Acer Aspire V5-131-2680 Touchpad Replacement

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If you need to replace the touchpad on your Acer Aspire V5 and you have already considered other solutions, then this guide will help you.

Some potential problems may include the touchpad being disabled or the touchpad driver being outdated or missing. To ensure that you are not experiencing any of these problems, check out our troubleshooting guide for an unresponsive touchpad.

If you want to replace your touchpad because it's damaged, then continue with this replacement guide! You will need an opening tool, a precision bit driver, and a magnetic pickup bit.

Before beginning, make sure to close your laptop, power it off completely, and disconnect it from any external power source.

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Paso 1 Bottom Cover

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Make sure your laptop is powered down and completely closed before proceeding.
Turn your laptop upside down. The stickers should be facing up.

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Paso 2

To open the bottom compartment, put one finger underneath the laptop and firmly grab the compartment with your thumb.
You can also use both thumbs for more pressure.
Carefully slide the bottom compartment with your thumb until you feel it pop out of place.

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Paso 3 Touchpad

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Unscrew the twenty M2 x 6 Phillips screws using a #00 Phillips screwdriver and a PH001 bit. Then, unplug the battery and disconnect all the components connected to the motherboard.
Pry open the bottom of the laptop using the pry tool.

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Paso 4

Disconnect the larger ribbon cable that connects from the motherboard to the keyboard by gently pulling on the end that attaches to the keyboard.

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Paso 5

Remove the tape that is holding the smaller ribbon to the touchpad. Gently disconnect the smaller ribbon by pulling on it.

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Paso 6

Once both of the ribbons are disconnected, the side with the keyboard will detach from the rest of the computer.
Now we can move the keyboard side without the rest of the laptop.

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Paso 7

Remove all of the M2 x 3 Phillips screws that are holding the keyboard in place.
Some screws will be located under a piece of tape. Remove the tape prior to unscrewing these screws.

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