Acer Travelmate 240 Service Guide

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10.Remove the four screws that secure the PCMCIA slot, then remove the PCMCIA slot from the lower case.
Removing the Speaker Set
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 52.
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 56.
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 63.
4.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 67.
5.See “Removing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 68.
6.See “Removing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 68.
7.See “Removing the ODD Module(1)” on page 69.
8.See “Removing the HDD...

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System Upgrade Procedure
Base Unit to Wireless Unit
1.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 56.
2.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 63.
3.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 63.
4.See “Removing the MimiPCI Card Plate” on page 63. 
5.Secure the wireless LAN card antanna by four screws. Insert the wireless LAN card to the socket then 
connect the wireless LAN card antenna to the wireless LAN card. 

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Assembling the Main Unit
Installing the Speaker Set
1.Attach the speaker set to the lower case. Secure the speaker set to the lower case with the four screws. 
Then stick the tape fastening the speaker set cable.
Installing the DC Board
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 86.
2.Attach the DC board to the lower case. Then secure the DC board to the lower case with two screws.
Installing the PCMCIA Slot
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on...

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5.Connect the speaker set cable to the main board. Then stick the tape that fastens the speaker set cable. 
Connect the launch board cable to the main board.
Installing the HDD Bracket
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 86.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 86.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 86.
5.Attach the HDD bracket. Then secure the HDD bracket with the four screws.
Installing the ODD Module
1.See...

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Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 86.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 86.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 86.
5.Place the CPU heatsink plate to the main board. Then secure the CPU heatsink plate with one screws.
Installing the VGA Heatsink Plate
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 86.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 86.
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3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 86.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 86.
5.See “Installing the HDD Bracket” on page 87.
6.See “Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 88.
7.Put the FDD module to the main board. Secure the FDD module with two screws.
8.Connect the FDD cable to the main board.
Installing the Touchpad Cable
1.Attach the touchpad cable to the upper case, and then pull out the cable.
2.Place the touchpad scroll key to the upper case.
Installing the...

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3.Connect the touch pad cable to the touchpad board with a plastic tweezers.
Installing the Upper Case Assemly 
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 86.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 86.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 86.
5.See “Installing the HDD Bracket” on page 87.
6.See “Installing the ODD Module” on page 87.
7.See “Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 88.
8.See “Installing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 88....

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14.Connect the touchpad cable to the main board.
Installing the Processor
1.Lift up the CPU lever, then place the CPU back to the CPU socket carefully. Please remember to press the 
CPU lever after you put the CPU back to the socket.
Installing the Thermal Module
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 86.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 86.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 86.
5.See “Installing the HDD Bracket” on...

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13.See “Installing the Processor” on page 91.
14.Place the thermal module to the main unit.
15.Secure the thermal module with the four screws. Then connect the thermal module cable to the main 
board.
Installing the MimiPCI Card Plate
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 86.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 86.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 86.
5.See “Installing the HDD Bracket” on page 87.
6.See “Installing the ODD...

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Installing the RTC Battery
1.See “Installing the Speaker Set” on page 86.
2.See “Installing the DC Board” on page 86.
3.See “Installing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 86.
4.See “Installing the Main Board” on page 86.
5.See “Installing the HDD Bracket” on page 87.
6.See “Installing the ODD Module” on page 87.
7.See “Installing the CPU Heatsink Plate” on page 88.
8.See “Installing the VGA Heatsink Plate” on page 88.
9.See “Installing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 88.
10.See...