Acer Travelmate 350 Service Guide

Chapter 355
Disassembling the LCD Module
1.
Remove the view capture kit rubber cover from each side of the LCD module.
2.
Remove five LCD cushions and then five screws from the LCD bezel.
3.
Snap off the LCD bezel carefully then remove the LCD bezel from the module.
4.
Remove the screw from the inverter.
5.
Disconnect the LCD power cable from the inverter and then remove the inverter from the LCD module.
6.
Disconnect the inverter cable from the inverter. 

56Chapter 3
7.Remove four screws from both sides of the LCD.
8.Then remove the LCD from the LCD panel.
9.Remove the ESD tape and disconnect the LCD coaxial cable from the LCD gently.
10.Then remove the two LCD hinges from the panel. 

Chapter 357
Removing the LAN Board
1.
Remove the EMI mylar.
2.
Loosen two screws from the CPU EMI plate.
3.
Remove the CPU EMI plate from the main unit.
4.
Use a flat screw driver to remove the RTC battery.
5.
Push the latches on both sides of the socket and pull the LAN board out of the socket. 

58Chapter 3
Removing the Upper Case
1.
To remove the upper case, first remove the six screws from the bottom of the main unit and four screws 
from the upper case as shown.
2.
Disconnect the speaker cable from the main board at CN 8.
3.
Disconnect the touchpad cable from the main board at CN18.
4.
Then detach the upper case of the main unit carefully.
5.
Disconnect the microphone cable from the main board at CN24.
6.
Then remove the upper case from the main unit. 

Chapter 359
Removing the Speaker
1.
Remove the two screws from the speaker and then remove the speaker from the upper case.
Removing the Touchpad
1.
Remove the three screws from the touchpad support bracket then slide the bracket leftwards to detach it 
from the upper case.
2.
Disconnect the touchpad cable from the touchpad, then remove the touchpad board from the bracket.
3.
Remove the microphone from the upper case. 

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Removing the Modem Board
1.
Disconnect the modem cable from the main board at CN5.
2.
Remove the screw from the modem board and then remove the modem board from the main board at 
CN17.
3.
Remove the modem cable from the modem board. 

Chapter 361
Removing the Lower Case
Removing the Main board
1.
Remove the three screws from the bottom of the unit and one screw from the main board.
2.
Remove the main board from the lower case.
Removing the EMI Plate
1.
Remove the four screws from the EMI plate.
2.
Then remove the EMI plate from the main board. 

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Removing the Heatsink
1.
Detach the ESD tape from the main board.
2.
Lift up the heatsink and disconnect the fan cable from the main board at CN15.
3.
Then remove the heatsink.
Removing the Daughter and I/O board
1.
Remove the two screws from the USB daughter board.
2.
Then remove the USB daughter board from the main board at CN9. 

Chapter 363
3.Remove the two hex screw from the I/O port bracket, then remove the I/O port bracket from the main 
board.
4.Detach the audio cover from the main board.
Removing the PCMCIA Slot
1.Disconnect the PCMCIA slot cable from the main board at CN23.
2.Loosen the three screws from the main board.
3.Detach the PCMCIA slot with a flat screw driver to loosen the latch.
4.Then remove the PCMCIA slot from the main board. 

64Chapter 3
System Upgrade Procedure
Base Unit to Bluetooth Unit
1.
To upgrade system from Base Unit to Bluetooth Unit, first install the bluetooth module to the upper case.
2.
Then secure it with two screws and arrange the cable well.
3.
Re-attach the upper case back into the main unit and secure with one screw.
4.
Re-connect the bluetooth and speaker cables back into the main board at CN12 and CN5 respectively.