Acer E5-571-54FL Motherboard Replacement

Introducción

The motherboard is like the central nervous system of your computer. If you have issues with your hardware, a faulty motherboard or a loose connection may be the problem.

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Paso 1 Battery

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Power down the laptop prior to beginning.
Turn the laptop over with the battery closest to your body.

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Paso 2

Insert the pointed end of a spudger into the battery release.
Slide the release gently all the way to the left.
You should hear a sound after the slide is all the way left. This lets you know the battery has disengaged.

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Paso 3

Place your hands on each end of the battery.
Pull the battery towards your body to remove it.

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Paso 4 Keyboard

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Using a #0 Phillips screwdriver, remove a total of eighteen identical 8mm Phillips screws and set them aside.

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Paso 5

Rotate the laptop 180 degrees so that the battery compartment is now furthest away from your body.

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Paso 6

Turn the laptop over so that you can easily open the screen to a vertical position.

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Paso 7

Put your fingers under the top of the keyboard assembly directly below the Acer logo.
Carefully pull up on the center until you hear the tabs disengage from the bottom.

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Paso 8

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Work your way around the seam with the plastic opening tool carefully prying the base and top cover apart.
If you have difficulty with the plastic opening tool, use a metal spudger but be more cautious to not damage or mar your laptop case.

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Paso 9

When the two halves are separated, carefully lift up the front of the keyboard and touchpad assembly.
You will see three ribbon cables attached to the motherboard.

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Paso 10

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Closest to the ribbon cable on the zero insertion force (ZIF) connector is a white locking tab.
Carefully lift up on the locking tab with the plastic opening tool to release the ribbon cable. (Picture 2)
Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.

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Paso 11

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Closest to the ribbon cable on the ZIF connector is a black locking tab.
Carefully lift up on the locking tab with the plastic opening tool to release the ribbon cable. (Picture 2)
Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.

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Paso 12

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On each side of the large connector there are two white tabs.
Carefully push away from you with the plastic opening tool on each white tab to release the cable. (Picture 2)
Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.

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Paso 13

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Once all three ribbon cables are disconnected, lift off the top cover with the keyboard and touchpad.

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Paso 14 Wi-Fi Card

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Locate the Wi-Fi card. It is just below the fan and has a white coaxial cable and a black coaxial cable attached to it.
Grab the section of the white coaxial cable behind the brass connection using ESD safe blunt nose metal tweezers.
Carefully lift the white and black coaxial cables up and forward to disconnect the them from the Wi-Fi card.

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Paso 15

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the 3 mm screw from the upper left corner of the Wi-Fi card.
The edge of WiFi card will lift up as the screw is removed.

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Paso 16

Grab the upper left corner of the Wi-Fi card with your fingers.
Gently pull the Wi-Fi card away from the socket.

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Paso 17 Cooling Fan

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Locate the CPU cooling fan in the upper left corner of the laptop.
Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 4.5 mm screws that secure the fan to the case.

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Paso 18

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Place the tips of the ESD safe pointed tweezers between the plug and the socket of the fan connection.
Gently push the tweezers to the left to disconnect the fan plug.
Move the fan connector and its wires to free them from the motherboard and the Wi-Fi card.

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Paso 19

Lift the curved end of the fan by about 30 degrees.
Use your hand to lift the fan up and to the right until it is clear of the case.
If you feel resistance, check if the fan connector and wires are stuck under the motherboard or under the Wi-Fi card. If the connector or wires are stuck, gently free them.

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Paso 20 Hard Drive

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Locate the hard drive and its carriage at the lower right corner of the laptop.
Release the USB port ribbon cable by using the plastic opening tool to carefully lift up the black locking tab of the ZIF connector.
Move the USB port ribbon cable to the side.

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Paso 21

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 4 mm screws securing the hard drive carriage in place.

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Paso 22

Hold the right side of the laptop in place with your right hand.
Put the fingers of your left hand along the top edge of the hard drive carriage.
Push the hard drive carriage towards your right hand to disconnect it from the motherboard.
This procedure may require more force then other procedures.

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Paso 23

Lift up the hard drive carriage on the edge closest to your body to remove it.
If doing the motherboard replacement guide, skip the next step.

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Paso 24

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Hold the hard drive carriage with your non-dominant hand along one side. Ensure one of the Phillips screws is visible.
Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the 3 mm screw to release the side of the hard drive from the carriage.
Repeat the previous bullet to remove the second 3 mm Phillips #0 screw.

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Paso 25 Motherboard

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Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 4 mm screws.

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Paso 26

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Place the tips of the ESD safe pointed tweezers between the plug and the socket of the speaker connection.
Gently push left to disconnect the speaker plug.

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Paso 27

Place your fingernails on each side of the screen connection plug. Gently push away from your body to disconnect the plug.

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Paso 28

Carefully lift up on the right edge of the motherboard near the hard drive connector.
With minimal force, pull the motherboard to the right freeing the ports on the left from the case.
Put down the right side and allow the motherboard to rest in the case.
There is still one connection to be removed which lies underneath the motherboard.
Lift the left side of the motherboard up and turn it over so the ports are now facing right.

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Paso 29

Grip the edge of the motherboard closest to your body with your non-dominant hand.
Grip the power connection wires with your dominant hand and gently pull away from your body to disconnect.

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