Acer Aspire 5100 USB Add-on Card
Replacement
This guide will lead you through the steps of removing the USB Add-on Card attached on the
motherboard.
Written By: michael
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INTRODUCTION
This guide will lead you through the steps of removing the USB Add-on Card attached on the
motherboard.
TOOLS:
Phillips #0 Screwdriver (1)
Spudger (1)
PARTS:
Acer Aspire 5100 compatible USB card
(1)
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Step 1 — Cooling Fan
Locate and remove the 5 screws
that secure the panel over the RAM
and CPU cover on the upper right
hand side. These can be found in
the center towards the corner
opposite the battery compartment.
Step 2
Lift up and remove the RAM and
CPU cover.
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Step 3
Remove the two Phillips screws
securing the fan.
Carefully disconnect the fan cable
from the motherboard.
Lift up and remove the fan.
Step 4 — 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.
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Step 5
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 6
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.
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Step 7 — Track Pad
Remove the nine screws from the
back edges of the laptop.
Step 8
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.
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Step 9
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 10
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.
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Step 11 — LCD Monitor
Remove the two screws from each
corner beneath the LCD screen.
Step 12
Detach the white rectangle located on the motherboard at the end of the wire connected to the
LCD screen.
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Step 13
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 14
Detach the black and white wire.
You do not need to remove the
cooling fan.
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Step 15
Lift up the monitor to detach it.
Step 16 — Motherboard
Remove the 15 screws from the
motherboard.
There is normally only one
remaining screw attached to the
motherboard on the bottom right
beneath the tape.
All the other screw holes (except
screws holding the base cover on)
are kept empty.
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Step 17
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 18
Push out the back of the casing by
the VGA connector to remove the
motherboard.
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Step 19
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.
Step 20 — USB Add-on Card
Put in new USB add-on card.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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