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Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement

What you need

  1. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the twenty-five 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the bottom panel of the laptop.

  2. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1
    • Using the plastic opening tool, lift up on the side opposite of the Ethernet connector.

    • With the plastic opening tool under the bottom panel, work your way around the perimeter until the panel separates.

  3. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the battery.

  4. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 4, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 4, image 2 of 2
    • Disconnect the battery from the motherboard.

    • Pull the battery up and out of the laptop.

  5. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement, Motherboard: step 5, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement, Motherboard: step 5, image 2 of 2
    • Remove the two 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the fan.

    • Disconnect the fan from the motherboard.

    • Remove the four 6mm Phillips #0 screws from the heat sink.

    • Lift and remove the heatsink assembly from laptop.

  6. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the Wi-Fi card by pulling it from the motherboard socket.

  7. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1
    • Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard.

  8. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1
    • Disconnect the speaker from the motherboard.

  9. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 9, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 9, image 2 of 2
    • Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flaps on the ribbon cable ZIF sockets.

  10. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 10, image 2 of 2
    • Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the black ribbon cable ZIF socket.

  11. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 11, image 1 of 1
    • Lift the motherboard up from the narrow side and jiggle slightly so that way it doesn't get caught on the ports of the laptop case.

  12. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement, Touch Pad: step 12, image 1 of 1
    • Peel the black adhesive film up.

  13. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 13, image 1 of 1
    • Remove the three 6mm Phillips #0 screws from touchpad.

  14. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 14, image 1 of 1
    • Use a spudger to flip up the retaining flap on the touchpad ribbon cable ZIF socket.

    • Remove the ribbon cable from the ZIF socket.

  15. Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 15, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire E5-721-64T8 Touch Pad Replacement: step 15, image 2 of 2
    • Lift the touchpad up by the side closest to the middle of the laptop and pull up towards you to remove.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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