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Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement

Introduction

Once the motherboard is out, it is relatively straight forward to get to the fan.

What you need

  1. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement, Battery: step 1, image 1 of 1

    • Turn the netbook upside down with the battery at the top, facing away from you.

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  2. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Unlock the battery by sliding the switch located near the left hinge to the left "unlocked" position.

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  3. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 3, image 1 of 1

    • Slide the latch located on the opposite hinge from the lock while pushing the battery up.

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  4. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement, Wireless Card: step 4, image 1 of 1

    • Gently loosen the two Phillips #0 screws in the small panel that covers the wireless card.

    • These screws are built into the panel and aren't meant to be completely removed.

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  5. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 5, image 1 of 1

    • Lift up the panel and remove it from the case.

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  6. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 6, image 1 of 1

    • Disconnect the two antenna cables from the left side of the wireless card.

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  7. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 7, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the single 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screw from the bottom left of the wireless card.

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  8. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 8, image 1 of 1

    • Gently lift up the left side of the wireless card and slide the card out of its socket.

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  9. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement, Keyboard: step 9, image 1 of 1

    • Turn the netbook over and open the display so that the keyboard is facing you.

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  10. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 10, image 1 of 3 Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 10, image 2 of 3 Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 10, image 3 of 3

    • There are three tabs located on the top of the keyboard.

    • Start with the spudger pointing towards the display and pry up to push each tab off the keyboard.

    • As you move to the next tab, ensure the previous tab doesn't reset itself.

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    • Lift top of keyboard up. If it doesn't lift easily, there may be tabs on the sides - use the tool to ease them aside and/or shift the keyboard from side to side.

    • There is a short ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the netbook.

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  13. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 12, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 12, image 2 of 2

    • Disconnect the ribbon by lifting the black plastic hinge and removing the clear blue cable.

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  14. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement, Top Case: step 13, image 1 of 1

    • Close the display and turn the ZG5 over so that the battery compartment faces away from you.

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  15. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 14, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 14, image 2 of 2

    • Remove three 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from the bottom of the case

    • Remove three 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screws from the battery compartment.

    • Remove two 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from underneath the feet near the hinges.

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  16. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 15, image 1 of 1

    • Turn the netbook back over and open the display with the keyboard cavity facing you.

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    • Flip up the retaining flap on the trackpad ribbon cable ZIF connector.

    • Using the blue tab, pull the trackpad ribbon cable from its socket on the motherboard.

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  18. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 17, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 17, image 2 of 2

    • Remove the five black 4.7 mm Phillips #0 screws from the metal casing.

    • Remove the single silver 4.3 mm Phillips #00 screw from the right side of the metal casing.

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  19. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 18, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 18, image 2 of 2

    • Starting at the red rings along the hinge, insert a spudger or plastic opening tool into the seam between the two halves of the case.

    • Slide the spudger toward the front of the device, releasing the small clips that hold down the top case.

    • Gently lift off the top case.

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  20. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement, Internal Wireless Card: step 19, image 1 of 1

    • Disconnect the two antenna cables from the right side of the wireless card.

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  21. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 20, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the single 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screw from the wireless card.

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  22. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 21, image 1 of 1

    • Gently pull the wireless card to the right and slide it out of its socket.

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  23. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement, Motherboard: step 22, image 1 of 1

    • Disconnect the display cable from the top left of the motherboard.

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    • Disconnect the speaker cable from its socket on the motherboard.

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  25. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 24, image 1 of 1

    • Remove three 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screws from the small I/O board.

    • Remove a single 3.9 mm Phillips #0 screw from the front of the motherboard.

    • Some laptops may instead have a single 4.7 mm Phillips #0 screw.

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  26. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 25, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the two 4.7 mm Phillips #1 screws that connect the display to the motherboard.

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  27. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 26, image 1 of 1

    • Gently lift the I/O board up from the right side of the case.

    • The I/O board is attached to the motherboard by a short cable.

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  28. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 27, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the entire motherboard assembly out the case.

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  29. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement, Fan: step 28, image 1 of 2 Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement, Fan: step 28, image 2 of 2

    • Disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard.

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  30. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 29, image 1 of 1

    • Remove the three 3.9mm screws using Phillips #1 screwdriver.

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  31. Acer Aspire One ZG5 Fan Replacement: step 30, image 1 of 1

    • Lift the fan housing from the motherboard.

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Conclusion

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

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4 Guide Comments

Steps 4~8 show to remove the wireless card from its access panel outside the computer, then steps 19~21 show to remove it from the inside once the case is off.

Redundant?

I drink beer - Reply Share

There are two wireless cards -- for that exact model it looks like bluetooth and 802.11n but different models may be different

nathan - Share

I couldn't ask for it to be any easier. Great job.

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