Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) N16P2 disassembly

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Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) N16P2 disassembly.

This set of instructions will help you to disassemble an Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) model N16P2 laptop.

In the first part of the guide I show how to disassemble the laptop base and in the second part how to open up the display panel.

You will need the following repair tools: Phillips screwdriver size #0, tweezers, case opener tool.

STEP 1.
Remove twelve screws securing the base cover.

Remove twelve screws securing the base cover.

STEP 2.
Pry up the base cover and remove it completely.

Pry up the base cover and remove it completely.

STEP 3.
Remove two screws securing the laptop battery.

Remove two screws securing the laptop battery.

STEP 4.
Lift up the battery and disconnect the battery cable from the motherboard.

Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) N16P2 battery model: AC14B3K.

Exactly the same battery model is used in Acer Aspire R 14 (R5-471T-71W2) N15P6 which I disassembled in one of the previous guides.

STEP 5.
Disconnect the 2.5″ hard drive cable from the motherboard.

Disconnect the 2.5" hard drive cable from the motherboard.

In order to unplug the cable it’s necessary to unlock the connector first.
Lift up the locking tab at a 90 degree angle to unlock the connector (red arrow). After that pull the hard drive cable out (yellow arrow).

How to unlock the hard drive cable connector and release the cable.

STEP 6.
Remove the hard drive with the rubber mounting bracket and cable attached.

Remove the hard drive with the rubber mounting bracket and cable attached.

If you are replacing it with a new drive or upgrading to a 2.5″ SSD drive, you’ll have to transfer the mounting bracket and SATA connector board to the new drive.

Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) can support a NVMe M.2 SSD which is much faster than a regular hard drive. The M.2 slot located just above the regular hard drive.

UPDATE: Today I tried installing Windows 10 OS on a 1TB Samsung 970 Evo NVMe M.2 drive. For some reason the installation utility didn’t recognize the drive correctly. The drive was detected but the size of the drive was reported as 0MB. I couldn’t format it. I tried upgrading the laptop BIOS from v 1.07 to v 1.10 but it didn’t help.
At same time, my older 500GB Samsung 960 Evo NVMe drive was recognized correctly. I had no trouble installing Windows 10 OS on that drive.
I’m not sure if this problem is related to the laptop BIOS (maybe will be fixed in the future) or the hardware just doesn’t support latests NVMe drives. I just thought this is worth mentioning.

STEP 7.
Remove three screws securing the USB/SD card reader/Power button board.
Disconnect the I/O cable from the motherboard. This connector is hidden under the black mylar cover.

Remove three screws securing the USB/SD card reader/Power button board and disconnect the I/O cable.

Here’s how to disconnect the I/O cable.
Unlock the connector (red arrow) and pull the cable out (yellow arrow). Notice that on this connector the locking tab opens up from outside towards the cable.

Here's how to disconnect the I/O cable.

STEP 8.
Lift up and remove the USB/SD card reader/Power button board.

Lift up and remove the USB/SD card reader/Power button board.

STEP 9.
Disconnect both wireless antenna cables from the wireless card (two red arrows).
Disconnect the web camera connector from the motherboard (green arrow).

I will leave the wireless card connected to the motherboard but you can remove it if necessary.

Disconnect both wireless antenna cables and the web camera cable.

STEP 10.
Un-route cables from the guided path on the palmrest assembly.

Un-route cables from the guided path on the palmrest assembly.

STEP 11.
Unplug the touchscreen digitizer cable and display cable from the motherboard.
Un-route the cable from the guided path.

Unplug the touchscreen digitizer cable and display cable from the motherboard.

STEP 12.
Remove six screws securing the left and right display hinges.

Remove six screws securing the left and right display hinges.

STEP 13.
Lift up the right display hinge at a 30 degree angle.

Lift up the right display hinge at a 30 degree angle.

STEP 14.
Lift up the left display hinge the same way.

Lift up the left display hinge the same way.

STEP 15.
With both hinges lifted up you can separate the palmrest assembly from the display panel.

Later in this guide I will show how to open up the display panel and access the LCD screen.

