Acer Aspire 8930q Service Guide

Chapter 355
Removing the Battery Pack
1.Release the battery.
2.Slide the battery latch then remove the battery. 

56Chapter 3
Removing the HDD/Memory Module/Wireless LAN Card/TV Tuner 
Card/System Fan/Thermal Modules/CPU
Removing the HDD
1.Remove the 7 screws fastening the CTO cover
2.Detach the CTO cover from the notebook.
Removing the Wireless Cover & 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).  

Chapter 357
Removing the Wireless LAN Card/TV Tunder Card 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. 
8.Remove HDD module as shown. 
9.Remove FAN cable from the machine.
10.Loose the FAN screw. 

58Chapter 3
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.
16.Remove the Express dummy card. 

Chapter 359
17.Remove the card reader dummy.
Removing the ODD
18.Remove the screw fastening the optical disk drive module on the bottom.
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. 

60Chapter 3
Removing the BTCB screws
22.Loose 31 screws from BTCB.  
23.Detach Switch cover. 
24.Disconnect Media board FFC from the Switch cover. 

Chapter 361
25. Then remove the switch cover from the machine. 

62Chapter 3
Disassembling the Main Unit
1.Turn over the keyboard as the image shows.
2.Disconnect the Keyboard FFC from the main board
3.Then remove the keyboard from the main unit.
4.Disconnect the FFC from the main board. 
5.Loose One screws from the TPCB.
6.Disconnect the LCM cable.
7.Pull out the Power cable.
8.Pull out the Wireless antenna.
9.Release four TPCB locker then remove the TCB from machine.
10.Disassembling the LED boards. 

Chapter 363
11 .Loose the LED boards four screws.
12.Loose four LCM hinge screws.
13.Then remove LCM module from the machine. 

64Chapter 3
Remove I/O baord and Main Board.
14.Remove the daughter board from the machine.
15.Loose two Modem card screws.
16.Disconnect Modem card cable.
17.Remove Modem card from the M/B.
18.Disconnect Speaker cable from the MB and loose the MB screw.
19.Remove M/B from the BTCB.
20.Remove RJ11 from the BTCB.