Acer Travelmate 290 Service Guide

Chapter 353
23.Remove the 15 screws on the bottom panel.
24.Then detach the upper case assembly.
25.Tear off the capton fastening the touchpad FPC.
26.Disconnect the touchpad FPC.
27.Remove the four screws that secure the touchpad support bracket.
28.Then remove the touchpad support bracket.
29.Remove the touchpad.
30.Tear off all capton holding wireless LAN antenne.
31.Take out the wireless antenna from the samll fastening hooks.
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32.Remove the two screws that fasten the wireless antenna.
33.Then take...

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34.Remove the screw holding the left hinge saddle.
35.Then remove the screw holding the right hinge saddle.
36.Remove the gasget protecting the wireless antenna.
37.Remove the two screws fastening the wireless antenna to the hinge saddle.
38.Then remove the wireless antenna from the upper case.
39.Remove the two screws fastening the left speaker.
40.Place the left speaker as shown.
41.Then take off the left hinge saddle.
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42.Remove the gasget.
43.Then remove the screw that secures the hinge...

Chapter 355
44.Remove the two screws holding the right speaker.
45.Place the right speaker as shown.
46.Then remove the right hinge saddle.
47.Remove the five screws that secure the shielding to the upper case.
48.Tear off the alumini tape on the right and the left side.
49.Then remove the shielding.
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50.Tear off the tape holding the speaker set.
51.Remove the speaker set from the upper case.
52.Remove the screw that secures the main board to the lower case.
53.Disconnect the touchpad FPC. Please push...

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54.Remove the four screws that fasten the PCMCIA slot.
55.Detach the PCMCIA slot from the main board. 

Chapter 357
Disassembling the LCD Module
1.Remove the two LCD rubber feet and the two screw caps.
2.Remove the four screws that fasten the LCD bezel.
3.Detach the LCD bezel carefully.
4.Tear off the tape fastening the inverter connector.
5.Tear off the tape fastening the inverter cable.
6.Remove the screw holding the LCD inverter board.
7.Disconnect the high voltage cable and the inverter board.
8.Disconnect the inverter board connector.
9.Remove the two screws holding the LCD; one on each side.
10.Then...

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11 .Remove the eight screws that fasten the right and the left LCD brackets; four on each side.
12.Then remove the LCD brackets on both side.
13.Tear off the capton that secure the LCD coaxial cable.
14.Disconnect the LCD coaxial cable. 

Chapter 359
Disassembling the External Modules
Disassembling the HDD Module
1.Remove the two screws holding the HDD carrier on one side. 
2.Then remove another two screws fastening the HDD carrier on the other side.
3.Remove the HDD carrier.
4.Remove the two screws holding the HDD cover.
5.Detach the HDD cover.
Disassembling the Optical Disk Drive Module/Combo Drive Module
1.Remove the two screws holding the optical device holder.
2.Remove another two screws that fasten the optical device holder on the...

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Chapter 461
Use the following procedure as a guide for computer problems.
NOTE: The diagnostic tests are intended to test this model (TravelMate 290 series).  Non-Acer products, 
prototype cards, or modified options can give false errors and invalid system responses.
1.Obtain the failed 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.If any problem occurs, you can perform visual...

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System Check Procedures
External Diskette Drive Check
Do the following steps 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.The FDD heads can become dirty over time, affecting their performance. Use an FDD cleaning kit to clean...