Acer Aspire 5930z Service Guide

Chapter 371
Main Unit Disassembly Process
Main Unit Disassembly Flowchart
Screw List
ItemScrewColorPart No.
A M2 x L4 Black 86.00E13.524
B M2.5 x L6 Black 86.00E12.536
E M2.5 x L10 Black 86.00F84.73A
MAIN UNIT
KEYBOARD
MAIN
BOARD Ax1
MAIN UNIT DISASSEMBLY
LCD MODULE
Ax 2
Bx2, Ex2
UPPER CASE
Bx13,Ax3
MEDIA
BOARD
CPU/VGA
THERMAL MODULE
CPU
SCREWX5(CPU)
Ax1
BLUETOOTH
MODULEAUDIO
BOARD
MODULE
HEAT SINK FAN
TOUCHPAD
BRACKET
MIDDLE COVER
VGA CARD
SCREWX4(VGA)
Ax 2
POWER
BOARD
Ax 3
E-KEY
BOARDSPEAKER
MODULE
Ax...

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Removing the Keyboard
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.Push down on the lock and release the latches securing the keyboard to the upper case. 
3.Carefully pry loose the keyboard and turn it over on the touchpad area.  

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4.Disconnect the keyboard cable from the main board to remove the keyboard.   
Removing the Middle Cover
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.Use a plastic screw driver to pry loose the side of the middle cover.  

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3.Carefully pry loose the middle cover from the latches securing it and remove the middle cover. 
Removing the Power Board
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 73..
3.Disconnect the cable from the Power Board connector.  

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4.Remove the one screw (A) securing the Power Board to the upper case. 
5.Release the Power Board from the latches and remove the Power Board from the upper case. 
Removing the Heatsink Fan Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62.
3.Remove the two screws (A) securing the heatsink fan module in place. 
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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4.Lift the heatsink fan module and disconnect the heatsink fan connector from the main board. 
5.Carefully lift up the heatsink fan module. 
Removing the CPU and VGA Heatsink Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62.
3.See “Removing the Heatsink Fan Module” on page 75.
4.Remove the four screws securing the VGA board heatsink module (Discrete Model only) and the five 
screw securing the CPU heatsink module.  

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5.Carefully remove the heatsink module from the system.
Removing the CPU 
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62.
3.See “Removing the Heatsink Fan Module” on page 75.
4.See “Removing the CPU and VGA Heatsink Module” on page 76.
5.Using a flat screwdriver, turn the CPU socket latch counter-clockwise to release the CPU.  

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6.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. 
Removing the VGA Board (Discrete Model only) 
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62.
3.See “Removing the Heatsink Fan Module” on page 75.
4.See “Removing the CPU and VGA Heatsink Module” on page 76.
5.Remove the two screws (A) securing the VGA board to the main board. 
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1~2...

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6.Remove the VGA board from the main board.
Removing the LCD Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 60.
2.See “Removing the SD dummy card” on page 61.
3.See “Removing the ExpressCard dummy card” on page 61.
4.See “Removing the Lower Cover” on page 62.
5.See “Removing the DIMM” on page 63.
6.See “Removing the WLAN Board Modules” on page 63.
7.See “Removing the TV Tuner Board Modules” on page 64.
8.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 66.
9.See “Removing the Keyboard” on...

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12.Carefully pull out the wireless antenna cables from the hole and release the cables from the latches. 
13.Disconnect the LCD cable connector from the main board. 
14.Remove the two screws (E) from the left and right hinge of the LCD module. 
StepSize (Quantity)ColorTo r q u e
1~2 M2.5 x L10 (2) Black 4.0 kgf-cm