Acer Travelmate 610 Service Guide

							Chapter 353
4.
Disconnect the connector from the hard disk drive module. 
						

							54Chapter 3
Removing the CD-ROM Drive Module
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
Push the CD-RW release button forward, then slide the CD-RW drive out from the machine at the same 
time.
Disassembling the CD-ROM drive Module
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
See “Removing the CD-ROM Drive Module” on page 54
3.
Remove the four screws, as shown, then detach the bracket from the CD-RW drive.
4.
Remove the two screws then detach the CD-RW bay transfer board from the CD-RW drive. 
						

							Chapter 355
Removing the Extended Memory
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
To remove the extended memory from the machine, first loosen two screws from the memory cover.
3.
Then lift the cover off and remove it from the main unit.
4.
Push out the latches on both sides of the socket and pull the memory module from the socket. 
						

							56Chapter 3
Removing the  Modem Board
1.
See  “Removing the Battery Pack ” on page 51
2. See  “Removing the Extended Memory ” on page 55
3. Remove two screws from the modem board and then remove the modem board from the main board at  
CN17.
4. Disconnect the modem cable from the modem board carefully. 
						

							Chapter 357
Disassembling the LCD
1.
To avoid the risk of the LCD damage, we suggest you to place the protected Mylar film on the LCD 
surface before disassembly.
Removing the Middle Cover
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
To remove the middle cover, first remove the two screws from the middle cover on the rear panel.
3.
Push the LCD module to an angle of 135 degrees,as shown, to release the middle cover from left to right.
4.
Pull the middle cover and lift it away. 
						

							58Chapter 3
Removing the Keyboard
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 57
3.
To remove the keyboard, first remove the screw from the main unit.
4.
Pull the three latches downward to lift the keyboard upward and expose it.
5.
Disconnect the keyboard cable from the main board at CN20, then carefully remove the keyboard from 
the main unit. 
						

							Chapter 359
Removing the LCD Module
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 57
3.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 58
4.
Remove the two screws from the LCD FPC cable and then disconnect the LCD FPC cable from the 
mainboard.
5.
Disconnect the inverter cable from the main board at CN10.
6.
Remove the two screws from the backside of the unit as shown, and then remove the LCD module from 
the main unit. 
						

							60Chapter 3
Removing LCD Bezel
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 57
3.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 58
4.
See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 59
5.
Remove three LCD plugs and then the three screws from the LCD bezel.
6.
Snap off the LCD bezel carefully then remove the LCD bezel from the module.
Removing the Inverter/LED Board
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 57
3.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 58
4.
See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 59
5.
See “Removing LCD Bezel” on page 60
6.
To remove the inverter board, remove the screw from the inverter then detach it from the LCD panel. 
						

							Chapter 361
7.
Disconnect the LCD power cable from the inverter.
8.
Disconnect the inverter cable from the inverter.
Removing the LCD
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 57
3.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 58
4.
See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 59
5.
See “Removing LCD Bezel” on page 60
6.
See “Removing the Inverter/LED Board” on page 60
7.
Remove four screws from both sides of the LCD. 
						

							62Chapter 3
8.
Then remove the LCD from the LCD panel.
9.
Gently remove the ESD tape and disconnect the LCD coaxial cable from the LCD.
Removing the LCD Hinges
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 51
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 57
3.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 58
4.
See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 59
5.
See “Removing LCD Bezel” on page 60
6.
See “Removing the Inverter/LED Board” on page 60
7.
See “Removing the LCD” on page 61
8.
To remove the LCD hinges, first remove two screws from the LCD hinges.