Acer Aspire 5738 Service Guide

Chapter 373
12.Disconnect the cables from the USB board module.    
13.Remove the one screw (F) securing the USB board module to the lower case. 
Size (Quantity)ColorTo r q u ePart No.
M2 x L4 (1) Silver 1.6 kgf-cm 86.9A552.4R0 

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14.Remove the USB board module from the lower case.    

Chapter 375
Removing the Modem Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 47.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 48.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 49.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 50.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Modules” on page 53.
7.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 55.
8.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 58.
9.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 60.
10.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 61....

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15. Remove the one screws (F) securing the modem board module to the lower case.  
16.Release the modem board module from the latch and remove it from the lower case.
Removing the Bluetooth Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 47.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 48.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 49.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 50.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Modules” on page 53.
7.See “Removing...

Chapter 377
12.See “Removing the Left Speaker Module” on page 71.
13.See “Removing the USB Board Module” on page 72.
14.See “Removing the Modem Module” on page 75.
15.Disconnect the bluetooth cable from its connector on the main board.
16.Remove the Bluetooth module. 
NOTE: Be careful when removing the Bluetooth module as it is glued in place.  

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Removing the Right Speaker Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 47.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 48.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 49.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 50.
6.See “Remove the two screws (D) securing the hard disk to the bracket and remove the hard disk from the 
bracket.” on page 52.
7.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 55.
8.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page...

Chapter 379
17.Disconnect the speaker cable from its connector on the main board.
18.Remove the one screw (E) securing the speaker module and remove it from the lower case.
Size (Quantity)ColorTo r q u ePart No.
M2 x L4 (1) Black 1.6 kgf-cm 86.00E13.524 

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19.Detach the right speaker module.
Removing the Main Board
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 47.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 48.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 49.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 50.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Modules” on page 53.
7.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 55.
8.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 58.
9.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 60.
10.See...

Chapter 381
17.Remove one screw (F) securing the main board in place.    
 Note: RTC battery has been highlighted with the yellow circle as shown in the figure above.  Please 
detach the RTC battery and follow local regulations for disposal.
Note: Circuit boards >10 cm² has been highlighted with the yellow rectangle as above image shows. 
Please detach the Circuit boards and follow local regulations for disposal.
18.Lift the main board gently from the lower case.
Size (Quantity)ColorTo r q u ePart No.
M2...

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19.Carefully remove the main board.
Removing the Heatsink Module
NOTE: There are two version of heatsink module. For this section, we are going to use the discrete model. 
The UMA version looks like the picture below:
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 46.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 47.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 48.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 49.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 50.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Modules” on page...