Acer Aspire 5100 Motherboard Replacement

Step 1 Fan

• Flip the laptop upside-down.
• Remove the battery as a safety precaution.
• Remove the four screws attached to the large panel.
Step 2

• Lift and remove the panel.
Step 3
• Remove the two screws attached to the fan.
Step 4
• Lift the fan and detach the cable that connects the fan to the motherboard.
• The fan can break easily. Be careful when removing.
• When detaching the cable, do not pull on the cable itself. Instead, use a small spudger to detach it at the white section that connects it to the motherboard.
Step 5 Keyboard
• Open and push the screen back all the way until it is horizontal with the rest of the laptop.
• Use an opening tool to remove the panel above the keyboard that has the power button on it.
• After you have released the tabs, lift up the panel.
Step 6
• Under the panel, remove the two screws that connect the keyboard to the laptop.
• One screw is located above the F5 button, and the other one is located above the F10 button.
• Potential for device damage: Lift up the keyboard CAREFULLY because there is a ribbon that connects the keyboard to the motherboard.
Step 7
• Release the catch on the ribbon socket by sliding the two tabs toward the ribbon.
• Pull the ribbon under the keyboard to detach it from the motherboard.
• Remove the keyboard.
Step 8 Track Pad
• Remove the nine screws from the back edges of the laptop.
Step 9
• Open the lid of the laptop and locate the cover that surrounds the keyboard and track pad.
• Use the spudger to pry open the sides of this cover.
• DO NOT lift cover off after detaching it because the track pad is connected to the motherboard.
Step 10
• Slightly lift up the cover to see the ribbon connection.
• Release the catch by sliding the two lugs toward the ribbon, then pull the ribbon to detach it from the motherboard.
• Lift up the cover from the laptop.
Step 11
• On the cover that was removed, flip it around and locate where the back of the track pad is.
• Remove the three screws located at the corners.
• Lift up the bracket that you just unscrewed and remove track pad.
Step 12 LCD Monitor
• Remove the two screws from each corner beneath the LCD screen.
Step 13
• Detach the white rectangle located on the motherboard at the end of the wire connected to the LCD screen.
Step 14
• Flip the laptop upside down.
• Remove the four screws from the back panel of the laptop.
• Lift the panel up and set it aside.
Step 15
• Detach the black and white wire.
• You do not need to remove the cooling fan.
Step 16
• Lift up the monitor to detach it.
Step 17 Motherboard
• Locate and remove the screws on the motherboard.
• There is normally only one remaining screw holding the board. Bottom right (sometimes under tape).
• All the other screw holes except screws holding the base cover on and are kept empty.
Step 18
• Flip the laptop upside down.
• Locate the heat sink, which is the copper "L" shaped component, and unscrew the four screws that connect it to the motherboard.
Step 19
• Find the VGA connector located next to the USB ports.
• Push out the back of the casing by the VGA connector to be able to get the motherboard out.
Step 20
• Lift up and remove the motherboard from the laptop casing.
• Remove the USB add-on card to use it with the new motherboard.
• To remove, grab on the sides and lift upward.

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