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  • Page 1 Chapter 5 Disassembly Guide...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    HGL30 Service Manual Contents Disassembling the Base Unit ................1 Removing the Battery Pack ................... 2 Removing the HDD Module..................3 Removing the DDR RAM ..................... 5 Disassembling the ODD (CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW…) ........6 Removing the Wireless LAN Card ................8 Removing the Keyboard ....................

  • Page 5: Disassembling The Base Unit

    HGL30 Service Manual Disassembling the Base Unit These are the directions for disassembling the base unit. You will need a 5.5mm Nut Driver, a medium size Philips screwdriver. These directions are to disassemble the complete unit and are cross-referenced to Section 7 for the replacement of component parts.

  • Page 6: Removing The Battery Pack

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Battery Pack To remove the battery pack from the battery bay, follow the steps below: 1. Turn the notebook upside down. 2. Unlock the battery lock. (Move the lock to the right.) 3. Slide the latch lock in the direction of the arrow. The battery pack will pop-up automatically.

  • Page 7: Removing The Hdd Module

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the HDD Module Follow the steps below to remove the HDD module: 1. Turn the notebook upside down. 2. Remove the two screws securing the HDD cover, and then remove the cover. 3. Pull out the Mylar tab to remove the HDD unit.
  • Page 8 HGL30 Service Manual 4. Remove the four screws to take off the HDD case. 5. Remove the HDD module from the HDD case.

  • Page 9: Removing The Ddr Ram

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the DDR RAM Follow the steps below to remove the DDR RAM: 1. Turn the notebook upside down. 2. Remove the screw securing the RAM cover, and then remove the cover. 3. Push the latches to release the RAM module. A spring will force one end of the module up.

  • Page 10: Disassembling The Odd (Cd-Rom/Dvd-Rom/Cd-Rw

    HGL30 Service Manual Disassembling the ODD (CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-RW…) Follow the steps below to disassemble the optical drive: 1. Turn the notebook upside down. 2. Remove the screw securing the RAM cover, and then remove the cover. 3. Remove the screw securing the optical drive.
  • Page 11 HGL30 Service Manual 4. Use a thin tool such as a flat screwdriver to slide out the optical drive in the direction of the arrow. 5. Gently pull out the optical drive. 6. Remove the two screws from the bracket plate, and then remove the bracket plate.

  • Page 12: Removing The Wireless Lan Card

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Wireless LAN Card Follow the steps below to remove the wireless LAN card: Turn the notebook upside down. 1. Remove the two screws securing the HDD cover, and then remove the cover. 2. Detach the two ends of the wireless LAN antenna (black and white).
  • Page 13 HGL30 Service Manual 3. Remove the two screws securing the wireless LAN card. The LAN card will pop up. 4. Grasp the wireless LAN card and pull it out. CAUTION: Do not touch the connectors on the wireless LAN card or on the computer.

  • Page 14: Removing The Keyboard

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Keyboard Open the display panel and follow the steps below to remove the keyboard. 1. Insert a thin tool such as a flat screwdriver into the gap between the strip cover and keyboard to lever the strip cover up. Then remove the strip cover. 2.
  • Page 15 HGL30 Service Manual 3. Turn over the keyboard, revealing the keyboard cable underneath. 4. Use a thin tool such as a screwdriver to lever up the connector bracket and disconnect the keyboard cable from the motherboard. 5. Lift and remove the keyboard. 5-11...

  • Page 16: Removing The Switch Board

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Switch Board Open the display panel and follow the steps below to remove switch board. 1. Remove the three screws securing the switch board to the logic upper. 2. Disconnect the switch board cable, and remove the switch board. 5-12...

  • Page 17: Removing The Bluetooth Module

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Bluetooth Module To remove the Bluetooth module, first remove keyboard strip cover. Then follow the steps below: 1. Disconnect the Bluetooth cable. 2. Remove the screw securing the Bluetooth module to the logic upper. 3. Remove the Bluetooth module. 5-13...

  • Page 18: Removing The Lcd Module

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the LCD Module To remove the LCD module, first remove the keyboard. Detach the two ends of the wireless LAN antenna (black and white) as described earlier. Then follow the steps below: 1. Release the two screws securing the LCD module from the rear side, and one screw from the bottom side.
  • Page 19 HGL30 Service Manual 3. Disconnect the LCD cable connector. 4. Turn the notebook over. The keyboard should have been disassembled. If not, remove it now. 5. Disconnect the black LCD power (LVDS) cable, CMOS cable, and microphone cable from the motherboard. Pull out the wireless LAN antenna wires from the logic upper. 5-15...
  • Page 20 HGL30 Service Manual 6. Remove the four screws securing the LCD module to the logic upper. 7. Remove the LCD module. 5-16...

