The following instructions will help you to replace the keyboard on Acer Aspire 3600 series laptops. The disassembly steps should work for Acer Aspire 3610, 3620, 3630, 3640, 3660 and 3680 laptops.

Replacing the keyboard on your Acer Aspire 3610 laptop is not as difficult as it may sound. Make sure your computer is unplugged from any power source, then remove the battery.

The whole keyboard replacement process shouldn’t take more then 10 minutes.

1. You can find a new replacement keyboard for less then $25 here.
2. Follow these instructions to remove and replace the keyboard.

UPDATE: Apparently the publisher removed the guide because the link is dead. I removed the link. Removing and replacing the keyboard is very similar across most Acer laptops. Go to the Acer Laptops category in the right sidebar and read keyboard removal instructions for other models, you’ll get an idea how to replace the keyboard in your laptop.

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You will find instructions for replacing or upgrading RAM (memory) in an Acer Ferrari 3400LMi laptop in this page. Just scroll down to the entry number 17.
This laptop has two memory slots. One of the memory slots can be easily accessed through the door on the bottom of the laptop. The second memory slot is hidden under the keyboard and you’ll have to remove the keyboard in order to get to it.

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You have an Acer Aspire 5000 series laptop. The power port (DC jack) inside the laptop got broken and of course the laptop is out of warranty. What can you do? You can take it to a repair shop and pay tons of money OR fix the laptop yourself.

Thanks to Charles for his Acer Aspire 5000 disassembly instructions. The power connector is soldered to the motherboard and in order to replace the connector you’ll have to take the whole laptop apart and remove the motherboard. If you feel uncomfortable taking the laptop apart, do not even try it. You can damage the laptop.

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With these disassembly instructions you can open up an Acer Travelmate 350 series laptop. The main purpose of this disassembly guide is replacing the failed cooling fan but also this guide can be used for removing and replacing the keyboard, wireless card (hidden under the keyboard) and other laptop components.

You should be able to take it all apart now and get to the fan. It’s a small and simple part — actually cheap, so they don’t last long. It’s called a “dish fan”. It’s the shaft type, and mine was making a lot of noise all on it’s own (not hitting anything). I got the manufacturer and part number from the back and hunted the net for the item. It’s found in some Sony Viao and other Acer models.

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You can easily upgrade your Acer Aspire 3680 and install internal Bluetooth module at home, without taking it to a repair shop or service center if you read through this guide.

Installation is actually pretty easy for the Acer 3680. All you need to do is to remove the memory door panel, exposing a white 6 pin socket. All you need to do is plug the connector into the socket (it only goes in one way). You can remove the backing of the double-sided tape and stick it on some part of the motherboard.

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This step-by-step guide illustrates how to replace the keyboard on an Acer Ferrari laptop. Instructions were created for Ferrari 4000 series.

The entire operation to replace built in Laptop keyboard takes but a few minutes and requires one small screwdriver plus one small philips screw driver.

Be careful when you insert the screwdriver between the keyboard and the laptop case to release latches. If the screwdriver accidentally slides up, you can pop up a key cap from a key on the keyboard.

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