Acer Aspire Switch 10 Sw5 012 18My Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

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Time Required

                          25 minutes

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Battery
10 steps
Motherboard
9 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Remove the tablet from the keyboard.
You will not be needing the keyboard for this guide.

Remove the tablet from the keyboard.

You will not be needing the keyboard for this guide.

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Step 2

Use the opening tool to open the back cover. The opening tool should fit under the cover if you place it above the power button.
Lift this side of the back cover once the opening tool is inside the device.
Use the opening tool and your hands to gradually work around the edges of the cover.

Use the opening tool to open the back cover. The opening tool should fit under the cover if you place it above the power button.

Lift this side of the back cover once the opening tool is inside the device.

Use the opening tool and your hands to gradually work around the edges of the cover.

Step 3

Lift the back cover off of the device with your hands.
You will need to use some force to pull off the back cover.

Lift the back cover off of the device with your hands.

You will need to use some force to pull off the back cover.

Step 4

Remove the piece of black, thin tape that is attached to the circuit board closest to the power button.

Remove the piece of black, thin tape that is attached to the circuit board closest to the power button.

Step 5

Use the opening tool to lift the ZIF connector holding the ribbon cable in place on the circuit board.
Pull out the ribbon cable from the circuit board. This cable should have the word “Audio” on it.

Use the opening tool to lift the ZIF connector holding the ribbon cable in place on the circuit board.

Pull out the ribbon cable from the circuit board. This cable should have the word “Audio” on it.

Step 6

Remove the piece of thin, black tape that is attached to the circuit board on the other side of the battery.
Use the opening tool to lift the black ZIF connector holding the ribbon cable in place.
Pull out the ribbon cable from the circuit board.

Remove the piece of thin, black tape that is attached to the circuit board on the other side of the battery.

Use the opening tool to lift the black ZIF connector holding the ribbon cable in place.

Pull out the ribbon cable from the circuit board.

Step 7

Partially remove the piece of black tape that is holding the bundled cable connector to the battery in place.
Pull on the battery’s bundled cable connector to unplug it from the circuit board.

Partially remove the piece of black tape that is holding the bundled cable connector to the battery in place.

Pull on the battery’s bundled cable connector to unplug it from the circuit board.

Step 8

Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the 3 mm screw that is holding the battery in place.

Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the 3 mm screw that is holding the battery in place.

Step 9

Gently remove the ribbon cable from the battery.

Gently remove the ribbon cable from the battery.

Step 10

Carefully remove the battery from the device by lifting it up.

Carefully remove the battery from the device by lifting it up.

Step 11

              Motherboard

Now that the battery is removed, it is time to remove the remaining ribbon cables and connectors (marked in red) from the motherboard.

Now that the battery is removed, it is time to remove the remaining ribbon cables and connectors (marked in red) from the motherboard.

Step 12

Remove motherboard ribbon cable and slide the opening tool under the cable lock.
Flip the cable lock up.

Remove motherboard ribbon cable and slide the opening tool under the cable lock.

Flip the cable lock up.

Step 13

Pinch the ribbon cable and slowly remove it from the port.

Pinch the ribbon cable and slowly remove it from the port.

Step 14

Remove the charging port cable from the motherboard using the opening tool. Remove them in the same fashion you removed the other cables.

Remove the charging port cable from the motherboard using the opening tool. Remove them in the same fashion you removed the other cables.

Step 15

Remove the Wifi cables.
Slide the opening tool under the cables and pop them out of their connectors.

Remove the Wifi cables.

Slide the opening tool under the cables and pop them out of their connectors.

Step 16

Remove the webcam ribbon cable.
Slide the opening tool underneath the port lock and pop it upward.
Remove the webcam, if possible, putting it safely aside.

Remove the webcam ribbon cable.

Slide the opening tool underneath the port lock and pop it upward.

Remove the webcam, if possible, putting it safely aside.

Step 17

Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver remove the three 3 mm screws, circled in red, on the motherboard.

Using the Phillips #000 screwdriver remove the three 3 mm screws, circled in red, on the motherboard.

Step 18

With all screws and ribbon cables removed, it is now possible to remove the motherboard from the tray.
Slide the opening tool under the motherboard.
Lift up to remove.

With all screws and ribbon cables removed, it is now possible to remove the motherboard from the tray.

Slide the opening tool under the motherboard.

Lift up to remove.

Step 19

You have removed the motherboard from the laptop.

You have removed the motherboard from the laptop.

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

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