HomeThe following instructions will explain how to replace the hard drive and the DVD drive in an Acer Aspire 3610 laptop. I’m not familiar with Acer laptops but these instructions could be the same for other Aspire 3600 series laptops, such as Aspire 3610, 3620, 3630, 3640, 3660, 3680.
1. Hard drive replacement instructions.
The hard drive can be easily accessed from the bottom of the laptop. Simply remove the hard drive door, remove four screws securing the hard drive caddy, disconnect the hard drive from the connector on the motherboard and remove it from the laptop.
After that remove all screws securing the hard drive to the caddy and transfer the caddy to the new hard drive.
2. DVD drive replacement instructions
The DVD drive also could be easily accessed and removed from the bottom of the laptop. First, open the DVD drive with a paper clip, then remove one screw securing the DVD drive to the laptop, and finally pull the DVD drive from the laptop.
You’ll have to transfer the mounting bracket from the old DVD drive to the new DVD drive.
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April 4th, 2012 at 6:05 am
I have just replaced the dvd drive in an Acer Travelmate 5720G following your instructions. I had to replace the fascia (two plastic clips) and a small metal bracket at the back for the screw to engage but I was able to use the parts off the old drive so no problem. Your instructions should work for all 5720 and 5320 machines.
Thanks!
I just wish I had found your site before I stripped out the whole undercarriage of the machine!
February 21st, 2012 at 7:18 pm
Thank you for the instructions. You are life-saver!!!!
November 13th, 2011 at 11:50 am
@ Emmanuel,
What casing or enclosure? Display cover, bottom case, top cover or what?
Did you search on eBay?
November 13th, 2011 at 6:46 am
please i need casing/enclosure for my laptop acer aspire 5735z, i need it very urgently, recommend one for me and how much im i going to pay
August 26th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
This is not for Aspire 3630! Aspire 3630 is much different than the unit in the pics. Disassembly is different!
March 18th, 2011 at 9:41 am
deseria,
Most likely yes, if the Compaq CD drive has same type of connector as Acer CD drive.
Remove both drives and compare them.
If both drives has same size and connector type, try replacing it.
March 15th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
Can i put a Compac notbook cd drive into a acer notebook?
September 11th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
hi i have a dell studio 15 laptop (black colour).i want to change my laptop panel and its colour.is it possible to change the panel
September 26th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Very informative and useful guides. I have an acer laptop, pretty old now, and the DVD drive is broken and I’m guessing it has had it and needs to be replaced. I’m going to follow the guide, remove it and install a new one. Thanks for the tutorial.
March 5th, 2009 at 12:20 am
Adam Saleem,
I’m not sure which one is used in your laptop. In order to find out, you can remove the drive from the laptop at take a look at the connector.
Here’s the difference between two drives: CD/DVD-RW optical drive