Acer Travelmate 310 Service Guide

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Disassembling the lower case
1.  Remove the four screws as shown below.
2.  Lift out the CPU heat sink. 
3.  Disconnect the DC-DC converter from the system board.
4.  Remove the two screws on the PCMCIA heat sink 
5.  Slide the PCMCIA heat sink backwards.
6.  Remove the hard disk bracket.  
						

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7.  Disconnect the hard disk module from the system board.
8.  Disconnect the modem board.
9.  Remove the system board from the lower case.
10.  Remove the four screws from the system board. 
11.  Pull-up the PCMCIA card from the main board. 
						

							Chapter 3 47
Easy Disassembly of LCD Module
Removing the battery pack.
1.  Slide the battery door notch into an unlocked position.
2.  Pull out the battery door.
3.  Slide the battery out from the main unit. 
						

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Removing the LCD panel
1.  Remove the hinge covers on either side.
2.  Remove the two cover cushions on the top of the display bezel.
3.  Remove the two screws on the top of the display bezel.
4.  Detach the LCD panel. 
						

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Removing the inverter board, speaker, and LED 
board.
1.  Remove the EMI mylar of the LCD.
2.  Remove the inverter board.
3.  Remove the speaker.
4.  Remove the LED board. 
						

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Disassembling the LCD Module
1.  Remove the LCD-FPC cable.
2.  Remove the six screws on the LCD hinge plate.
3.  Lift the LCD plate from the display bezel.
4.  Remove the hinges and LCD-FPC cable from the display bezel.
5.  Remove the LCD from the display bezel. 
						

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Easy Disassembly of Main Unit.
Disassembling the battery pack.
1.  Slide the battery door notch into an unlocked position
2.  Pull out the battery door.
3.  Slide the battery out from the main unit. 
						

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Disassembly of LCD and main unit.
1.  Remove the hinge covers from either side.
2.  Release the keyboard.and flip over
3.  Disonnect the LCD-FPC cable.
4.  Disconnect the touchpad cable. 
						

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5.  Remove the screw on top of the upper case.
6.  Remove the five screws at the bottom of the upper case.
7.  Disconnect the cover switch cable.
8.  Detach the upper case from the LCD. 
						

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Disassembly of the main unit
1.  Remove the four screws as shown here.
2.  Lift out the CPU heat sink.
3.  Remove the two screws on the PCMCIA heat sink.
4.  Slide the PCMCIA heat sink backwards.
5.  Remove the hard disk bracket.
6.  Disconnect the hard disk module from the system board.