Acer Travelmate 3230 Service Guide

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General Information
Before You Begin
Before proceeding with the disassembly procedure, make sure that you do the following:
1.Turn off the power to the system and all peripherals.
2.Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system.
3.Remove the battery pack. 
						

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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 system board, you must first remove the keyboard, then disassemble the inside assembly frame in 
that order.
Start
Battery
Middle CoverDIMM/HDD
CoverWireless LAN
Cover*2
I*4 *2
*1
HDD Module*4 *3
CPU
Fan
Lower Case
Assembly
*2
VGA HeatsinkModem Board
Wireless LAN
Cover
ODD Module
Memory
HDDHDD Bracket*4
Keyboard
LCD Module*4
*1
*13
Upper Case
Assembly*3
Upper CaseTouchpad
Assembly
Touchpad
BracketTouchpad
Lower CaseMain Board
Assembly
Speaker Set
CPU Heatsink*3 *6
RTC Battery
Bluetooth
Module
ODD Module
*2
ODDODD Bracket 
						

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Screw List
ItemDescription
A SCW HEX NYL I#R-40/O#4-40 L5.5 
B SCREW MACH WAFER M2*L4 NI
C CPU SCREW M2.5*6.5 (2.7KG)
D CPU SCREW M2.5*6.5 (4.5KG)
E SCRW WH MS+CBZ M2.5+L4 BLACK  
F SCREW M2.5-6 
G SCREW M2*3 NYLON 1JMCPC-420325
H SCREW M2.5X6
I SCREW M2-3
J SCRW M2.5*L3(NON NYLOK)
K SCREW M2.5-5
L SCREW M3x4(86.9A524.4R0)
M SCREW WAFER NYLOK NI 2ML3
N SCREW NI M2*6L
4 screw caps
*4
LCD Bezel
*2
LCD Inverter
LCD
AssemblyLCD Panel
*8*2
LCD Module
LCDLCD Wire
CableLCD Brackets 
						

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Removing the Battery Pack
1.Unlock the battery lock.
2.Slide the battery latch then remove the battery.
  
						

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Removing the Wireless LAN Card/the HDD Module/the Memory/the CPU/
the ODD Module and the LCD Module 
Removing the Wireless LAN Card and the HDD Module
1.Remove the two screws fastening the PCI door.
2.Detach the PCI door.
3.Disconnect the wireless antennae.
4.Pop out the wireless LAN card then remove it.
5.Remove the two screws fastening the HDD cover.
6.Remove HDD cover carefully.
7.Pull the HDD module backwards to disconnect the HDD module then remove it from the main unit.
Removing the Memory and the CPU
1.Remove the two screws fastening DIMM cover.
2.Then detach the DIMM cover.
3.Pop out the memory then remove it from the DIMM socket. 
						

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4.Remove the two screws fastening the thermal door.
5.Detach the thermal door from the main unit.
6.Remove the four screws holding the thermal module. (Follow the order indicated by the numbers: 4, 3, 2 
then1. Please reverse the order when you assemble the system).
7.Disconnect the fan cablle as shown.
8.Take out the thermal module from the main unit carefully.
9.Use a flat headed screwdriver to release the CPU lock.
10.Then remove the CPU from the CPU socket carefully.
Removing the ODD Module and the LCD module
1.Remove the screws fastening the ODD module as shown.
2.Use a flat headed screwdriver to push the ODD module outwards then remove it. 
						

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3.Open the LCD module as shown and detach the middle cover carefully.
4.Remove the two screws fastening the keyboard.
5.Turn over the keyboard as shown.
6.Disconnect the keyboard cable then remove the keyboard.
7.Tear off the mylard festening the wireless antenna set.
8.Pull out the wireless antenna from the main unit carefully.
9.Disconnect the LCD cable from the main board.
10.Remove two screws holding the LCD module.
11 .Remove another two screws fastening the LCD module on the botton.
12.Then detach the LCD module from the main unit carefully. 
						

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Disassembling the Main Unit
Separate the Main Unit Into the Upper and the Lower Case Assembly
1.To separate the upper and the lower case assembly, remove six screws as shown.
2.Turn over the main unit, remove 9 screws on the other side.
3.Separate the main unit into the upper case assembly and the lower case assembly.
Disassembling the Upper Case Assembly
1.Disconnect the touchpad FFC from the main board.
2.Disconnect the bluetooth cable.
3.Detach the bluetooth module from the upper case.
4.Disconnect the bluetooth cable from the bluetooth card.
5.Disconnect the touchpad to touchpad board FFC.
6.Remove the three screws fastening the touchpad board.
7.Detach the touchpad board.
8.Remove the four-way button from the upper case.
9.Remove the two screws fastening the touchpad support to the upper case. 
						

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10.Detach the touchpad support from the upper case carefully.
11 .Detach the touchpad from the upper case.
12.Disconnect the FFC from the touchpad.
Disassembling the Lower Case Assembly
1.Remove four screws fastening the main board to the lower case.
2.Turn over the lower case assembly, then remove one screw on the other side as shown.
3.Disconnect the speaker cable.
4.Detach the main board assembly from the lower case carefully.
5.Remove the three screws fastening the VGA board.
6.Disconnect the VGA board assembly from the main board.
7.Remove the three screws fastening the VGA themal to the VGA board.Detach the main board assembly 
from the lower case carefully. (Follow the order indicated by the numbers: 3, 2 then1. Please reverse the 
order when you assemble the system).