Acer Travelmate 2480 Service Guide

							
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HDD disassembly & Reassembly
1.Remove the four screws securing the HDD bracket.
2. Remove the HDD bracket from the HDD.
3. Place the HDD bracket back to the HDD.
4. Secure the HDD with the four screws.
5. This completes HDD module disassembly and reassembly. 
						

							
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ODD disassembly & Reassembly
1.Remove the four screws securing the ODD module.
2. Remove the ODD bracket from the ODD.
3. Place the ODD bracket back to the ODD.
4. Secure the ODD with the four screw.
5. This completes ODD module disassembly and reassembly. 
						

							
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Main Unit Reassembly
Reassembling the Mainboard, Uppercase, and Lowercase
1.Place the mainboard back to the lower case.
2. Insert the PCMCIA dummy ca rd back to the lower case.
3. Connect the USB FFC to the USB module and latch it well.
4. Place the USB module back to the lower case.
5. Secure the USB module with one screw.
6. Connect the USB FFC to the mainboard and latch it well.
7. Connect the MDC cable to the MDC board.
8. Place the MDC board back to the mainboard. 
						

							
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9.Secure the MDC board with one screw.
10. Connect the speaker cable to the mainboard.
11 . Aim the location of Bluetooth and wireless launch button.
12. Place the upper case back to the lower case.
13. Connect the touchpad board FFC to  the mainboard and latch it well.
14. Connect the MIC wire cable to the mainboard. 
						

							
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15.Reconnect the MDC cables as shown.
16. Connect the Audio DJ FFC to the mainboard.
17. Connect the LID switch cable back to the mainboard.
18. Secure the lower case with 22 screws.
19. Secure the upper case with 5 screws.
Reassembling the ODD
1.Place the ODD module back to the main unit. 
						

							
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2. Secure the ODD module with one screw.
Reassembling the LCD Module to Main Unit
1.Place the LCD module back to the main unit.
2. Put the antenna through the hole.
3. Secure the LCD module with two screws on left and right hinges.
4. Connect the LCD cable to the mainboard.
5. Place the keyboard back to the main unit.
6. Connect the keyboard FFC to the mainboard and latch it well.
7. Turn the keyboard over. 
						

							
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8.Secure the keyboard with two screws.
9. Place the middle cover back to the main unit.
10. Close the notebook.
11 . Secure the middle cover with three screws on the rear panel.
12. Connect the power cable to the mainboard.
Reassembling the Bluetooth Module
1.Connect the Bluetooth cable to the Bluetooth module.
2. Place the Bluetooth module to the Bluetooth bracket.
3. Secure the Bluetooth bracket with the two screws. 
						

							
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4.Place the Bluetooth module back to the main unit.
5. Secure the Bluetooth module with one screw.
6. Connect the Bluetooth cable to the mainboard.
7. Place the Bluetooth cable in the wire groove.
Reassembling the CPU 
1.Aim the pin position on the CPU socket, then place the CPU back to the socket.
2. Use a flat screw driver and turn the  screwdriver clockwise to lock the CPU. 
						

							
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Reassembling the Memory
1.Place the DDR memory back to the mainboard  as shown and press it down to latch it.
Reassembling the Heatsink module
1.Place the heatsink module back to the main unit.
2. Secure the heatsink module with the seven screws.
3. Connect the main fan cable to the mainboard.
Reassembling the Wireless Card
1.Place the wireless card back to the mainboard as shown.
2. Secure the wireless card with two screws.