Acer Aspire One Zg5 Fan Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

Battery
3 steps
Wireless Card
5 steps
Keyboard
4 steps
Top Case
6 steps
Internal Wireless Card
3 steps
Motherboard
6 steps
Fan
3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Turn the netbook upside down with the battery at the top, facing away from you.

Turn the netbook upside down with the battery at the top, facing away from you.

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Step 2

Unlock the battery by sliding the switch located near the left hinge to the left “unlocked” position.

Unlock the battery by sliding the switch located near the left hinge to the left “unlocked” position.

Step 3

Slide the latch located on the opposite hinge from the lock while pushing the battery up.

Slide the latch located on the opposite hinge from the lock while pushing the battery up.

Step 4

              Wireless Card

Gently loosen the two Phillips #0 screws in the small panel that covers the wireless card.
These screws are built into the panel and aren’t meant to be completely removed.

Gently loosen the two Phillips #0 screws in the small panel that covers the wireless card.

These screws are built into the panel and aren’t meant to be completely removed.

Step 5

Lift up the panel and remove it from the case.

Lift up the panel and remove it from the case.

Step 6

Disconnect the two antenna cables from the left side of the wireless card.

Disconnect the two antenna cables from the left side of the wireless card.

Step 7

Remove the single 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screw from the bottom left of the wireless card.

Remove the single 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screw from the bottom left of the wireless card.

Step 8

Gently lift up the left side of the wireless card and slide the card out of its socket.

Gently lift up the left side of the wireless card and slide the card out of its socket.

Step 9

              Keyboard

Turn the netbook over and open the display so that the keyboard is facing you.

Turn the netbook over and open the display so that the keyboard is facing you.

Step 10

There are three tabs located on the top of the keyboard.
Start with the spudger pointing towards the display and pry up to push each tab off the keyboard.
As you move to the next tab, ensure the previous tab doesn’t reset itself.

There are three tabs located on the top of the keyboard.

Start with the spudger pointing towards the display and pry up to push each tab off the keyboard.

As you move to the next tab, ensure the previous tab doesn’t reset itself.

Step 11

Lift top of keyboard up. If it doesn’t lift easily, there may be tabs on the sides - use the tool to ease them aside and/or shift the keyboard from side to side.
There is a short ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the netbook.

Lift top of keyboard up. If it doesn’t lift easily, there may be tabs on the sides - use the tool to ease them aside and/or shift the keyboard from side to side.

There is a short ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the netbook.

Step 12

Disconnect the ribbon by lifting the black plastic hinge and removing the clear blue cable.

Disconnect the ribbon by lifting the black plastic hinge and removing the clear blue cable.

Step 13

              Top Case

Close the display and turn the ZG5 over so that the battery compartment faces away from you.

Close the display and turn the ZG5 over so that the battery compartment faces away from you.

Step 14

Remove three 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from the bottom of the case
Remove three 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screws from the battery compartment.
Remove two 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from underneath the feet near the hinges.

Remove three 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from the bottom of the case

Remove three 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screws from the battery compartment.

Remove two 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from underneath the feet near the hinges.

Step 15

Turn the netbook back over and open the display with the keyboard cavity facing you.

Turn the netbook back over and open the display with the keyboard cavity facing you.

Step 16

Flip up the retaining flap on the trackpad ribbon cable ZIF connector.
Using the blue tab, pull the trackpad ribbon cable from its socket on the motherboard.

Flip up the retaining flap on the trackpad ribbon cable ZIF connector.

Using the blue tab, pull the trackpad ribbon cable from its socket on the motherboard.

Step 17

Remove the five black 4.7 mm Phillips #0 screws from the metal casing.
Remove the single silver 4.3 mm Phillips #00 screw from the right side of the metal casing.

Remove the five black 4.7 mm Phillips #0 screws from the metal casing.

Remove the single silver 4.3 mm Phillips #00 screw from the right side of the metal casing.

Step 18

Starting at the red rings along the hinge, insert a spudger or plastic opening tool into the seam between the two halves of the case.
Slide the spudger toward the front of the device, releasing the small clips that hold down the top case.
Gently lift off the top case.

Starting at the red rings along the hinge, insert a spudger or plastic opening tool into the seam between the two halves of the case.

Slide the spudger toward the front of the device, releasing the small clips that hold down the top case.

Gently lift off the top case.

Step 19

              Internal Wireless Card

Disconnect the two antenna cables from the right side of the wireless card.

Disconnect the two antenna cables from the right side of the wireless card.

Step 20

Remove the single 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screw from the wireless card.

Remove the single 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screw from the wireless card.

Step 21

Gently pull the wireless card to the right and slide it out of its socket.

Gently pull the wireless card to the right and slide it out of its socket.

Step 22

              Motherboard

Disconnect the display cable from the top left of the motherboard.

Disconnect the display cable from the top left of the motherboard.

Step 23

Disconnect the speaker cable from its socket on the motherboard.

Disconnect the speaker cable from its socket on the motherboard.

Step 24

Remove three 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screws from the small I/O board.
Remove a single 3.9 mm Phillips #0 screw from the front of the motherboard.
Some laptops may instead have a single 4.7 mm Phillips #0 screw.

Remove three 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screws from the small I/O board.

Remove a single 3.9 mm Phillips #0 screw from the front of the motherboard.

Some laptops may instead have a single 4.7 mm Phillips #0 screw.

Step 25

Remove the two 4.7 mm Phillips #1 screws that connect the display to the motherboard.

Remove the two 4.7 mm Phillips #1 screws that connect the display to the motherboard.

Step 26

Gently lift the I/O board up from the right side of the case.
The I/O board is attached to the motherboard by a short cable.

Gently lift the I/O board up from the right side of the case.

The I/O board is attached to the motherboard by a short cable.

Step 27

Lift the entire motherboard assembly out the case.

Lift the entire motherboard assembly out the case.

Step 28

Fan

Disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard.

Disconnect the fan cable from the motherboard.

Step 29

Remove the three 3.9mm screws using Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove the three 3.9mm screws using Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 30

Lift the fan housing from the motherboard.

Lift the fan housing from the motherboard.

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

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I drink beer - Jul 13, 2012

Steps 4~8 show to remove the wireless card from its access panel outside the computer, then steps 19~21 show to remove it from the inside once the case is off.

Redundant?

nathan - Jul 14, 2012

There are two wireless cards – for that exact model it looks like bluetooth and 802.11n but different models may be different

Ron Price - Oct 29, 2013

I couldn’t ask for it to be any easier. Great job.

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