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In this guide I show how to disassemble an Acer Aspire 5610z laptop (also says Model BL50 on the bottom).
Most likely this guide will work for some other Acer Aspire 56XX laptops. If it fits your Acer laptop, please mention the model number in comments after this post.
Before you start, make sure the laptop is turned off and battery removed.
STEP 1.
Remove eight screws securing the memory and hard drive covers on the bottom. Remove both covers.
There is one more cover and in my laptop there is nothing under it. I called it Blank cover and removed it too.
STEP 2.
When all covers removed, you can access both memory (RAM) modules, hard drive assembly, cooling fan, wireless card, heat sink and CPU.
In the following steps I’ll remove some of these parts.
STEP 3.
In Acer Aspire 5610z both memory modules can be accessed from the door on the bottom.
In order to remove the memory module, carefully spread latches on both sides of the memory slot. After the memory module pops up at a 30 degree angle, carefully pull it from the slot by the edges.
Use same steps to remove the second module.
You can install up to 2GB RAM in this laptop. Each slot can take up to 1GB RAM module. Use DDR2-533 SODIMM memory modules.
STEP 4.
Slide the hard drive assembly to the right and disconnect it from the motherboard.
Now you can remove the hard drive assemble from the laptop.
STEP 5.
If you are replacing the hard drive, you’ll have to transfer the caddy to the new drive.
Simply remove two screws from each side of the caddy and separate it from the hard drive.
As you see, this is a regular 2.5″ SATA hard drive.
Any 2.5″ SATA hard drive should work fine in Acer Aspire 5610z laptop.
STEP 6.
Remove one screw securing the DVD drive.
Slide the DVD drive to the left and remove it from the laptop.
STEP 7.
Remove two screws securing the cooling fan.
Disconnect the cooling fan cable from the motherboard.
STEP 8.
Now you can remove the fan.
If the cooling fan and heat sink clogged with dust, blow it off with compressed air.
Here you can find a new replacement cooling fan for Acer Aspire 5610z laptops.
STEP 9.
Carefully disconnect both antenna cables from the wireless card.
STEP 10.
Remove the wireless card same way you removed memory modules.
KEYBOARD REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS.
In the following seven steps I explain how to remove the laptop keyboard.
In order to remove the keyboard it’s not necessary to go through steps 1-10.
STEP 11.
Lift up the right side of the power button board/hinge cover. I’m using a guitar pick.
Continue removing the cover with your fingers.
STEP 12.
The cover has been removed.
STEP 13.
Remove two screws securing the keyboard.
STEP 14.
Lift up the top side of the keyboard and carefully remove it from the laptop.
The keyboard still connected to the motherboard.
STEP 15.
Now you can access the keyboard cable connector underneath the keyboard.
STEP 16.
In order to unlock the connector you’ll have to move the brown clip about 2-3 millimeters towards the laptop display.
The brown clip MUST stay attached to the white connector base.
On the following picture the connect is shown in the unlocked position. Do not move the brown clip any further.
STEP 17.
When the keyboard connector is unlocked, you can release the cable and remove the keyboard.
Looking for a new replacement keyboard? Here are new keyboards for Acer Aspire 5610z laptops.
On the following picture you see the laptop with keyboard removed.
In order to remove the display panel you’ll have to disconnect the video cable and remove four screws securing the display hinges.
In one of the previous guides I posted instructions for removing LCD screen from an Acer Aspire 5100 laptop.
I think you can use those instructions for removing the LCD screen from an Acer Aspire 5610z laptop.
December 15th, 2011 at 9:57 am
Stunning guide, saved a visit to the repair shop, top job!!
September 9th, 2011 at 2:20 pm
I’m looking at changing my Mainboard cause the thing has a short in the front left corner and when pressure is applied it restarts. Your guide here only show a part of the procedure to removing the keyboard. How do I get this chassy open so I can change the board?
August 30th, 2011 at 6:53 am
Brilliant guide. Had a laptop which lid-sensor-button was sticking, simply removed it and its ok again.
Thanks for the guide.
August 19th, 2011 at 2:07 am
Thank You ,I followed instructions to fix my flickering Screen.Used them to dismantel Acer Aspire 3694.Worked fine.
July 13th, 2011 at 1:23 am
Awesum guide dude juz loved it…….
Also can you plz take some time and post the method to reset BIOS on this laptop……/I heard its RISKY so a pictorial guide would assist me greatly……
June 27th, 2011 at 9:00 am
Your pictorials are great, saved me a load of hassle.
I changed the keyboard on an Acer aspire 5611 using this. I bust the brown clip on the keyboard connector though. Boy is that fragile.
Never mind , I sorted it with some bits of cardboard and gaffer tape. works fine.
Thanks
May 20th, 2011 at 10:29 pm
Thanks for your reply,as you said about removing the memory module i did that but no luck.One thing i observed is that when the laptop is turned on the brown metal strip to the left of the cooling fan becomes very hot in seconds.It is so hot that i cant even touch it.Plz help dude
May 17th, 2011 at 11:24 am
asif,
Maybe memory failure? Can you remove memory modules one by one and test the laptop with each module separately?
May 17th, 2011 at 1:31 am
Thanks a lot for the tutorial dude.I hav an acer aspire 5610 very same as above.The problem is that it does not start.When i press the power button the button lights are on but the screen is off.The first light beside the power button comes for a few seconds and then goes off.any help would be appreciated
April 19th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Paolo,
The touch pad cable connector located under the keyboard. You can access it after the keyboard is removed.
Before you disassemble the laptop, test it with any live Linux CD (Ubuntu, Knoppix, etc…)
If the touch pad works when your laptop booted from a Linux CD but doesn’t work in Windows, this is Windows related problem.
If the touch pad doesn’t work in Linux, most likely this is hardware failure.
Check if you have touch pad software installed. Usually you can find it in the control panel. Make sure the touch pad is not disabled.