Disassembling The Main Unit - Acer Aspire 5040 Service Manual

Disassembling the Main Unit

Separate the Main Unit Into the Upper and the Lower Case Assembly
1. Disconnect the touchpad cable from the main board.
2. Disconnect the microphone cable then remove the microphone.
3. Remove one screw holding the upper case and the lower case assembly.
4. Then remove 13 screws on the bottom as shown.
NOTE: There are two different types of screws on the bottom side. One type is SCREW 2.5-6 (86.9A323.6R0)
and the quantity is 10. The other is SCREW M2.5*8 (NON NYLOK) (86.9A323.8R0); the quantity is 3.
Please see the image below: red circles indicate SCREW M2.5*8 (86.9A323.8R0) location. Please do
not misplace the longer screw to other location on the bottom side. The misplacement may damage the
main board.
5. Open the upper case assembly as shown.
6. After you open the upper case assembly, please disconnect the lid switch cable.
7. Raise upright the upper case assembly as shown then detach it.
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