51 Aspire 1710
Disassembling
Remove the battery
1. Release the seven screws as shown here.
2. Remove the bottom shield plate.
3. Remove the 5 screws as shown here.
4. Remove the battery or dummy battery module.
Remove the HDD module
1. Remove the 4 screws that secure the HDD module.
2. Lift the HDD module and detach the IDE connector and power connector at the same time.
Remove the combo drive
1. Remove the one screw as shown here.
2. Detach the Combo drive.