ACER Aspire V5-571P-6609 Touchpad Replacement

Close the laptop and flip over. Locate battery slide release. This guide marks the location with a red circle.

Use a pointed tool (we used a screwdriver) to slide release to the right when facing the laptop from the non-battery side.

Gently pull the battery away from the laptop with the slide release held open.

Remove the two Phillips #0 screws.

Once all necessary screws are removed, turn the laptop over and open it.

Slide a Jimmy tool between the top of the keyboard and the outer panel, then gently pop the top tabs out of place.

Carefully detach the two flex cables before fully lifting keyboard out in order to avoid cable damage.

Once cables are safely detached, lift the keyboard off of the laptop and place it on a safe, non-static surface.

Remove the six Phillips #0 screws.

Flip up the plastic lock bar mechanism securing the two ribbon cables.

Gently pull the cables out of their ports with tweezers.

Slide a Jimmy in between the front and back panel of the laptop

Slowly rotate the Jimmy tool in hand until the top panel pops loose. Repeat on all sides until the top panel is free of the main body.

Gently lift the top panel free of the main body.

Flip the top panel over and locate the touchpad.

Flip up the connector's lock bar from the touchpad, then disconnect the cable.

Peel down the adhesive tape securing the touchpad and remove the three Phillips #0 screws securing the touchpad.

Once screws have been removed, place fingers under and over the touchpad and slowly push it up; firmly hold the touchpad as it is being removed.

Replace the touch pad with a new touchpad.