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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.
September 17th, 2012 at 10:25 am
The 510z that I have was given to me by my sister, worked for about a week. Now when I turn it on I can get to the ACER screen and then nothing, when you push the f2 all you do is wait and nothing. I can do nothing with this I have been told a lot of different things but most say bring it in and we will take a look at it. I don’t have that kind of money, I am a little tech savy got any ideas that I can try.
August 22nd, 2012 at 5:23 pm
@ Ashley,
I would check laptop memory first. Maybe one of the modules failed.
Try removing memory one by one and test the laptop with only one module installed. Try different slots.
August 22nd, 2012 at 3:03 pm
I have a aspire5610z and when u power it on the power button lights up but the screen is still black as if I didnt turn it on how can I get it to come on?
April 20th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
Great work, very useful, Thank you.
March 7th, 2012 at 3:45 pm
@ Paolo,
You can see the touchpad cable in the step 15. It’s on the right side from the keyboard cable.
March 7th, 2012 at 3:39 pm
@ victor c,
Could be memory failure.
Try reseating both memory modules. Maybe it’s just bad connection.
Try removing memory modules one by one. Maybe one of them failing.
March 5th, 2012 at 4:24 pm
Hi! I’m having troubles with my touchpad, yo know where is the cable to connect the touchpad?
March 4th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
my problem is i will press the power button the power button lights up but black screen have to turn off (cold boot) and do it again about the 3rd try it will boot up fine and run great so was googling it and found myself here learned something….
SlamDunk Says: 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
so i press on my left corner while it is up and running and it freezes no mouse movement nothing so i do another cold boot this time applying pressure on the left bottom corner while it is in bios screen and it freezes aha so now i know where to look i had thought the same thing before as others here bad memory switched out- same problems with intermittent booting switched processors same problem will disassemble and check that part of the board
February 14th, 2012 at 6:53 pm
@ Helpz,
Most likely attached to the motherboard. It means you’ll have to open up the laptop case in order to access the battery.
February 12th, 2012 at 11:43 am
Where CMOS battery at?