Acer Travelmate 7230 Service Guide

Chapter 371
Removing the Upper Cover
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 48.
2.See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 68.
3.See “Removing the Switch Board” on page 70.
4.Turn the computer over. Remove the sixteen (16) screws on the bottom panel.
 
StepSizeQuantityScrew Type
Upper Cover M2.5*3
Green Callout2
Upper Cover M2.5*5
Blue Callout3
Upper Cover M2.5*L6.5 (NL)
Red Callout12 

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5.Turn the computer over. Remove the four screws on the top panel.
 
6.Disconnect the MIC and speaker cables and carefully pull through the HDD housing.
StepSizeQuantityScrew Type
Upper Cover
Blue Callout1
Upper Cover
Red Callout3 

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7.Pull the cables under and through the thermal module.
8.Turn the computer over, and disconnect the four cables from the mainboard as shown.
NOTE: The image depicts installed DIMM modules. The DIMM modules must be removed before proceeding. 
B
C
D
A
Replace with no DIMMs Image 

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See “Removing the DIMM Modules” on page 65.
9.Remove the upper cover by lifting upward from the chassis, rear edge first. Release the securing latch and disconnect (A) as 
shown.Release the securing latch and disconnect (B) as 
shown.
Disconnect (C) as shown. Release the securing latch and disconnect (D) as 
shown. 

Chapter 375
Removing the Finger Print Reader
1.See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 71.
2.Disconnect the touchpad to switch FFC.
3.Disconnect the switch to mainboard FFC.
4.Disconnect the finger print cable. 

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5.Remove the two securing screws from the Finger Print Reader board.
6.Using your fingers, gently lift the Finger Print Reader board from the Upper Cover.
Removing the Speaker Module
1.See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 71.
2.Remove the two securing screws from the left speaker.
StepSizeQuantityScrew Type
Finger Print 
ReaderM2.5*L4 (NL) 2 

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3.Disconnect the Mic cable.
4.Remove the five securing screws.
5.Remove the Speaker Modules as shown.
StepSizeQuantityScrew Type
Speaker Module M2*L6 (NL) 5 

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Removing the TouchPad
1.Remove the Upper Cover. See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 71.
2.Remove the Speaker Module. See “Removing the Speaker Module” on page 76.
3.Remove the Finger Print Reader. See “Removing the Finger Print Reader” on page 75.
4.Disconnect the TouchPad FFC from the TouchPad board.
Take note of any items that may remain on the upper cover, and remove them. To replace the TouchPad, the 
upper cover module must be replaced. 

Chapter 379
Removing the Launch Board
1.See “Removing the Upper Cover” on page 71.
2.Lift the locking lever and disconnect the FFC.
 
3.   Remove the three securing screws.
 
4.Remove the Launch Board from the upper cover.
 
StepSizeQuantityScrew Type
Launch Board M2.5*L4 (NL) 3 

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5.Remove the Launch Board from the bracket.