Acer Aspire 6935 Series User Manual

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This chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble th e notebook computer Aspire 6935 for 
maintenance and troubleshooting.
To disassemble the computer, you need the following tools:
‰ Wrist grounding strap and conductive mat for preventing electrostatic discharge
‰ Small Philips screw driver
‰ hilips screwdriver
‰ Plastic flat head screw driver
‰ Tw e e z e r s
NOTE:  The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly process, group the 
screws...

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General Information
Before You Begin
Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make sure that you do the following:
1. Turn off the power to the  system and all peripherals.
2. Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system.
3. Remove the battery pack. 

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Disassembly Procedure Flowchard
The flowchart on the succeeding page gives you a graphic representation on the entire disassembly sequence 
and instructs you on the components that need to be removed during servicing. For example, if you want to 
remove the system board, you must fi rst remove the keyboard, then disassemble the inside assembly frame in 
that order.
Main unit disassembly flow chart 

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LCM module disassembly flow chart 

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Removing the Battery Pack
1.Release the battery.
2. Slide the battery latch then remove the battery.
  

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Removing HDD/Wirless Cover/RAM Module/Wireless LAN Card/
TV Tunder Card/System Fan/ Thermal Module/CPU/ODD/Dummy cards
Removing the HDD
1. Remove the six  screws fastening the CTO cover.
2. Detach the CTO cover from the notebook.
Removing the Wireless Cover & RAM Module
3.Remove one screw to re lease the Wireless cover.
4. Remove the Wireless cover from the notebook.
5. Pop out the memory module from the DIMM socket  then remove it (If the notebook has two memory 
modules, then repeat this...

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8.Disconnect the main and auxiliary antennae from the wireless LAN card.
9. Then take out the wireless LAN card from the main unit. 
10. Loose two screws from the TV card.
11 . Remove the TV card from the machine.
12. Remove the two screws from the Wireless card.
13. Remove the Wireless ca rd from the machine.
14. Remove HDD module as shown.
15. Unplug power cable from the machine. 
16. Remove FAN cable from the machine.
17. Loose the FAN screw.
18. Take out the system fan from the main unit...

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Removing the Thermal Modules and the CPU
19.Remove the two screws holding the finger heatsink.
20. Detach the finger heatsink from the main board.
21. Then take out the CPU heatsink from the main board.
22. Use a flat screwdriver to release the CPU lock (Tur n counter clock-wise) then remove the CPU carefully.
23. Remove the Express dummy card.
24. Remove the card reader dummy. 

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Removing the ODD and Dummy cards
25.Remove the screw fastening the optical disk drive module on the bottom.
26. Use a tool to push the optical disk drive  module outwards and remove the ODD module.
Removing the Hinge cover
 
27.Remove two hinge cover screws.
28. Then detach the Hinge cover from both side. 

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Removing the BTCB screws
29.Loose 21 screws from BTCB.
30. Detach Switch cover.
31. Disconnect Media board FFC from the Switch cover.