  • Page 21: Removing The Nb Thermal Module, Fan, And Cpu

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the NB Thermal Module, Fan, and CPU Follow the steps below to remove the NB thermal module, Fan, and CPU: 1. Turn the notebook upside down. 2. Remove the screw securing the thermal cover, and then remove the cover. 3.
  • Page 22 HGL30 Service Manual 4. Remove the three screws securing the Fan from the motherboard to remove the Fan module. 5. Remove the four screws securing the NB thermal module to the motherboard following the numbered sequence in reverse. NOTE: When reassembling the NB thermal module, reinstall the module in place and secure the screws, following the numbered sequence above.
  • Page 23 HGL30 Service Manual 6. Lift and remove the NB thermal module from the motherboard. 7. Turn the cam on the CPU socket with a flat-blade screwdriver so that the notch on the cam is aligned with the open side of the CPU socket to unlock the CPU. 8.

  • Page 24: Removing The Logic Upper

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Logic Upper To remove the logic upper, first remove the battery pack, HDD, memory module, ODD, wireless LAN card, NB thermal module, Fan, keyboard, switch board, Bluetooth, and LCD module as described in the preceding sections. Follow the steps below to remove the logic upper.
  • Page 25 HGL30 Service Manual 3. Detach the Bluetooth cable, speaker cable, touch pad cable, and finger printer cable as shown. 4. Lift off the logic upper. 5-21...

  • Page 26: Removing The Touch Pad Board

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Touch Pad Board To remove the touch pad board, first remove the keyboard, LCD module, and logic upper. Then follow the steps below: 1. Detach the touch pad cable. Remove the screw securing the touch pad bracket to the rear side of the logic upper.
  • Page 27 HGL30 Service Manual 3. Remove the touch pad board by lifting it gently. 5-23...

  • Page 28: Removing The Finger Printer Board

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Finger Printer Board To remove the finger printer board, first remove the keyboard, LCD module, and logic upper. Then follow the steps below: 1. Remove the screw securing the finger printer bracket to the rear side of the logic upper.

  • Page 29: Removing The Speakers

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Speakers To remove the speakers, first remove the keyboard, LCD module, and logic upper. Then follow the steps below: 1. Remove the two screws securing the left and right speakers to the rear side of the logic upper.

  • Page 30: Removing The Motherboard

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Motherboard To remove the motherboard, first remove the keyboard, LCD module, and logic upper. Then follow the steps below: 1. Remove the screw securing the motherboard to the base. Disconnect the IO cable from the motherboard. 2.
  • Page 31 HGL30 Service Manual 3. Remove the motherboard after making sure that all connectors are removed from their respective sockets. 5-27...

  • Page 32: Removing The Modem Card

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the Modem Card The modem card is securing to the front side of the motherboard. Remove the motherboard before you start. Then follow the steps below: 1. Remove the two screws securing the modem board to the motherboard. 2.

  • Page 33: Removing The Vga Board And The Vga Thermal Module

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the VGA Board and the VGA Thermal Module To remove the VGA board and the VGA thermal module, remove the motherboard first. Then follow the steps below: 1. Release the four screws securing the VGA board to the motherboard, and remove the VGA board.

  • Page 34: Removing The Crt Board And Io Board

    HGL30 Service Manual Removing the CRT Board and IO Board To remove the CRT board and IO board, first remove the keyboard, LCD module, and logic upper. Follow the steps below to remove these two boards. 1. Remove the screw securing the CRT board to the base, and the two hexagonal VGA screws from the side of the CRT board.
  • Page 35 HGL30 Service Manual 2. Detach the cables from the CRT board and IO board. 3. Remove the CRT board (A) and IO board (B). 5-31...

  • Page 36: Disassembling The Display And The Inverter Board

    HGL30 Service Manual Disassembling the Display and the Inverter Board To disassemble the display and inverter board, first remove the keyboard and LCD module. Then follow these steps: 1. Remove the four screw pads and four screws securing the LCD bezel to the LCD module.
  • Page 37 HGL30 Service Manual 3. Remove the three screws mounting the display and inverter board to the LCD module. Two screws on the display. One screw on the inverter board. 4. Disconnect the two connectors on either side of the inverter board. 5.
  • Page 38 HGL30 Service Manual 6. Gently lift out the display. Remove the eight screws securing the hinges to the display. 7. Detach the LVDS cable from the back of the LCD panel. 5-34...

  • Page 39: Disassembling The Cmos

    HGL30 Service Manual Disassembling the CMOS To disassemble the CMOS, first remove the keyboard, LCD module, and LCD bezel. Then follow the steps below: 1. Release the two screws securing the CMOS bracket to the chassis. 2. Remove the CMOS bracket. 3.

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