Acer TRAVELMATE 7730 Service Manual page 117

Remove the hard drive(s) by following the steps in
4
drive" on page 64
Remove the keyboard cover by following the steps in
5
cover" on page
Remove the keyboard by following the steps in
6
80.
Remove the LCD assembly by following the steps in
7
on page
Remove the palm rest by following the instructions in
8
page 96.
Swing the black touchpad connector clip upward, then lift the touchpad cables out
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of the connectors. Be careful not to touch or damage any other components.
Fingerprint
reader cable
connector
Disconnect the finger print reader cable from the assembly. Use a scribe or other
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non-marring tool to gently push the plug out of the connector.
Remove the screws securing the touchpad button board/fingerprint assembly to the
11
palm rest, then lift the assembly out of the notebook.
<Athena: Does the green square touchpad board get replaced in this procedure, another
procedure, or not at all? I do not see it on the Replacement Parts List and I do not see the
bracket screws in the Screw Specs.>
Replace the touchpad button board/fingerprint assembly, then replace the screws
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removed in
Make sure the black touchpad connector clip is swung upward, insert the cable into
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the connector, then swing the clip down to lock the connector in place.
Important:
Connect the finger print reader cable to the touchpad button board/fingerprint
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assembly.
Chapter 3: Replacing notebook components
and "Replacing the secondary hard drive" on page
78.
84.
Screw
Step 5.
The cable is correctly oriented if it is not twisted and the blue
band is facing up.
"Replacing the keyboard" on page
Touchpad cable
connectors
"Replacing the primary hard
73.
"Replacing the keyboard
"Replacing the LCD assembly"
"Replacing the palm rest" on
Screw
107