Acer Chromebook C720-2848 Motherboard Replacement

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Acer Chromebook C720-2848 Motherboard Replacement

Schwierigkeitsgrad

Difficult

Schritte

11

Zeitaufwand

20 - 25 Minuten

Einleitung

Use this guide to replace the motherboard for your device.

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    • Use a Phillips head screw driver to remove the 13 screws in these locations.

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    • Use a plastic spudger to pry up the bottom cover and remove it.

    • Be sure to pry along other edges if necessary to avoid damaging the back cover.

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    • Unscrew the 2 battery screws.

    • Make sure you keep these screws separate from the back cover screws; they are different!

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    • Use two fingers to unplug the battery-to-motherboard connection.

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    • Take out battery by lifting it up in the manner pictured.

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    • Unscrew screw holding SSD card in place.

    • Slide out the SSD card towards you to remove it.

    • The SSD card is the blue chip on the right connected to the motherboard.

    • Be sure to store this screw apart from the others as it is a different length.

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    • Remove the three ribbon cables connected to the bottom of the motherboard.

    • Use the plastic spudger to lift the white hinges from on top of the ribbon cables.

    • Then gently pull the cables out.

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    • Remove 4 connectors from the right side of the motherboard.

    • All of these connectors release by simply pulling back.

    • To disconnect the connector shown in the third picture, you will need to peel back some tape first.

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    • On the left side of the motherboard, remove one more connector and two cables.

    • To remove the cables, lift them up with a plastic spudger.

    • Take note of which cable connects where.

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    • Remove the 2 fan screws and the 4 heat sink screws.

    • The screws don't necessarily need to be removed from the component, but rather just loosened enough to remove the component from the motherboard.

    • Now remove the fan/heat sink component.

    • Once again, make sure to keep these screws separate from all others.

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    • Remove the 2 motherboard screws.

    • Now you can remove the motherboard.

    • Be careful not to damage any of the loose connectors and cables you disconnected in the previous steps.

Abschluss

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

Tinte & Feder

Robert Escobio

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