Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
16
Time Required
1 - 2 hours
Sections
5
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Keyboard
- 2 steps
- CPU Fan
- 4 steps
- Hard Drive
- 3 steps
- Motherboard
- 4 steps
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Introduction
This guide will explain how to replace the motherboard for the Acer E5-571P-55TL. Before performing actions in this guide be sure to power off your laptop and remove the power adapter.
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Make sure that laptop is turned off.
- Turn the laptop upside down with the battery facing you.
Make sure that laptop is turned off.
Turn the laptop upside down with the battery facing you.
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Step 2
- Place the Spudger into the battery lock and slide it to the left until you hear the battery unlock.
Place the Spudger into the battery lock and slide it to the left until you hear the battery unlock.
Step 3
- Pull the battery towards you to remove it from the laptop.
Pull the battery towards you to remove it from the laptop.
Step 4
Keyboard
- Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove each of the eighteen 8 mm screws from the bottom of the laptop.
Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove each of the eighteen 8 mm screws from the bottom of the laptop.
Step 5
- Carefully place your fingers underneath the top of the keyboard just below the screen.
- Pull upwards until you can hear the keyboard click out of place.
- Continue around the entire laptop, carefully pulling the keyboard and palm rest assembly slightly from the frame to reveal the ribbon connectors.
- Don’t pull the keyboard off the frame yet because it’s attached by ribbon connectors.
- After the keyboard is detached, unplug each of the three ribbon cables and remove the keyboard and palm rest assembly.
Carefully place your fingers underneath the top of the keyboard just below the screen.
Pull upwards until you can hear the keyboard click out of place.
Continue around the entire laptop, carefully pulling the keyboard and palm rest assembly slightly from the frame to reveal the ribbon connectors.
Don’t pull the keyboard off the frame yet because it’s attached by ribbon connectors.
After the keyboard is detached, unplug each of the three ribbon cables and remove the keyboard and palm rest assembly.
Step 6
CPU Fan
- Before replacing the CPU fan, you’ll have to remove the network card found below the fan.
- Using a Philips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 3 mm screws from the corners of the Wi-Fi card.
- Carefully lift the network card from it’s slot, and disconnect the two coaxial cables.
Before replacing the CPU fan, you’ll have to remove the network card found below the fan.
Using a Philips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 3 mm screws from the corners of the Wi-Fi card.
Carefully lift the network card from it’s slot, and disconnect the two coaxial cables.
Step 7
- The CPU fan can be found in the upper left corner of the laptop.
- Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 4.5 mm screws from the fan.
The CPU fan can be found in the upper left corner of the laptop.
Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 4.5 mm screws from the fan.
Step 8
- Use tweezers to safely remove the fan plug from the motherboard. To remove the plug, gently push left.
Use tweezers to safely remove the fan plug from the motherboard. To remove the plug, gently push left.
Step 9
- Make sure that all fan wires are disconnected from the board.
- Lift the curved end of the fan, and safely remove it.
Make sure that all fan wires are disconnected from the board.
Lift the curved end of the fan, and safely remove it.
Step 10
Hard Drive
- Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 8 mm screws holding the hard drive carriage in place.
Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 8 mm screws holding the hard drive carriage in place.
Step 11
- Carefully unplug the ribbon cable running across the hard drive carriage and place it to the side.
- Remove the hard drive by sliding it to your right, away from the motherboard, next pull the hard drive towards yourself and away from the laptop.
Carefully unplug the ribbon cable running across the hard drive carriage and place it to the side.
Remove the hard drive by sliding it to your right, away from the motherboard, next pull the hard drive towards yourself and away from the laptop.
Step 12
- Once again using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 3 mm screws highlighted on each side of the hard drive case.
- Open the hard drive case to replace the hard drive.
Once again using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 3 mm screws highlighted on each side of the hard drive case.
Open the hard drive case to replace the hard drive.
Step 13
Motherboard
- With a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 4 mm screws from the motherboard.
With a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 4 mm screws from the motherboard.
Step 14
- Carefully disconnect the speaker connection to the motherboard.
Carefully disconnect the speaker connection to the motherboard.
Step 15
- The last connection to the motherboard is the screen. Gently disconnect the cable from the motherboard.
The last connection to the motherboard is the screen. Gently disconnect the cable from the motherboard.
Step 16
- Lift the motherboard up from the top right corner, and then pull it right to release it from the case.
Lift the motherboard up from the top right corner, and then pull it right to release it from the case.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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