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In this post I explain how to take apart an Acer Aspire One netbook.
In this particular guide I’m taking apart an Acer Aspire One A0751h netbook (Also says Model No. ZA3 on the bottom).
I don’t know if all Acer Aspire One netbooks are similar but I think this guide should work for a few different models. If the guide works for your netbook, please mention the model number in comments after the post.
First of all, make sure the netbook is turned off and battery removed.
STEP 1.
I’ll start taking it apart with removing the keyboard.
The keyboard is secured on the top with four spring loaded latches.
I pointed to these latches with yellow arrows.
Push on each latch with a sharp object.
When you push on the latch, the keyboard lifts up a little bit and the latch remains in the pushed position.
There are two more plastick latches on the left and right sides of the keyboard.
These two latches do not move, they are part of the top cover assembly.
STEP 2.
Insert a thin object (I’m using a knife blade) between the left side of the keyboard and top cover and carefully lift it up.
I assume that four spring loaded latches on the top of the keyboard still pushed in.
STEP 3.
After the left side of the keyboard lifted up, you can continue removing it with your fingers.
STEP 4.
Lift up the keyboard and place it upside down on the palm rest.
Be careful, the keyboard still attached to the motherboard.
STEP 5.
Now you can access the keyboard cable connector.
NOTE: you cannot remove the keyboard until the connector is unlocked and ribbon cable released.
STEP 6.
On the following picture the keyboard connector shown in the locked position.
In order to unlock the keyboard connector, you have to lift up the left side of the brown clip so it opens up at a 90 degree angle.
NOTE: the brown clip must stay attached to the white base.
On the next picture the same connector shown in the unlocked position.
STEP 7.
Now you can pull the ribbon cable from the connector and remove the keyboard.
The keyboard has been removed.
You can search for a new replacement keyboard using the part number printed on the keyboard label.
In my case the keyboard part number is: AEZA3R00010
Here you can buy a new replacement keyboard for your Acer Aspire One netbook.
In the following few steps I explain how to remove netbook hard drive, memory module and wireless card.
STEP 8.
Remove six screws securing the hard drive, memory (RAM) and wireless card covers.
Remove all three covers.
STEP 9.
Remove one screws securing the hard dive assembly and slide the whole assemble to the left.
After the hard drive disconnected from the motherboard, you can remove it from the netbook.
If you are replacing the hard drive, you’ll have to transfer the caddy to the new drive.
In order to remove the caddy simply remove four screws (two screws on each side) and separate it from the hard drive.
In my Acer Aspire One netbook I found a regular 160GB 2.5″ SATA hard drive installed.
Any larger 2.5″ SATA hard drive should work just fine.
STEP 10.
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 remove it from the slot by the edges.
In my Acer nebook I found only one memory slot.
I believe you can install up to 2GB DDR2 RAM module into this slot.
STEP 11.
Finally, let’s move to the wireless card.
Disconnect two antenna cables from the wireless card.
Remove one screw securing the wireless card.
STEP 12.
Remove the wireless card same way you removed the memory module.
In the next post I explain how to remove the LED-backlit screen from same Acer Aspire One A0751h netbook.
December 16th, 2011 at 2:21 am
Hello again,
I removed the hard drive and it has the same problem but now there is no strange sounds… so maybe the sounds were coming from the hard drive but that wasn’t the problem… any suggestions for what might be the problem???
Thanks!!!
December 6th, 2011 at 10:43 am
@ Phil,
You cannot replace the graphics card. It’s integrated into the motherboard.
Isn’t it coming from the hard drive area? Maybe the hard drive failed.
Remove the hard drive and try turning on the laptop without it.
December 3rd, 2011 at 11:51 am
Hello,
I have an Acer Aspire One ZA3 and i have a problem with either my hard drive,my graphics card or my CPU… You see when I turn on my netbook nothing happens…it’s just a black screen and even if i leave it like that for hours nothing happens…the lights of CPU and Caps Lock turn on and then off but the Bluetooth light remains on. I feel there’s something wrong with the graphics card and I don’t know if I can replace it… All I can hear is a strange noise coming from the right of the netbook (as you see it standing over the netbook) and it seems like something is starting to move and suddenly it stops…and this goes on forever!!!
Any help would be useful because I use my netbook a lot!!!
Thanks
December 1st, 2011 at 1:55 pm
@ chillo,
What is your Acer Aspire model number? Is it like one in this guide? If yes, I explained how to replace the screen in the following guide: http://www.insidemylaptop.com/remove-screen-from-acer-aspire-one-netbook/
But this model has a LED-backlit LCD screen which doesn’t have inverter board. If the screen stopped working properly, it could be bad screen ( or failed video cable or motherboard issue).
November 28th, 2011 at 12:01 am
My acer screen is so dim, i think the backlight is the problem. i still see the image, but the light is so dim! ive tried to adjust the brightness but it getting more dim. when i hold the screen hardly, it becomes dark. i have searched that the inverter or ccfl was damaged. can somebody help me to fix this? and where to buy the inverter or ccfl? and also, can i replace by myself? without going to the technician. tnx!
October 26th, 2011 at 2:17 pm
I want to temporary short out the battery to disable bios password. Anyone knows where is the battery on the motherboard for A0751h ZA3?
Thank ahead of any help
Wayne
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:12 am
@ Maggie,
In order to access the fan you’ll have to disassemble the whole thing but you can try the following.
Buy a can of compressed air and blow air into the fan grill on the side (and bottom if there is one). This should clean the fan and heatsink.
September 23rd, 2011 at 7:12 am
Thanks for such an amazing post, it is very helpful. However, the cooling fan on my model is full of dust. How do I get to it? I want to clean it, but I really don’t know how to get off the cover of the whole netbook. I don’t wanna mess anything up, obviously I’m not an expert ^^
September 19th, 2011 at 1:31 am
OHMYGOD THANK YOU!!!
July 16th, 2011 at 10:46 am
Hi,
Love the clear detail you give, really great job. I wondered if you had an angle on getting to the power point in the laptop, My acer will not poer up or charge any more. They was a period where if i held in certain position it worked but no more. Tried alt power source to no avail and wonder if just loose connect at laptop end.
Any help would be grat, Cheers D.