Acer Travelmate 505 Service Guide

							Chapter 345
Removing the Battery Pack
1.
Press the battery cover release latch down and slide the battery pack out from the main unit.
2.
Remove the battery cover from the battery pack carefully.
Removing the DIMM
1.
To remove the DIMM module, remove the two screws from the DIMM cover.
2.
Then, remove the DIMM cover from the lower case.
3.
Use two flat-bladed screwdrivers to push the latches outward on both sides of the DIMM socket.
4.
Then, remove the extended DIMM module from the DIMM socket.
Removing the Modem Board
1.
To remove the modem board, first remove the screw from the modem cover.
2.
Remove the modem cover from the lower case.
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3.At CN20, remove the modem board from the mainboard.
4.Disconnect the modem power cable from the modem board.
Removing the Keyboard
1.Slide out the right and left hinge cover from the main unit.
2.Use a flat-bladed screwdriver to remove the short middle cover.
3.Slide the long middle cover to the left side then remove it from the upper case.
4.Pull out and upward to expose the keyboard connector at CN19, and disconnect the keyboard cable from 
the keyboard connector carefully.
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							Chapter 347
Removing the LCD Module
1.
Remove the two screws holding the LCD FPC cable
2.
At CN9, disconnect the LCD FPC cable from the mainboard.
3.
At CN7, disconnect the LED cable from the mainboard.
4.
Remove the two screws holding the LCD module as shown.
5.
Next, remove the LCD module from the main unit.
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Disassembling the LCD
1.
Remove the two rubber LCD cushions and the 3 hinge screw caps from the LCD module.
2.
Remove the five screws from the LCD module, and snap out the LCD bezel.
3.
Then, remove it from the LCD module.
4.
Remove the two screws holding the LED board, and remove the LED board from the LCD panel.
5.
Disconnect the LED cable from the LED board.
6.
Remove the four screws holding the two LCD hinges, then remove the hinges.
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7.Remove the two screws holding the inverter.  Now, lift off the inverter gently.
8.Disconnect the LCD power cable and LCD FPC cable from the inverter board.
9.Remove the four screws holding the LCD, then gently remove the LCD from the LCD panel.
10.Tear off the adhesive tape.
11.Disconnect the LCD FPC cable from the LCD.
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Disassembling the Main Unit
Removing the Heatsink and CPU EMI Shield
1.
Remove the five screws holding the system heatsink.
2.
Slide the heatsink to the left side and take it out from the main unit.
3.
Remove the CPU EMI shield from the main unit.
4.
At CN8, disconnect the RTC battery cable from the mainboard and then lift it away from the upper case.
Removing the Hard Disk Drive
1.
At CN17, remove the hard disk drive from the mainboard.
2.
At CN18, disconnect the touchpad cable from the mainboard.
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							Chapter 351
Removing Upper Case
1.
To release the upper case, first remove the eleven screws from the main unit.
2.
Lift the upper case gently.
3.
At CN6, disconnect the cover switch cable from the mainboard, then remove the upper case.
Removing the Floppy Disk Drive/CD-ROM Drive Combo Module
1.
Disconnect the CD-ROM drive cable and floppy disk drive cable at CN16 and CN 15 respectively.
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2.Remove the screw shown here.
3.Remove the CD-ROM drive screw cap from the bottom of the main unit.
4.Remove the screw shown here.
5.Now, remove the floppy disk drive and CD-ROM drive combo module from the main unit.
Removing the Speakers
1.Disconnect the left and right speaker cables from the audio I/O and battery connection board at CN1 and 
CN2 respectively.
2.Remove the four screws holding the two speakers, then remove the two speakers from the lower case.
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							Chapter 353
Removing the Audio I/O and Battery Connection Board
1.
Remove the two screws holding the audio I/O and battery connection board, then remove it from the 
mainboard.
Removing the Fan
1.
Disconnect the fan cable from the mainboard.
2.
Remove the two screws holding the fan, then lift the fan from the lower case.
Removing the Mainboard
1.
Remove the two screws holding the mainboard, then remove the mainboard from the lower case.
2.
Remove the modem phone jack connector from the lower case.
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Removing the PCMCIA Card
1.
Remove the four screws holding the PCMCIA slot.
2.
At CN13, disconnect the PCMCIA slot from the mainboard.
Removing the Touchpad Module
1.
To remove the touchpad module, first release the touchpad cable from the position shown here.
2.
Remove the six screws holding the touchpad bracket.  
3.
Now, lift the touchpad module away from the upper case.
4.
Disconnect the touchpad cable from the touchpad board, then remove the touchpad bracket.
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