With both hinges lifted up you can separate the palmrest assembly from the display panel.

STEP 16.
Remove six screws (orange) securing the cooling fans.
Remove nine screws (red) securing the motherboard.

Disconnect the following color-coded cables:
– The front LED status light cable (yellow).
– Two speaker cables (pink).
– Two touchpad cables (blue).
– Two keyboard cables (green).

The RTC battery plugged in into the motherboard. I’m not going to disconnect the RTC battery and remove it with the motherboard. The RTC battery is glued to the palmrest by adhesive tape.

Here’s how to disconnect the wide keyboard cable. This connector is a little bit different from all other connectors.

Slide the connector locking tab towards the cable (two red arrows) and pull the cable out (yellow arrow).

Here's how to disconnect the wide keyboard cable.

All other flat cables can be released the same way.
Unlock the connector and pull the cable out.

Here's how to release all other flat cables on the motherboard.

STEP 17.
Separate the motherboard from the palmrest assembly and remove it.

Separate the motherboard from the palmrest assembly and remove it.

There are six screws securing the cooling module (heatsink and two fans) to the motherboard. The cooling module can be easily separated from the motherboard if you have to re-apply thermal paste on the CPU and GPU chips.

There are six screws securing the cooling module (heatsink and two fans) to the motherboard.

Here’s the other side of the motherboard. The DC jack is soldered to the motherboard.

Here's the other side of the motherboard.

In an Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) N16P2 laptop the keyboard is permanently attached to the palmrest and cannot be easily removed.



In an Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) N16P2 laptop the keyboard is permanently attached to the palmrest.

Taking apart Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) display panel

STEP 18.
Carefully separate the display bezel from the back cover. I’m using a thin metal case opener in this step.

There are many hidden latches securing the bezel to the back cover.

Carefully separate the display bezel from the back cover.

STEP 19.
Continue opening up the display panel with your fingers while helping yourself with the case opener.

Continue opening up the display panel with your fingers while helping yourself with the case opener.

STEP 20.
Separate the LCD/touchscreen assembly from the back cover.

Separate the LCD/touchscreen assembly from the back cover.

STEP 21.
Now you can access and disconnect the display cable from the back of the LCD screen.

The LCD screen is glued to the digitizer.

If you are replacing the entire LCD/digitizer assembly, it’s necessary to disconnect two more cables from the digitizer board (not shown in this guide).

Now you can access and disconnect the display cable from the back of the LCD screen.

Here’s how to disconnect the display cable.
Remove sticky tape securing the connection and unplug the cable from the connector on the LCD screen.

Here's how to disconnect the display cable.

Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) LCD screen model: N156HCA-EA1 Rev.C1.

Acer Aspire R 15 (R5-571TG-59VA) LCD screen model: N156HCA-EA1 Rev.C1.

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5 Responses

  1. Chuck

    I have this same model of Acer laptop.
    The DC power input jack (female) is broken, how can I find the part number for a replacement cable?

    This appears to be a common problem with Acer laptops.

    • IML Tech

      Chuck, search on ebay for “R5-571TG DC jack”. There are a few options available.

  2. Yohanan

    Hi, my laptop is Acer R5-571TG-765T. It has an existing 2.5″ HDD and an M.2 SATA SSD boot drive, with UEFI boot mode.

    1. Will my bare bones motherboard have the same physical configuration as your R5-571TG-59VA?

    2. Can I change my SSD boot drive to M.2 NVMe?

    3. My laptop on a cooling fan stand still runs really hot. Will you recommend NVMe SSD?

    4. If heat is a problem, can I have the option to keep my HDD there and change my SSD to 2.5″ SATA? Opposed to M.2 SATA SSD, 2.5″ SATA SSD has an availability of reputable models at low cost where I am.

    Thank you!

  3. Steve

    Hi there, my customer has a chip blow on the charger circuit and I can’t identify it on this model. I was wondering if you might be able to help with that. I have a picture of the blown chip if you need it

    • IML Tech

      I don’t have access to this laptop anymore. Sorry cannot help.