Acer Al1916 Vga Input Replacement Repair Guide

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Difficult

Steps

Time Required

                          45 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

Stand
3 steps
Outer Case
3 steps
EMI Shield
3 steps
Motherboard
4 steps
VGA Input
2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Stand

Lay the monitor on a flat surface so that the back is facing up.

Lay the monitor on a flat surface so that the back is facing up.

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Step 2

Grab the hinge cover with both hands on either side of the stand.
Squeeze inwards with your thumbs and fingers and lift up to remove the hinge cover.

Grab the hinge cover with both hands on either side of the stand.

Squeeze inwards with your thumbs and fingers and lift up to remove the hinge cover.

Step 3

Remove the four 12.1 mm Phillips #2 screws that hold the stand to the monitor.
Support the monitor while removing the screws to prevent the monitor from falling.
Lift up to detach the stand.

Remove the four 12.1 mm Phillips #2 screws that hold the stand to the monitor.

Support the monitor while removing the screws to prevent the monitor from falling.

Lift up to detach the stand.

Step 4

              Outer Case

Remove the five 9.5 mm Phillips #2 screws located around the perimeter of the monitor.

Remove the five 9.5 mm Phillips #2 screws located around the perimeter of the monitor.

Step 5

Starting at the corner of the monitor, wedge the small plastic opening tool between the back cover and the display bezel.
Tilt the plastic opening tool up to separate the back cover from the display bezel.
Continue around the perimeter of the monitor until the display bezel comes off.
A reasonable amount of force is necessary to detach the back cover from the display bezel.

Starting at the corner of the monitor, wedge the small plastic opening tool between the back cover and the display bezel.

Tilt the plastic opening tool up to separate the back cover from the display bezel.

Continue around the perimeter of the monitor until the display bezel comes off.

A reasonable amount of force is necessary to detach the back cover from the display bezel.

Step 6

Reposition the monitor so that the back is facing up.
Grab the corners of the monitor and jiggle them upwards to detach the back cover from the inside of the monitor.
Lift the back cover up.

Reposition the monitor so that the back is facing up.

Grab the corners of the monitor and jiggle them upwards to detach the back cover from the inside of the monitor.

Lift the back cover up.

Step 7

              EMI Shield

Remove the two 5.7 mm Phillips #2 screws located on either side of the EMI shield.

Remove the two 5.7 mm Phillips #2 screws located on either side of the EMI shield.

Step 8

Using a nut driver (or if necessary, needle-nose pliers), remove the two nuts on either side of the VGA input.

Using a nut driver (or if necessary, needle-nose pliers), remove the two nuts on either side of the VGA input.

Step 9

Grab the metal casing by the sides and slide it down towards the bottom of the monitor.
Lift up to remove the metal casing.
Beware, metal casing is sharp!

Grab the metal casing by the sides and slide it down towards the bottom of the monitor.

Lift up to remove the metal casing.

Beware, metal casing is sharp!

Step 10

              Motherboard

Remove the beige control cable to the left of the VGA input by pulling it up.

Remove the beige control cable to the left of the VGA input by pulling it up.

Step 11

Remove the rainbow-colored power cable by pulling it straight up.

Remove the rainbow-colored power cable by pulling it straight up.

Step 12

Remove the display cable located at the top of the motherboard by pulling it out towards the top of the monitor.

Remove the display cable located at the top of the motherboard by pulling it out towards the top of the monitor.

Step 13

Remove the three 7.7 mm Phillips #2 screws from the motherboard, and take out the motherboard by lifting it up.

Remove the three 7.7 mm Phillips #2 screws from the motherboard, and take out the motherboard by lifting it up.

Step 14

              VGA Input

Set the circuit board down on its own, removed from the rest of the monitor.
Flip the circuit board over so that the VGA input is facing upwards.

Set the circuit board down on its own, removed from the rest of the monitor.

Flip the circuit board over so that the VGA input is facing upwards.

Step 15

Using the soldering iron, desolder the VGA input at the indicated locations.
Solder the new VGA input into the circuit board at the same locations.
Click here for more information on component-level soldering.

Using the soldering iron, desolder the VGA input at the indicated locations.

Solder the new VGA input into the circuit board at the same locations.

Click here for more information on component-level soldering.

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

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