Packard Bell EasyNote M5, EasyNote M7 Service Manual
NEC
Versa M400
Di sasse mb ly Man ual
Table of contents
Overview............................................................ ........................................ ...................................... ..............................3
Technician Notes........ ........................... ....................................................... ................................................................3
Disassembly Instructions.................................................................... ................................................... .......................3
Reassembly I nstructions...................................................... ......................................... ...............................................3
Required Tools..... ....... .... ... ....... ... ....... ... .... ....... ... ... ....... .... ... ....... ... ....... ... .... ....... ... ... ...... . ............................ ................3
Hazardous Voltage.................................... ......................................... ................................................... .......................4
Avoid Electrostatic Discharge............ ... ....... .... ... ....... ... .... ...... .... ... ....... .... ...... .... ... ....... ... .... .... ... ........................... ......4
Power Supply Unit................................................................ ......................................... ...............................................4
Removing the Battery.......................................... ....................................................... ..................................................5
Removing the Hard Disk Drive..................................................................... ................................................................6
Removing the Optical Disk Drive.......... ....................................................... ................................................................7
Removing the Keyboard..................... ...................................................... ....................................................................9
Removing the Memory Module............. ............................ ...................................................... ...................................10
Removing the LCD Module.............................................................................................. ..........................................12
Removing the 15" LCD Panel....................................................................................................................................14
Removing the 15.4" LCD Panel................... .... ...... .... ... ....... ... .... ....... ... .... ...... .... ... ....... ... ....... .... . ..............................17
Removing the CPU............ ....................................................... ........................................ ..........................................20
Removing the Bottom Cover........... ...... .... ....... ... ... ....... .... ... ....... ... ....... ... .... ....... ... ... ....... .... ... .... ............. ..................22
Removing the Main Board................................................................................................ .............. .............. ..............25
Removing the MDC Modem Module ................................................................................................ .. ............ ...........26
Removing the WLAN Module............................................................................................... ......................................27
Removing the Touch Pad.................................................................................... ................................................... ....28
Removing the Speaker Assembly.......................... ......................................... ...........................................................28
DIP Switch Setting............. ... ....... .... ... ....... ... ....... .... ... ....... ... ... ....... .... ... ....... ... .... ....... ... .... .........................................29
Screws........ ....................................................... ........................................ ..................................................................29
Notice............................................................. ......................................... .....................................................................30
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Overview
This document contains step- by-steps di sassembly instructions f or the Versa M 400/PB EasyNoteM5 M7 chassis.
The inst ructions are illustrated w here neces sary with images of the p art that is being removed or disassemble d.
Furth ermore, the s crews that are removed are shown next to the image of the part s themselves.
NEC rese rves the right to make changes to t he Ve rsa M400 chassis without noti ce.
Technician Notes
Only technicians authorized by NEC Computers Intern ational BV s hould attempt t o repair this equipment . All
troubl eshooting and repair procedures are d etailed to al l ow only subas sembly/module level repair. Bec ause of the
complexity of the individual boards and sub assemblies, no one shoul d at tempt to make repairs at the component
level or to make modifications to any printed wiring board. Impro per repair s c an create a safety hazard. Any
indication of component replacement or printed wiring board modifications may void any warranty or exchange
allowances.
Disassembly Instr uctions
When disassembli ng the system unit, follow these general rules :
Do not disassembl e t he system int o parts that are smaller than those sp ecified in the instructions.
Label al l removed connectors. Note wher e the connector goes and in what position it was inst al l ed.
Turn off the power and disconnect all power and all options.
Reassembly Instructions
Reasse mbly i s the revers e of the disass e mbly pro cess. Use c are to ensure that all cabl es and screw s are ret ur ned
to their proper positions. Che ck that no tools or any loose parts have been left inside the chassi s. Check that
everyt hi ng are proper ly instal led and ti ghten ed.
Required Tools
All disassembly pro cedures can b e perform using the following tools:
PH 0x 60 Philips screwdriver
PH 0x 40 Philips screwdriver
4.0 x 60 Fl at screwdri ver
2.0 x 30 Fl at screwdri ver
SW5.0 Spacer screwdriver
Small tweezers
Pin
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Hazardous Vol tage
There is hazardo us v oltage pr ese nt insi de the comput er
when it i s connect to an AC supply, even when the
comput er’s pow er swi t ch is off. Exposure to haz ar dous
volta ge could cause personal injury. To avoid ris k of injury,
contact an Authoriz ed Service Provider for proper
(un)installation of optional hardware devices.
Avoid Electrostat ic Discharge
Electro st ati c electri cit y can easily damage cir cui t cards and
integr ate d circui ts (ICs) . To reduce ris k of damage, st ore
them in protective packaging w henever they are not
installed in your system.
Add-in cards can be extremely sensitive to ESD and always
require careful ha ndling. Aft er removing the card from the
computer, pla c e the card flat on a grounded, stat i c-fre e
surface, component-side up. Use a conductive foam pad if
available, but not the card wrap per. Do not slide the card
over any surf ace.
