Acer Travelmate 280 Service Guide

							Chapter 383
Removing the Touch Pad Board
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Touch Pad Frame” on page 79
3.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
4.To detach the touch pad board, first disconnect the touch pad cable from the touch pad board with a 
plastic flat screwdriver and plastic tweezers, and then remove the touch pad board from the upper case.
Removing the Touch Pad Button
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Touch Pad Frame” on page 79
3.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
4.See “Removing the Touch Pad Board” on page 83
5.Remove the touch pad button.  
Removing the Touch Pad Scroll Key
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Touch Pad Frame” on page 79
3.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
4.See “Removing the Touch Pad Board” on page 83
5.See “Removing the Touch Pad Button” on page 83
6.Release the scroll key by pressing it downward gently and then detach it from the upper case. 
						

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Removing the Touch Pad Cable
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Touch Pad Frame” on page 79
3.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
4.See “Removing the Touch Pad Board” on page 83
5.See “Removing the Touch Pad Button” on page 83
6.See “Removing the Touch Pad Scroll Key” on page 83
7.Remove the touch pad cable from the main board carefully.
8.Detach the touch pad cable from the upper case carefully.
Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 63
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 68
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 69
5.See “Removing the CD-ROM Drive Module” on page 69
6.See “Removing the Heat Plate” on page 70
7.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 71
8.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 79
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
10.Remove the three screws as shown, and disconnect the FDD cable from the main board. 
						

							Chapter 385
11.Detach the FDD module from the lower case.
NOTE: Please follow the numeric orders such as 1, 2, 3, and 4 to screw the FDD module to the main board.  It 
is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws.
Removing the Audio Board
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 63
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 68
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 69
5.See “Removing the CD-ROM Drive Module” on page 69
6.See “Removing the Heat Plate” on page 70
7.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 71
8.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 79 
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
10.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 84
11.Detach the audio board from the main board and turn it over to disconnect the speaker cable from the 
audio board and then remove the audio board from the main unit.
NOTE: When assembling the audio board to the main board and the lower case, please make sure the audio 
board is attached with the pins inserted and the ports installed properly. 
						

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Removing the Speakers 
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 63
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 68
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 69
5.See “Removing the CD-ROM Drive Module” on page 69
6.See “Removing the Heat Plate” on page 70
7.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 71
8.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 79 
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
10.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 84
11.Release the two latches which fix the left speaker to the lower case. 
12.Lift up the cables and then detach the speakers from the lower case.
Removing the Charger Plate
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 63
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 68
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 69
5.See “Removing the CD-ROM Drive Module” on page 69
6.See “Removing the Heat Plate” on page 70 
						

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7.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 71
8.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 79  
9.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
10.To remove the charger plate, first remove the screw from the charger plate, and then remove the charger 
plate from the main board.
Removing the Main Board
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 63
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 68
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 69
5.See “Removing the CD-ROM Drive Module” on page 69
6.See “Removing the Heat Plate” on page 70
7.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 71
8.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 79  
9.See “Removing the CPU Heat Sink” on page 80
10.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
11.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 84
12.See “Removing the Audio Board” on page 85
13.See “Removing the Charger Plate” on page 86
14.Remove the three screws from the main board as shown below.
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15.Detach the main board from the lower case carefully in the way as shown here. 
						

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NOTE: Please follow the numeric orders such as 1, 2, 3, and 4 to screw the main board to the lower case.  It is 
suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws.
Removing the PCMCIA Slot
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 63
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 68
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 69
5.See “Removing the CD-ROM Drive Module” on page 69
6.See “Removing the Heat Plate” on page 70
7.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 71
8.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 79  
9.See “Removing the CPU Heat Sink” on page 80
10.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
11.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 84
12.See “Removing the Audio Board” on page 85
13.See “Removing the Charger Plate” on page 86
14.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 87
15.Remove four screws from the PCMCIA plate to remove the plate.
16.Detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board. 
						

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NOTE: 1. Please follow the numeric orders such as 1, 2, 3, and 4 to screw the PCMCIA plate to the main 
board.  It is suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws.
          2. Please note that the I/O port bracket should be attached to the main board before assembling the
              PCMCIA slot to the main board.
Removing the I/O Port Bracket
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 63
3.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 68
4.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 69
5.See “Removing the CD-ROM Drive Module” on page 69
6.See “Removing the Heat Plate” on page 70
7.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 71
8.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 79  
9.See “Removing the CPU Heat Sink” on page 80
10.See “Removing the Upper Case” on page 81
11.See “Removing the Floppy Disk Drive Module” on page 84
12.See “Removing the Audio Board” on page 85
13.See “Removing the Charger Plate” on page 86
14.See “Removing the Main Board” on page 87
15.See “Removing the PCMCIA Slot” on page 88
16.Remove the four hex screws to detach the I/O port bracket from the main board. 
						

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17.Detach the I/O port bracket from the main board.
NOTE: Please follow the numeric orders such as 1, 2, 3, and 4 to screw the I/O port to the main board.  It is 
suggested that you reverse the sequence when you remove the screws. 
						

							Chapter 391
System Upgrade Procedure
Base Unit to Wireless Unit
1.See “Removing the Battery” on page 62
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 68
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 69
4.See “Removing the Heat Plate” on page 70 (Remove three screws here)
5.Note that the one with the white RF cable is for the right antenna and the one with the black RF cable is 
for the left antenna.
6.Insert the wireless LAN board into its socket and press it down to secure well.
7.Attach the right antenna to the upper case and secure it with a screw.  Route the cable as shown below.
8.Attach the left antenna to the upper case and secure it with a screw.  Route the cable as shown below. 
						

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9.Be careful to arrange the right and left RF cables well.
10.Connect the RF cables into the Wireless LAN board.
NOTE: Please note that the black RF cable should be routed beneath the coaxial cable.