Acer Travelmate 630 Service Guide

Chapter 361
Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
Remove the screw on the hard disk cover, and then remove the HDD cover.
3.
Pull the plastic tag to remove the HDD module and slide the HDD module out from its bay.
Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive Module
1.
See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 61
2.
Remove the one screw as shown here, and then detach the HDD from the HDD bracket.
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62Chapter 3
Disassembling the Main Unit
Removing the Middle Cover
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
First, release the 2 screws on the rear of the unit. Pry up the middle cover from both sides, then remove it 
from the main unit.
Removing the Keyboard
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
Remove the 2 screws from the rear of the unit as shown, then poke the 3 guide pins downward to release 
the keyboard.
3.
Lift the keyboard up and put it on the upper case, disconnect the...

Chapter 363
Removing the LCD Module
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 62
3.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
4.
Remove the one screw as shown, disconnect the LCD coaxial cable and the LED/inverter cable from the 
main board.
5.
Release the two screws on the back side of the unit.
6.
Remove the four screws as shown and then lift up the LCD module carefully. 

64Chapter 3
Removing the RTC Battery
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
3.
Disconnect the RTC connector from the mainboard.
4.
Remove the RTC battery.
Removing the MINI PCI Plate
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62  
3.
See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 64
4.
Slide the mini PCI plate this way, and remove the mini PCI plate.
Removing the CPU Heat Sink
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57...

Chapter 365
Removing the CPU
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62  
3.
See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 64
4.
See “Removing the MINI PCI Plate” on page 64
5.
See “Removing the CPU Heat Sink” on page 64
6.
Release the screw counter clockwise by using a flat screwdriver. 
7.
Remove the CPU and then secure the screw clockwise to lock the socket.
NOTE: 
When you reinstall the CPU back to its socket, please put it back with the triangle mark this side...

66Chapter 3
7.Release the six screws from the bottom of the main unit as shown below and then remove the upper case 
from the main unit gently.
 
Removing the TouchPad Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 62
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
4.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 63
5.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 64
6.See “Separating the Lower Case from the Upper Case” on page 65
7.Snap off the touchpad frame from the upper case...

Chapter 367
Removing the Speakers
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 62
3.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
4.
See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 63
5.
See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 64
6.
See “Separating the Lower Case from the Upper Case” on page 65
7.
Disconnect the speaker cables from the daughter board.
8.
Remove the two screws of the two speakers and then detach the two speakers from the lower case.
Removing the Daughter Board...

68Chapter 3
Removing the Main Board
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 62
3.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
4.
See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 63
5.
See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 64
6.
See “Removing the CPU Heat Sink” on page 64
7.
See “Separating the Lower Case from the Upper Case” on page 65
8.
See “Removing the Daughter Board” on page 67
9.
Remove one screw on the main board as shown below and then detach the main board from...

Chapter 369
9.Remove the four hex screw as shown here and then the other one on the bottom side of the main board.  
Detach the main board from the I/O port chassis.
Removing the PCMCIA Socket
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 62
3.See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
4.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 63
5.See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 64
6.See “Separating the Lower Case from the Upper Case” on page 65
7.See “Removing the Daughter...

70Chapter 3
Removing the Modem Cable
1.
See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 57
2.
See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 62
3.
See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 62
4.
See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 63
5.
See “Removing the RTC Battery” on page 64
6.
See “Separating the Lower Case from the Upper Case” on page 65
7.
See “Removing the Daughter Board” on page 67
8.
See “Removing the Modem Cable” on page 70
9.
Remove the tapes on the modem cable and disconnect the modem cable from the main board....