Before you install or remove memor y modules, video
memory, disk drives, circui t cards or other devices, protect
them from static electricity. To do so, make sure your
computer’ s pow er swi t ch is OFF. Then, unpl ug the
computer’ s AC power cord. Before picking up the device you
(un)ins tall, you should wear an ant i-static wrist wrap
(avai la bl e at electro nic supply st ores). Be sure to conne ct
the wrist wrap to an unpainted metal portion of the comp ut er
cha s s is. A s an al ter n at iv e , y o u c a n diss ipat e e le ctr os tatic
build-up by touching an unpai nt ed metal portion of the
computer c hassi s with one hand. The n touch th e devi ce you
are (un)i nstalling w ith the other hand, and mai ntain
continuous conta ct with it until it is (un)installed in the
computer.
Power Supply Unit
Under no circumstances should you attempt to disassemb l e
the power supply. Th e power supply contains no userservi ceable part s. Insi de the power sup ply are hazar dous
voltages t hat can cause s eri ous pers onal i njury . Always
return a defe cti ve power su pply to your dea ler.
WARNING
Ensure that the computer is disconnected from
its power s ource and from all
telecom mu nicati ons links, networks, or mod em
li ne s whe n e ver t h e chassis c ov e r is re moved.
Do not operate th e comput er wi th the cover
removed.
AVERTISSEMENT
Assure z-vous que le système est débranché de
son alimentation ainsi que de toutes les
liais ons de téléco m muni cati on, des rése aux, et
des lignes de mode m avant d’en lev er le capot .
Ne pas utiliser le sy stème quand le capot est
enlevé.
WARNUNG
Das System darf weder an eine Stromquelle
angeschlossen sein noch eine Ver bindung mit
einer Tele kommu ni kat i onsei nri chtun g, ei nem
Netzwer k oder einer Modem-Leitung habe n,
wenn die Gehäuseab deckung ent f ernt wird.
Nehmen Si e das Syst em nicht ohne di e
Abdeckung in Betrieb.
ADVERTENCIA
Asegúr ese de que cada vez que se qui te la
cubierta del chasi s, el sistema hay a sido
desconectado de la red de alimentación y de
todos lo e nlaces de telecomunicaciones, de red
y de líneas de módem. No ponga en
funciona mie nto el si st ema mientr as la cubiert a
esté quitad a.
WAARSCHUWING
Zorg er voor dat alle v erbindingen van en naar
de computer (st roo m, modem netwerk, etc)
verbroken worden voordat de behuizing
geopen d wordt. Zet de computer nooit aan als
de behuizin g geope nd i s.
AVVERTENZA
Prima di ri m uover e il coperchio de l t elai o ,
assicurarsi che il sistema sia scollegato
dall’alimentazione, da tutti i collegamenti di
comunicazione, reti o linee di modem. Non
avvi are il sistema senza aver prima messo a
posto il coperchio
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Removing the Battery
Perfor m the following steps to r emove the battery:
1. Make s ure to power off the unit.
2. Turn the unit upside down.
3. Unlock the battery an d slide it out of its place as the arrow shows in Fig. 1
Fig. 1 Removing the battery
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Removing the Hard Disk Drive
To remove the hard di sk driv e, fir st remove th e batt ery (see Removing the Battery), then perform
the foll owing steps:
1. Remove the s crews as shown in Fig. 2
A = M2.5x 7
Black
Fig . 2 Re mo v ing t h e Hard disk d r i ve cov e r
2. Disconnect the HDD as sh own in Fig. 3
Fig. 3 Disconne cti ng the hard di sk dri ve
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Black
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3. Unscrew the four screws on both si des of the hard di sk drive as shown in Fig. 4
Fig. 4 Unscrewi ng th e hard disk dri v e shield screws
Removing the Optical Disk Drive
To remove the ODD, first remove the battery (see Removing the Batt ery), then the HDD Cover
(see Removing the Hard Disk Dri ve), then perform the following steps:
1. Remove the screws ret aining the opt ical driv e connector as shown in Fig. 5
Fig. 5 Releasing the optical drive
M3x4 Sliver
M2.5x5 Black
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2. Push the metal plate in t he HDD compartment in order to disconnect the optical drive out f rom
the base unit as shown i n F ig. 6
Fig. 6 Removing the optical drive
3. Remove the Optical Drive Bracket from the ODD as s hown in Fig. 7
M2x2.5 Silver
Fig . 7 Removing the Optical Drive Bracket
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Removing the Keyboard
To remove the Keyboard, first remove t he battery (see Removing the Battery), then perform the
following steps:
1. Use a flat scr ewdriver to lift up the Keyboard Cov er as shown in Fig. 8
Fig. 8 Removing the Keyb oard Cover
2. Unlock Keyboard as show n in Fig. 9
Fig. 9 Unlock Keyboard
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