Acer Aspire 5738dzg Service Guide

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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 44.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 45.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 46.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 47.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 48.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Modules” on page 51.
7.See “Removing...

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11 .See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 62.
12.See “Removing the Left Speaker Module” on page 69.
13.See “Removing the USB Board Module” on page 70.
14.See “Removing the Modem Module” on page 72.
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 44.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 45.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 46.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 47.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 48.
6.See “Remove the two screws (D) securing the hard disk to the bracket and remove the hard disk from the 
bracket.” on page 50.
7.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 53.
8.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page...

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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 44.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 45.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 46.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 47.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 48.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Modules” on page 51.
7.See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 53.
8.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 56.
9.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 58.
10.See...

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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.
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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 44.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 45.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 46.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 47.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 48.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Modules” on page...

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17.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 77.
18.Disconnect the heatsink connector from the main board. 
19.Remove the six screws securing the heatsink module in the order shown.
NOTE:  The Discrete system may be shipped with NVdia or ATI VGA board. 

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20.Carefully lift up the heatsink module. 
Removing the CPU 
NOTE: The CPU may be an Intel® processor or AMD® processor, but the processes in removing the CPU are 
the same.
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 44.
2.See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 45.
3.See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 46.
4.See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 47.
5.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 48.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Modules” on page 51.
7.See “Removing the Optical Drive...

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19.Using a flat screwdriver, turn the CPU socket latch counter-clockwise to release the CPU. 
20.Lift up carefully to remove the CPU. 
NOTE: When installing the CPU, make sure to install the CPU with PIN 1 at the corner as shown.