Acer Travelmate C110 Service Guide

							Chapter 353
Removing the Battery Pack
1.Push the battery lock latch forward to unlock the battery.
2.Push the battery release latch to release the battery.
3.Remove the battery.
  
						

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Removing the Wireless LAN Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.First remove the two screws as shown here, and then lift the DIMM cover up.
3.Detach the gray and black RF cables from the wireless LAN module.
4.Push the two latches on both sides of the socket to release the wireless LAN module.  Remove the 
wireless LAN module.. 
						

							Chapter 355
Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.Remove the screw of the HDD cover, then remove the HDD cover.
3.Pull and slide out the HDD module from its bay.
Disassembling the Hard Disk Drive Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 55
3.Remove the one silver screw, and then detach the HDD module out from the HDD case.  Detach the HDD 
connector from the HDD.
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Disassembling the Main Unit
Removing the Middle Covers
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.First, push outward the middle cover as shown here, and then detach the other middle cover on the rear 
of the unit. 
Removing the Keyboard
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.Remove the three screws, lift the keyboard upward, and then put it on the upper case as shown here.
4.Disconnect the keyboard cable from the main board by using a plastic flat screwdriver and remove the 
keyboard. 
						

							Chapter 357
Removing the DIMM Upper Plate
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.Remove the two screws, and then detach the DIMM upper plate from the heat sink plate.
Removing the Internal Memory Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
5.Push the latches on both sides of the socket to release the DIMM, and then remove the DIMM from the 
main unit.
Removing the Modem Board
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.Remove the two screws, and then detach the modem board from the main board. Turn the modem board 
over.
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5.Disconnect  the modem cable and the bluetooth cable from the modem board, and then 
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Removing the LCD Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.Remove the two screws as shown here, and then disconnect the LCD coaxial cable from the main board.  
Disconnect the inverter cable from the main board
5.Pull up the two RF cables with the tweezers gently.  Remove the two screws and the other two on the 
center hinge.  
6.Press the two LCD support knobs inward and then remove the LCD module from the main unit. 
						

							Chapter 359
NOTE: We would like to hightlight the correct way to rotate the LCD module here.  Please note that the LCD 
module can only be rotated at 180 degrees. Rotating the LCD module in the wrong direction may cause 
the damage to the cables.
1. Pressing the two LCD support knobs inward, rotate the LCD module clockwise at 180 degrees.
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2.To rotate the LCD module back to its original position,  rotate the LCD module counterclockwise at 180
          degrees.  Press the two LCD support knobs to secure the LCD module well. 
						

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Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.Disconnect the RTC battery cable and the speaker cable from the main board.
6.Disconnect the touch pad cable and  the cover switch cablefrom the main board with a plastic flat 
screwdriver.
7.Turn over the machine, please note that the machine should be put on a sponge with the two LCD support 
knobs against the edge of the sponge.  Remove the eight screws at the back side of the main unit.
8.Release the I/O port rubber doors, and the docking rubber door on the rear side of the unit . Release USB 
& 1934 ports on the right side of the unit.  (Please do not remove the rubber doors from the main unit.). 
						

							Chapter 361
9.Separate the upper case from the lower case.
Removing the RTC Battery
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
6.Remove the tape and then detach the RTC battery from the upper case carefully.
Removing the Speaker
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
6.Remove the three screws, and then detach the speaker from the upper case carefully. 
						

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Removing the Touch Pad Module
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
6.First release the latches in the way as shown here.  Snap off the touch pad module from the upper case 
carefully.
7.Turn the touch pad board over, put it on the upper case, and then disconnect the touch pad cable from the 
touch pad board.  Remove the touch pad board from the upper case
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Removing the Touch Pad FPC
1.See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 53
2.See “Removing the Middle Covers” on page 56
3.See “” on page 56
4.See “.” on page 58
5.See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 60
6.See “Removing the Speaker” on page 61
7.Remove the touch pad FPC from the upper case as shown below.