Acer Travelmate 6500 Service Guide

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Removing the Battery Pack
1.Release the battery lock.
2.Slide the battery latch.
3.Remove the battery pack.
 
  
						

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Main Unit Disassembly
Removing the Wireless Card and Memory
1.Remove the three screws securing the DIMM cover.
2.Remove the DIMM cover.
3.Disconnect the wireless antenna.
4.Remove the two screws securing the wireless card.
5.Remove the wireless card.
6.Press the left and right latch to pop up the DIMM2.
7.Remove the DIMM2.
8.Press the left and right latch to pop up the DIMM1. 
						

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9.Remove the DIMM1.
Removing the HDD
1.Remove the four screws securing the HDD cover.
2.Remove the HDD cover.
3.Remove the four screws securing the 1
st and 2nd HDD.
4.Remove the 2
nd HDD.
5.Remove the 1
st HDD.
Removing the TV Card
1.Disconnect the TV card antenna.
2.Disconnect the TV card connector.
3.Press the left and right latch to pop up the TV card. 
						

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4.Remove the TV card.
Separate the LCD Module
1.Press the middle cover hinge upward.
2.Open the LCD.
3.Remove the middle cover as shown.
4.Release the four keyboard latch and turn the keyboard over.
5.Disconnect the keyboard FFC from the mainboard.
6.Remove the keyboard.
7.Disconnec the LCD cable from the mainboard.
8.Pull the wireless antenna out as shown.
9.Remove the two screws securing the LCD hinge on the top. 
						

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10.Remove the two screws securing the LCD hinge on the rear.
11 .Remove the right and left rubber foot and remove the two screws securing the LCD hinge on the bottom.
12.Remove the LCD module from the main unit. 
						

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Separate the Upper and Lower Case
1.Disconnect the LED FFC.
2.Disconnect the touchpad FFC.
3.Disconnect the microphone cable.
4.Disconnect the media FFC from the mainboard.
5.Disconnect the lid switch cable from the mainboard.
6.Remove the three screws securing the upper case.
7.Remove the 23 screws securing the lower case.
8.Separate the upper and lower case. 
						

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Disassemble the Upper Case
1.Remove the four screws securing the LED board bracket.
2.Remove the LED board bracket.
3.Disconnect the internal microphone connector.
4.Remove the LED board.
5.Disconnect the LED FFC from the LED board.
6.Release the 12 latches of the touchpad bracket.
7.Remove the touchpad bracket.
8.Remove the touchpad board.
9.Disconnect the touchpad FFC from the touchpad board. 
						

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10.Open the isolation tape and remove the two screws securing the media board.
11 .Remove the media board from the upper case.
12.Disconnect the media FFC from the media board.
Disassemble the Lower Case
1.Remove the ODD from the main unit.
2.Disconnect the bluetooth cable from the mainboard.
3.Disconnect the USB FFC from the mainboard.
4.Disconnect the subwoofer connector from the mainboard.
5.Disconnect the speaker cable from the mainboard.
6.Remove the two screws securing the mainboard. 
						

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7.Turn the mainboard over as shown.
8.Remove the two screws securing the modem board.
9.Lift up the modem board, turn it over, and disconnect the modem cable from the modem board.
10.Remove the mainboard from the lower case.
11 .Remove the bluetooth module from the lower case and disconnect the bluetooth cable from the bluetooth 
module.
12.Remove the two screws securing the USB module.
13.Remove the USB module from the lower case.
14.Disconnect the USB FFC from the USB module. 
						

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15.Remove the subwoofer from the lower case.
16.Remove the four screws securing the left and right speakers.
17.Remove the left and right speakers.
18.Remove the RJ11 connector from the lower case.
19.Remove the two screws and the two hex screws securing the I/O bracket.
20.Remove the I/O bracket from the mainboard.
21.Remove the two screws securing the TV&RF board.
22.Turn the TV&RF board over and disconnect the TV cable and antenna.
23.Remove the two screws securing the fan1.
24.Disconnect the fan1 connector from the mainboard and remove the fan1.
Antenna
TV cable