Acer Travelmate 2470 Service Guide

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11 .Remove the two screws holding the speaker set.
12.Take out the speaker set from the lower case.
13.Remove the three screws fastening the system fan.
14.Detach the fan from the lower case.
15.Disconnect the RTC battery cable then detach the RTC battery.
16.Disconnect the launch board FFC from the main board.
17.Disconnect the modem cable from the main board.
18.Disconnect the modem board from the main board.
19.Disconnect the modem cable from the modem board as shown. 

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20.Remove the five screws fastening the heatsink.
21.Remove the heatsink from the main board.
22.Use a flat-headed screwdriver to release the CPU socket lock.
23.Remove the CPU from the CPU socket carefully.
Disassembling the Upper Case Assembly
1.Remove the two screws fastening the LED board.
2.The remove the LED board from the upper case assembly carefully.
3.Disconnect the LED board FFC from the LED board.
4.Disconnect the touchpad FFC then remove it. 

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5.Remove the four screws fastening the touchpad bracket.
6.Remove the touchpad bracket (with touchpad).
7.Detach the touchpad from the touchpad bracke.t 

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Disassembling the LCD Module (with video camera) 
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.Remove the two screws holding the digital camera to the LCD panel.
7.Detach the CCD panel from the CCD bezel assembly. 
8.Disconnect digital camera to LCD cable...

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13.Take out the LCD assembly from the LCD panel.
14.Disconnect the LCD cable from the LCD.
15.Tear off the tape fastening the LCD cable and detach the LCD cable from the LCD.
16.Remove the two screws holding the wireless antenna set to the LCD panel.
17.Take out the wireless antenna set from the LCD panel.
18.Remove the two screws holding the LCD hinges then remove the hinges.
19.Remove the four screws fastening the LCD right bracket.
20.Remove the right bracket from the LCD.
21.Remove the...

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Disassembling the External Modules
Disassembling the HDD Module
1.Remove the four screws fastening the HDD bracket.
2.Remove the HDD bracket.
Disassembling the ODD Module
1.Remove the two screws holding the ODD fix holder bracket.
2.Then remove the ODD fix holder bracket. 
3.Reove the two screws fastening the ODD rail bracket then remove the rail bracket. 

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Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems.
NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test only Acer products. Non-Acer products, prototype cards, or 
modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses.
1.Obtain the failing symptoms in as much detail as possible.
2.Verify the symptoms by attempting to re-create the failure by running the diagnostic test or by repeating 
the same operation.
3.Use the following table with the verified symptom to determine...

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System Check Procedures
External Diskette Drive Check
Do the following to isolate the problem to a controller, driver, or diskette. A write-enabled, diagnostic diskette is 
required.
NOTE: Make sure that the diskette does not have more than one label attached to it. Multiple labels can cause 
damage to the drive or cause the drive to fail. 
Do the following to select the test device.
1.Boot from the diagnostics diskette and start the diagnostics program.
2.See if FDD Test is passed as the...