Acer Travelmate 7100 Service Guide

Disassembly and Unit Replacement4-154.8.2 Detaching the Upper Housing from the Inside Assembly
Follow these steps:
1.Remove three screws in the battery bay.Figure 4-18Removing the Battery Bay Screws
2.Turn the unit back over and remove two screws close to the back part of the unit.  Then snap
out the upper part of the housing — (1) first from the rear of the unit, then (2) the front end of
the unit.Figure 4-19Detaching the Upper Housing from the Inside Frame Assembly 

4-16Service Guide4.8.3 Removing the Touchpad
Follow these steps to remove the touchpad:
1.Unplug the touchpad connector (CN5).
2.Pull up and remove the touchpad.Figure 4-20Removing the Touchpad
4.8.4 Removing the Main Board
Follow these steps to remove the main board from the inside assembly.
1.Unplug the speaker connectors (CN17 and CN23), and the battery pack connector (CN21).Figure 4-21Unplugging the Speaker Connectors and Battery Pack Connector 

Disassembly and Unit Replacement4-172.Remove four screws to remove the main board from the inside assembly.Figure 4-22Removing the Main Board
3.Remove the charger board (CN19 and CN20) and the multimedia board (CN10 and CN7) from
the main board.Figure 4-23Removing the Charger Board and Multimedia Board 

4-18Service Guide4.The PC card slot module is usually part of the main board spare part.  This removal procedure
is for reference only.  To remove the PC card slot module, remove two screws.Figure 4-24Removing the PC Card Slots 

Disassembly and Unit Replacement4-194.9 Disassembling the Display
Follow these steps to disassemble the display:
1.Remove the teardrop-shaped LCD bumpers at the top of the display and the long bumper on
the LCD hinge.Figure 4-25Removing the LCD Bumpers
2.Remove four screws on the display bezel.Screw list:

M2L6 x2 (for 11.3” or 11.8” LCD)
M2.5L6 x2 (for 12.1” LCD)
‘M2.5L6(bind head) x2 or    
or    
‘ 
‘ 
Figure 4-26Removing the Display Bezel Screws 

4-20Service Guide3.Pull out and remove the display bezel by pulling on the inside of the bezel sides.1
2
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Figure 4-27Removing the Display Bezel
4.Remove the four display panel screws, and unplug the inverter and display panel connectors.
Then tilt up and remove the display panel.2
1
3
Screw list:
‘M2.5L6 (bind head) x4 ‘  ‘ 
‘  ‘
 
Figure 4-28Removing the Display Panel Screws and the Display Connectors 

Disassembly and Unit Replacement4-215.Remove the two display assembly screws and unplug the display cable connector from the
display cable assembly.  Then remove the LCD inverter and ID boards.2 1
DC-AC inverterScrew list:
‘M2.5L6 (bind head) x2
‘ ‘ 
Figure 4-29Removing the Display Cable AssemblyLCD Inverter 

A  p  p  e  n  d  i  x      A A  p  p  e  n  d  i  x      A
Model Number DefinitionModel Number DefinitionA-1This appendix shows the model number definition of the notebook.
TravelMate 7100 VU - W X Y ZZ: Acer or TI logo
T:TI logo
Blank:Acer logo or base unit for uniload
Y: Keyboard language version
0:Swiss for ANW with US power cord
1:US for standard model with US power cord
2:US for standard model with European power cord
3:US for ACI w/o power cord
4:US for ACLA with US power cord
5:US for AAC with US...

A  p  p  e  n  d  i  x      B A  p  p  e  n  d  i  x      B
Exploded View DiagramExploded View DiagramThis appendix includes exploded view diagrams of the notebook.
Table B-1Exploded View Diagram ListNo.DescriptionB-1System assemblyB-212.1-inch LCD Module assembly (Acer)B-312.1-inch LCD Module assembly (TI)