Acer Aspire E 11 Motherboard Replacement
Duration: 45 minutes
Steps: 14 Steps
Ready to roll up your sleeves? This guide will take you step-by-step through swapping out the motherboard on your Acer Aspire E 11. It’s straightforward, and with a bit of care, you’ll have your laptop running like a champ in no time!
Step 1
– Alright, let’s get hands-on! Flip the device over and grab your trusty Phillips #1 screwdriver. Carefully unscrew all thirteen 6.2mm screws holding the bottom cover in place. Keep those screws safe—losing one is no fun!
Step 2
– Gently pry off the back panel with a trusty plastic opening tool. Take your time and glide around the edges of the device until the back panel decides to join the party and come off!
Step 3
– Hold down that tiny black button perched on the motherboard just above the battery for a confident count of five seconds.
Step 4
– Grab two trusty plastic opening tools, snugly grip the connector linking the battery to the motherboard, and give it a confident tug to unplug. Easy does it—you’re rocking this repair!
Step 5
– Grab your trusty Phillips #1 screwdriver and remove the two 6.2 mm screws holding the battery in place—one on each side. Easy breezy, you’re doing great!
Step 6
– Let’s get started! Carefully lift the battery out of its cozy little home in the casing.
Step 7
– Spot that keyboard cable chillin’ on the motherboard? Grab two plastic opening tools and get to it—place one tool on each side of the connector. Gently slide those gray tabs outward, then wiggle the cable free from the motherboard like a pro.
Step 8
– Grab your trusty plastic opening tool, lift the white hinge on the touchpad cable connector with care, and gently wiggle that cable free from the motherboard. Easy does it!
Step 9
– Grab two nifty plastic opening tools and give each side of the speaker cable connector a gentle squeeze. Now, with a little finesse, pull the cable away from the motherboard like you’re unveiling a surprise gift!
Step 10
– Peel off the tape covering the display cable connector. It’s like unwrapping a present, but better!
– Grab two plastic opening tools, one for each side of the connector. Gently pull the display cable away from the motherboard. It should come off without a fuss.
Step 11
– Take out the 6.2 mm Phillips #1 screw holding the wireless chip on the left side of the motherboard. Let’s get that chip free!
Step 12
– Unscrew the three 6.2 mm Phillips #1 screws that are keeping the motherboard snugly attached to the laptop casing. Let’s free up that motherboard like a pro!
Step 13
– Time to get that wireless chip out! Gently pull it from the connector on the side of the motherboard. Make sure to handle it with care, and you’ll be one step closer to getting your device up and running again.
Step 14
– Time to lift the motherboard out of the laptop casing—nice and easy now, like you’re removing the crown jewels.
