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

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4. 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 4-24 Removing the PC Card Slots 

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4.9  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 4-25 Removing the LCD Bumpers
2. Remove four screws on the display bezel.
Screw list:
oM2L6 x2 (for 11.3” or 11.8” LCD)
rM2.5L6 x2 (for 12.1” LCD)sM2.5L6(bind head) x2
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Figure 4-26 Removing the Display Bezel Screws 

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3. Pull out and remove the display bezel by pulling on the inside of the bezel sides.


 
  
Figure 4-27 Removing 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.



Screw list:
sM2.5L6 (bind head) x4
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Figure 4-28 Removing the Display Panel Screws and the Display Connectors 

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5. 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.
 
DC-AC inverter
Screw list:
sM2.5L6 (bind head) x2
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Figure 4-29 Removing the Display Cable Assembly
LCD Inverter 

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Model Number Definition
Model Number Definition A-1
This appendix shows the model number definition of the notebook.
TravelMate 7300 VU - W
 X Y Z
Z: Acer or TI logoT: TI logo
Blank: Acer logo
Y: Keyboard language version0: 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 power cord...

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0: w/o HDD, FDD, CD-ROM 2: 2.0GB HDD + FDD + CD-ROM
3: 3.0GB HDD + FDD + CD-ROM 4: 4.0GB HDD + FDD + CD-ROM
VU: LCD sizeT: 12.1” TFT LCD TE: 13.3” TFT LCD 

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Exploded View Diagram
Exploded View Diagram
This appendix includes exploded view diagrams of the notebook.
Table B-1 Exploded View Diagram List
No.Description
B-1 System assembly
B-2 13.3-inch LCD Module assembly