Acer 7730 Laptop User Manual


 
Chapter 3: Replacing notebook components
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8 Remove the palm rest by following the instructions in “Replacing the palm rest” on
page 96.
9 Disconnect the cable from the Express Card assembly. Use a scribe or other non-
marring tool to gently push the plug out of the connector.
10 Remove the screws securing the old Express Card assembly to the notebook.
11 Replace the Express Card assembly, then replace the screws removed in Step 10.
12 Connect the Express Card cable to the Express Card assembly.
13 Replace the palm rest by following the steps in “Replacing the palm rest” on page
96.
14 Replace the LCD assembly by following the steps in “Replacing the LCD assembly”
on page 84.
15 Replace the keyboard by following the steps in “Replacing the keyboard” on page
80.
16 Replace the keyboard cover by following the steps in “Replacing the keyboard
cover” on page 78.
17 Replace the hard drive(s) by following the steps in “Replacing the primary hard
drive” on page 64 and “Replacing the secondary hard drive” on page 73.
18 If the notebook has wireless networking built in, reconnect the wireless antennas
by following the steps in “Replacing the IEEE 802.11 wireless card” on page 67.
19 Replace the wireless bay cover by following the steps in “Replacing the IEEE 802.11
wireless card” on page 67.
Express Card
cable connector
Screw
Screw