Acer TravelMate 2410 User Manual

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

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Removing the Wireless LAN Card/the HDD Module/the Memory/the ODD 
Module and the LCD Module 
Removing the Memory and the HDD Module
1.Remove the three screws fastening the HDD cover.
2.Detach the HDD cover carefully.
3.Disconnect the wireless antenna.
4.Pop out the wireless LAN card then remove it. (Note: This engineering sample does not have wireless 
LAN card. Therefore, the image does not show wireless LAN antenna/wireless LAN card. Please refer to 
below section “How to Remove the Wireless LAN Card for more details).
5.Remove four screws fastening the HDD module.
6.Pull the HDD module backwards then detach it.
How to Remove the Wireless LAN Card
1.Disconnect the main and the auxiliary antennae.
2.Pop out the wireless LAN card then remove it.
Removing the Memory
1.Remove the two screws fastening the DIMM cover.
2.Then detach the DIMM cover. 
						

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3.Pop out the memory.
4.Remove the memory from the DIMM socket.
Removing the ODD Module
1.Remove the screws fastening the ODD module as shown.
2.Use a flat headed screwdriver to push the ODD module outwards then remove it.
Removing the LCD Module
1.Open the notebook as the impage shows.
2.Detach the middle cover carefully as shown.
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3.Remove the screw holding the keyboard.
4.Turn over the keyboard as shown.
5. Disconnect the keyboard cable then remove the keyboard. 
						

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6.Pull out the wireless LAN antenna from the main unit as shown.
7.Take out the LCD cable from the main unit then disconnect the cable.
8.Remove two screws fastening the LCD module.
9.Remove another two screws on the bottom as shown.
10.Then detach the entire LCD module cautiously.
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Disassembling the Main Unit
Separate the Main Unit Into the Upper and the Lower Case Assembly
1.Disconnect the touchpad cable from the main board.
2.Disconnect the microphone cable then remove the microphone.
3.Remove one screw holding the upper case and the lower case assembly. 
4.Then remove 13 screws on the bottom as shown.
NOTE: Screw type for red circle is M2.5x8; and screw type for yellow circle is M2.5x6.
5.Open the upper case assembly as shown.
6.After you open the upper case assembly, please disconnect the lid switch cable.
7.Raise upright the upper case assembly as shown then detach it.
Disassembling the Upper Case Assembly
1.Disconnect the touchpad FFC.
2.Remove the three screws fastening the touchpad bracket. 
						

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3.Detach the touchpad bracket carefully.
4.Then detach the touchpad from the touchpad bracket.
Disassembling the Lower Case Assembly
1.Disconnect the bluetooth cable then remove the bluetooth module.
2.Disconnect the speaker set cable from the main board.
3.Remove two screws fastening the main board to the lower case.
4.Remove two hex screws holding the main board on the rear side.
5.Then take out the main board from the lower case carefully.
6.Disconnect the fan cable.
7.Remove two screw that hold the system fan then remove it. 
						

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8.Disconnect the modem board cable from the main board.
9.Remove the two screws holding the modem board then detach the modem board.
10.Disconnect the modem cable from the modem board.
11 .Remove the three screws holding the CPU heatsink then remove it.
12.Use a flat headed screwdriver to release the CPU socket lock (see two pictures below).
13.Remove the CPU from the socket carefully.
14.Remove the two screws fastening north bridge plate then remove it. 
						

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15.Remove the three screws fastening the speaker set.
16.Tear off the tape holding the speaker set.
17.Take out the speaker set from the lower case. This completes main unit disassembly. 
						

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Disassembling the LCD Module
1.Remove the four screw caps as shown.
2.Remove the four screws holding the LCD bezel.
3.Then detach the LCD bezel from the LCD module.
4.Remove the two screws fastening the LCD inverter.
5.Take out the LCD inverter from the LCD cover, then disconnect the LCD cable from the inverter.
6.Disconnect the inverter cable and remove the inverter.
7.Remove two screws fastening the LCD assembly.
8.Take out the LCD assembly from Remove another screw holding the LCD bracket on the other side.
9.Remove the four screws fastening the LCD left bracket then remove it.
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10.Remove the four screws fastening the LCD right bracket then remove the bracket.
11 .Disconnect the LCD cable from the LCD then remove the cable. 
						

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Disassembling the External Modules
Disassembling the HDD Module
1.Remove the two screws holding the HDD bracket on one side.
2.Remove another two screws holding the HDD bracket on the other side.
3.Then take the hard disc drive out from the HDD bracket.