Acer Aspire 8920 Service Guide

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This chapter contains step-by-step procedures on how to disassemble the notebook computer Aspire 8920 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
                  Tweezers
NOTE: The screws for the different components vary in size. During the disassembly process, group the 
screws with the corresponding components to avoid mismatch when putting back the components. 
When you remove the stripe cover, please be careful not to scrape the cover.
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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 Flowchart
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 first remove the keyboard, then disassemble the inside assembly frame in 
that order. 
						

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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 the HDD/Memory Module/Wireless LAN Card/TV Tuner Card/
System Fan/Thermal Modules/CPU 
Removing the HDD
1.Remove the six screws fastening the CTO cover
2.Detach the CTO cover from the notebook.
Removing the Wireless Card & RAM Module
3.Remove the wireless antenna and remove the wireless screws then remove the wireless card.
4.Pop out the memory module from the DIMM socket then remove it (If the notebook has two memory 
modules, then repeat this step). 
Removing the TV Tunder Card, HDD module and System Fan
5.Disconnect the main and auxiliary antennae from the TV card.
6.Loose two screws from the TV card.
7.Remove the TV card from the machine. 
						

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8.Remove HDD module as shown.
9.Remove FAN cable from the machine.
10.Loose the FAN screw.
11 .Take out the system fan from the main unit as shown.
Removing the Thermal Modules and the CPU
12.Remove the two screws holding the finger heatsink.
13.Detach the finger heatsink from the main board.
14.Then take out the CPU heatsink from the main board.
15.Use a flat screwdriver to release the CPU lock (Turn counter clock-wise) then remove the CPU carefully. 
						

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16.Remove the Express dummy card.
17.Remove the card reader dummy.
Removing the ODD
18.Remove the screw fastening the optical disk drive module on the bottom. 
						

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19.Use a tool to push the optical disk drive module outwards and remove the ODD module
Removing the Hinge cover
 
20.Remove two hinge cover screws.
21.Then detach the Hinge cover from both side.
Removing the BTCB screws
22.Loose 21 screws from BTCB. 
						

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23.Detach Switch cover.
24.Disconnect Media board FFC from the Switch cover
25.Then remove the switch cover from the machine.