Acer Travelmate 3030 Service Guide

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Disassembly Procedure Flowchart
The flowchart on the succeeding page gives you a graphic representation on the entire disassembly sequence 
and instructs you on the components that need to be removed during servicing. For example, if you want to 
remove the main board, you must first remove the keyboard, then disassemble the inside assembly frame in 
that order. 
						

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Removing the Battery Pack
1.Release the battery lock.
2.Slide the battery latch.
3.Remove the battery pack.
 
  
						

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Removing the miniPCI/Memory/HDD Module/
Keyboard
Removing the miniPCI and Memory
1.Remove the two screws that secure the RAM door and remove the RAM door.
2.Release the wireless antenna.
3.Remove the two screws securing the miniPCI card.
4.Press the latch on left and right side to pop out the miniPCI and remove it.
5.Press the latch on left and right side to pop out the memory and remove it.
6.Press the latch on left and right side to pop out the other memory and remove it.
Removing the HDD
1.Remove the two screws that secure the HDD.
2.Pull the HDD out and remove it from the main unit.
Removing the keyboard
1.Open the LCD panel. 
						

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2.Press the two inner keyboard latches that secure the keyboard with flat screw driver.
3.Release another two outer keyboard latches.
4.Pull the keyboard and trun it over.
5.Disconnect the keyboard FFC from the mainboard.
6.Remove the keyboard from the main unit. 
						

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Seperate the LCD module and main unit
1.Disconnect the function key board FFC from the mainboard.
2.Disconnect the LCD cable from the mainboard.
3.Disconnect the touchpad board FFC from the mainboard.
4.Remove the three screws that secure the left and right hinge cover.
5.Pull the left hinge up and slide it out as show.
6.Pull the right  hinge cover up and slide it out as show.
7.Disconnect the function key board FFC from the function key board.
8.Remove the screw that secures the function key board.
9.Remove the function key board from the left hinge cover.
10.Pull the wireless antenna out.
11 .Remove the two screws securing the left and right hinges.
12.Detach the LCD module from the main unit.
Function keyboard
FFCLCD cable
Touchpad FFC 
						

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Disassemble the main unit
Separate upper and lower case
1.Turn the main unit over.
2.Remove the eighteen screws that secure the lower case.
3.Detach the upper case from the lower case assembly.
Removing the Bluetooth module
1.Tear off the mylar on the Bluetooth cable
2.Disconnect the Bluetooth cable from the mainboard.
3.Remove the two screws that secure the Bluetooth module.
4.Remove the Bluetooth module from the mainboard.
5.Disconnect the Bluetooth cable from the Bluetooth module.
Removing the MDC module
1.Tear off the mylar on the MDC cable.
2.Disconnec the MDC cable from the mainboard.
3.Remove the MDC cable from the wire groove.
4.Remove the two screws that secure the MDC board.
5.Remove the MDC board from the mainboard. 
						

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6.Disconnect the MDC cable from the MDC board.
Removing the audio module
1.Remove the screw that secures the audio board.
2.Remove the audio board from the mainboard.
Removing the mainboard from lower case
1.Press the button and remove the dummy card from the PCMCIA card slot.
2.Disconnect the speaker cable from the mainboard.
3.Disconnect the microphone cable from the mainboard.
4.Remove the four screws that secure tha mainboard.
5.Detach the mainboard from the lower case.
6.Disconnect the power board cable from the mainboard and remove the power board from the mainboard.
Speaker cableMicrophone cable 
						

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7.Remove the three screws that secure the thermal following the order 1, 2, 3.
8.Disconnect the fan cable from the mainboard.
9.Remove the thermal module from the mainboard.
10.Tear off the mylar on the touchpad board FFC.
11 .Disconnect the touchpad board FFC from the touchpad board.
12.Disconnect another FFC from the touchpad board.
13.Remove the two screws that secure the touchpad board.
14.Remove the touchpad board from the upper case.
15.This completes the main unit disassembly. 
						

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LCD module disassembly
1.Remove the six screw pads.
2.Remove the six screws that secure the LCD bezel.
3.Release the latches one by one. Please note that the bezel is fragile. Need to follow the following 
disassembly pictures from left to right.
4.Pull the bezel a little bit forward that paralleled LCD cover and remove the LCD bezel.
5.Pull the inverter board out.
6.Disconnect the LVDS cable from the inverter board.
7.Disconnect the LCD cable from the inverter board.
8.Remove the inverter board.
9.Remove the four screws that secure the LCD and disconnect the CCD cable.
10.Remove the LCD from the cover assembly.
11 .Remove the screw securing the CCD.
12.Remvoe the CCD from the cover assembly. 
						

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13.Remove the wireless antenna from the cover assembly.
14.Remove the two screws that secure the left LCD bracket.
15.Remove the left LCD bracket from the LCD.
16.Remove the two screws that secure the right LCD bracket.
17.Remove the right LCD bracket from the LCD.
18.Turn the LCD back.
19.Tear off the tape on theLCD cable.
20.Disconnect the LCD cable from the LCD.
21.This completes the LCD disassembly.