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Packard Bell
EasyNote W3 Series
(Dragon A)
Disassembly Manual

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  • Page 1 Packard Bell EasyNote W3 Series (Dragon A) Disassembly Manual...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Overview Disassembly Instructions Reassembly Instructions Required Tools Hazardous Voltage Avoid Electrostatic Discharge Power Supply Unit Battery and AC Adapter Removing the Hard Disk Drive Bottom Panel CPU and Fan Top Cover Removing the LCD Panel Disassembling the LCD Panel Optical Disk Drive Bottom Base Assembly Top Cover...
  • Page 3: Overview

    (Dragon A) chassis. The instructions are illustrated where necessary with images of the part that is being removed or disassembled. Packard Bell reserves the right to make changes to the chassis without notice. Disassembly Instructions When disassembling the system unit, follow these general rules: Turn off the power.
  • Page 4: Hazardous Voltage

    Hazardous Voltage Power Supply Unit There is hazardous voltage present inside the Under no circumstances should you computer when it is connected to an AC attempt to disassemble the power supply, even when the computer’ s power supply. The power supply contains switch is off.
  • Page 5 WAARSCHUWING AVVERTENZA Zorg er voor dat alle verbindingen van en Prima di rimuovere il coperchio del naar de computer (stroom, modem, netwerk, telaio, assicurarsi che il sistema sia etc) verbroken worden voordat de behuizing scollegato dall’ alimentazione, da tutti geopend wordt. Zet de computer nooit aan i collegamenti di comunicazione, reti als de behuizing geopend is.
  • Page 6: Battery And Ac Adapter

    Battery and AC Adapter To remove the rear bezel, do as follows: 1. Turn off the computer. 2. Disconnect the AC adapter. 3. Remove the battery. Fig. 1 The bottom base. Removing the Hard Disk Drive To remove the hard disk drive, perform the following steps: 1.
  • Page 7: Bottom Panel

    5. Remove four screws (4xC) from the HDD bracket. 6. Remove two screws (2xD) from the HDD bracket. 7. Remove the HDD bracket and connector. Fig. 3 Removing the hard disk drive. Bottom Panel Perform the following steps to remove the bottom panel: 1.
  • Page 8: Cpu And Fan

    Fig. 5 After removing the bottom panel. CPU and Heat Sink To remove the CPU and its heat sink, follow the steps below: 1. Disconnect the CPU fan cable. 2. Remove the screws (4xE) from the heat sink (see Fig. 5). 3.
  • Page 9 3. Flip keyboards towards you. 4. Disconnect the keyboard flat cable. Fig. 8 Removing the keyboard flat cable. 5. Disconnect the touchpad flat cable. Fig. 9 Disconnecting touchpad flat cable 6. Remove the two hinge covers. Fig. 10 The hinge covers. 7.
  • Page 10: Removing The Lcd Panel

    Removing the LCD Panel Assembly Follow the steps below to remove the LCD panel: 1. Disconnect the two LCD connectors. 2. Release the Wireless antenna cable. 3. Remove the screws (4xF) from the hinges (see Fig. 11). 4. Take away the LCD assembly. Disassembling the LCD Panel Assembly To disassemble the LCD panel, follow the steps below: 1.
  • Page 11 Fig. 13 LCD display panel. 10. Disconnect the inverter backlight connector. Fig. 14 LCD inverter backlight connecter. 11. Remove the lower supporting bracket. 12. Take away the LCD display panel and inverter board. 13. Disconnect the LCD cable from the inverter board. 14.
  • Page 12: Optical Disk Drive

    15. Remove the screws (3x D, 1xA) from the left LCD bracket. The same goes for the right bracket. Fig. 16 LCD display cable. 16. Take away the top, left and right bracket from the LCD display panel. 17. Remove the screws (2xD) holding the wireless antenna and take away the antenna.
  • Page 13: Bottom Base Assembly

    2. Remove the screws (2xK) from the side ODD bracket and remove it. 3. Remove the screws (2xK) from the rear ODD bracket and remove it. Fig. 19 The screws of the optical disk drive brackets. Bottom Base Assembly Disassemble the bottom base assembly as follows: 1.
  • Page 14: Top Cover

    Fig. 22 The bottom cover. 8. Disconnect the cable connector from the modem connector board. Top Cover Follow the steps below to remove the top cover: 1. First remove the screws (2xA, 2xL). 2. Then remove the screws (4xJ). Fig. 23 The top cover.
  • Page 15 4. Slightly lift main board and slide out left speaker assembly. 5. Disconnect right speaker from main board. 6. Remove the screw (1xG) and take away the right speaker assembly. 7. Remove the screw (1xB) from main board. 8. Remove the screws (2xO) from the VGA connector on the rear. Fig.
  • Page 16 Fig. 26 Removing the heat plate.
  • Page 17: Notice

    FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL. Copyright © 2005 NEC Computers International BV. All rights reserved. Packard Bell is a trademark of NEC Computers International BV. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

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