See “Removing the Heatsink Fan Module” on page 64.
12.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Module” on page 65.
13.See “Removing the CPU” on page 66.
14.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 67.
15.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 70.
16.Disconnect the LED cable from the LED board.
17.Disconnect the internal microphone cable from the INTMIC1 connector on the LED board. 

Chapter 375
18.Remove the one screw (C) securing the LED board. 
19.Remove the LED board from the upper cover. 
Removing the Speaker Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 50.
2.See “Removing the SD dummy card” on page 51.
3.See “Removing the ExpressCard dummy card” on page 51.
4.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 52.
5.See “Removing the DIMM” on page 53.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Board Modules” on page 54.
7.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 56.
8.See “Removing the Optical...

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11 .See “Removing the Heatsink Fan Module” on page 64.
12.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Module” on page 65.
13.See “Removing the CPU” on page 66.
14.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 67.
15.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 70.
16.Remove the four screws (C) securing the speaker module. 
17.Remove the tape covering the speaker cable.
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1~4 M2 x L3 (4) Silver 1.6 kgf-cm 

Chapter 377
18.Release the speaker cable from the latches.
19.Remove the speaker module from the upper case. 
Removing the Touchpad Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 50.
2.See “Removing the SD dummy card” on page 51.
3.See “Removing the ExpressCard dummy card” on page 51.
4.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 52.
5.See “Removing the DIMM” on page 53.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Board Modules” on page 54.
7.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 56.
8.See “Removing the Optical...

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13.See “Removing the CPU” on page 66.
14.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 67.
15.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 70.
16.Remove the touchpad cable that is glued to the bracket.
17.Disconnect the touchpad cable from the touchpad board.  

Chapter 379
18.Remove the two screws (C) securing the bracket to the upper case. 
19.Remove the touchpad bracket. 
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1~2 M2 x L2 (2) Silver 1.6 kgf-cm 

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20.Carefully pry loose and remove the touch pad board. 
WARNING:The touchpad board is glued to the upper case, only remove the touchpad board if it is defective.
Removing the Modem Board 
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 50.
2.See “Removing the SD dummy card” on page 51.
3.See “Removing the ExpressCard dummy card” on page 51.
4.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 52.
5.See “Removing the DIMM” on page 53.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Board Modules” on page 54.
7.See “Removing the Hard...