Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
17
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
5
- Back Cover Replacement
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 3 steps
- cooling fan / CPU heat sink assembly
- 2 steps
- Memory
- 2 steps
- Motherboard
- 8 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Back Cover Replacement
- Place your Chromebook upside down.
- Utilizing the precision magnetized Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove all thirteen 6.5 mm Phillips screws that secure the back cover.
- Before doing anything, make sure your Acer Chromebook is completely turned off.
Place your Chromebook upside down.
Utilizing the precision magnetized Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove all thirteen 6.5 mm Phillips screws that secure the back cover.
Before doing anything, make sure your Acer Chromebook is completely turned off.
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Step 2
- Use the plastic opening tool to carefully remove the bottom.
Use the plastic opening tool to carefully remove the bottom.
Step 3
Battery
- Remove the two 3.6 mm Phillips screws holding the battery in place.
Remove the two 3.6 mm Phillips screws holding the battery in place.
Step 4
- Disconnect the connector that attaches the battery to the Chromebook with a pair of pliers or tweezers.
- Alternatively, you could use your hands, as it may be difficult to unhook the connector.
Disconnect the connector that attaches the battery to the Chromebook with a pair of pliers or tweezers.
Alternatively, you could use your hands, as it may be difficult to unhook the connector.
Step 5
- Remove the battery.
Remove the battery.
Step 6
cooling fan / CPU heat sink assembly
- Remove the six 4.7 mm Phillips screws that secure the fan.
Remove the six 4.7 mm Phillips screws that secure the fan.
Step 7
- Disconnect these cables from the motherboard using the tweezers.
- Alternatively, you may use your hands.
- Pull out the fan.
Disconnect these cables from the motherboard using the tweezers.
Alternatively, you may use your hands.
Pull out the fan.
Step 8
Memory
- Remove the 3.6 mm Phillips screw that secures the SSD in place.
Remove the 3.6 mm Phillips screw that secures the SSD in place.
Step 9
- Pull out the SSD.
Pull out the SSD.
Step 10
Motherboard
- Disconnect the speaker cable from the motherboard.
Disconnect the speaker cable from the motherboard.
Step 11
- Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard.
Disconnect the display cable from the motherboard.
Step 12
- Gently pull out the wire for the 2 PIC connectors.
Gently pull out the wire for the 2 PIC connectors.
Step 13
- Remove the two 3.7 mm Phillips screws that hold the motherboard in place.
Remove the two 3.7 mm Phillips screws that hold the motherboard in place.
Step 14
- Lift up the black tab on the ZIF connector to release the ribbon cable.
- Carefully remove the ribbon cable.
Lift up the black tab on the ZIF connector to release the ribbon cable.
Carefully remove the ribbon cable.
Step 15
- Lift up the black tab on the ZIF connector to release the ribbon cable.
- Gently remove the ribbon cable
Gently remove the ribbon cable
Step 16
- Lift up the black tab on the ZIF connector to release the ribbon cable.
- Remove the ribbon cable.
Remove the ribbon cable.
Step 17
- Lift up and remove the motherboard.
Lift up and remove the motherboard.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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