Acer Aspire Touchpad Replacement Guide Step by Step
Duration: 45 minutes
Steps: 4 Steps
Hey there! Just a friendly reminder: take your time and double-check your steps. If anything feels off, don’t hesitate to reach out for some professional help. You can always schedule a repair if you need a hand!
The touchpad microswitch was totally not feeling it. Checked for driver updates and then decided to swap out the touchpad itself.
Step 1
– Slide that button (Yellow) to pop out the battery! You got this!
– Time to unleash your inner detective and take out all the screws (Red)!
Step 2
– Gently lift the silver top cover, which includes the keyboard, the shiny silver surround, and those little black hinge covers. It simply clips off, so don’t go removing it completely just yet!
– Now, let’s carefully disconnect those 3 ribbon connectors. For the Black arrow connector, just hinge the black tab towards you to loosen it. The Yellow arrow connector will come off by pushing the 2 cream tabs forward. Easy peasy!
Step 3
– To remove the 3rd connector ribbon, simply lift up the cream tab like a boss (Check the picture to see it in the up position).
– Next, the keyboard and touchpad should gracefully lift off with ease.
Step 4
– Gently take off the yellow earth straps from the touch pad. I found it easy to just press them back into place.
– Unscrew the three red screws and the touch pad will pop right out. I almost forgot to switch over the blue tabs that weren’t attached to the new touchpad, so it might be a good idea to keep that in mind. My photo wasn’t quite the best for sharing.
