Packard Bell EasyNote MB Series, Disassembly Manual

Page 1: ...Packard Bell EasyNote MB Series Disassembly Guide ...

Page 2: ...ptical Drive 6 Memory Modules 7 Wireless LAN card 8 Intel Turbo Memory Module optional 11 CPU 11 Keyboard 13 LCD Assembly 13 LCD Panel 15 Webcam 16 Inverterboard 17 Wireless Antenna 17 Top Cover 18 Mainboard 19 Bluetooth Module 20 USB and Audio board 20 DC Jack 21 Modem Connector 22 Speakers and Subwoofer 22 Button and LED Board and Touchpad 22 Reassembly Notes 23 Notice 23 ...

Page 3: ...airs can create a safety hazard Any indication of component replacement or printed wiring board modifications may void any warranty or exchange allowances Disassembly Instructions When disassembling the unit follow these general rules n Turn off the power and disconnect all cables n Label all removed connectors Note where the connector goes and in what position it was installed n Do not disassembl...

Page 4: ...side the 2 clips securing the battery Fig 1 Removing the battery 2 Pull out the battery Hard disk 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the screw securing the hard disk cover Fig 2 The bottom of the notebook Note the screw does NOT stay attached to the cover ...

Page 5: ...d disk to the left and lift it out Fig 3 The HDD compartment 5 Remove the 2 screws of the HDD bracket and take away the bracket Fig 4 The HDD and its bracket Note The EasyNote MB series use S ATA hard disks S ATA hard disks have no master slave settings so no jumpers needed ...

Page 6: ...ptical Drive 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the 2 screws securing the optical drive Fig 5 The optical drive screws 3 Use the emergency eject to open the drive tray Pull the drive out Close the tray again Fig 6 Removing the optical drive ...

Page 7: ... 2 and 1x 1 screws Fig 7 The optical drive brackets 5 Remove the bezel push the 2 clips to push the bezel loose Fig 8 Removing the optical drive bezel Memory Modules 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the 4 screws for the large cover on the bottom of the unit Fig 9 The bottom base screws ...

Page 8: ...g 10 Removing the memory modules Note it may be necessary to push the WLAN antenna aside to have enough clearance for the left side clip of the bottom SO DIMM slot 5 Lift the memory module out Note In case you have 2 memory modules installed you will need to remove the top memory module before you can remove the module in the bottom memory slot Wireless LAN card 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the 4...

Page 9: ...11 The bottom base screws Note the screws stay attached to the cover 3 Lift the door out 4 The Wireless LAN adapter is located to the left side Remove the two screws securing the card and lift the card up Fig 12 Removing the wireless card ...

Page 10: ... there may be 2 or 3 antennas Some cards use main and aux instead of numbers to indicate the antenna connectors TV Card optional 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the 4 screws of the cover on the bottom base see Fig 9 Note the screws stay attached to the cover 3 Lift the door out 4 The TV Card is located to the right bottom Remove the screws securing the card and lift it up Fig 13 The TV card 5 Discon...

Page 11: ... there is no antenna on a Turbo Memory Module CPU 1 Remove the battery 2 Remove the 4 screws of the cover on the bottom base see Fig 9Fig 9 Note the screws stay attached to the cover 3 Lift the door out 4 Remove the 2 screws securing the fan 5 Disconnect the fan power cable 6 Lift out the fan 7 Remove the 6 screws of the heatsink in the order engraved on the metal of the heatsink 1 through 6 ...

Page 12: ...PU 9 Turn the screw in the CPU socket 180 degrees 10 Lift the CPU out Note The socket used on the EasyNote MB65 MB66 MB85 and MB86 resembles the CPU socket used for older Celeron M Pentium M Core Duo and Core 2 Duo systems a lot However it is not pin compatible Only Socket P CPUs can be used ...

Page 13: ...ard Fig 16 The keyboard clips 3 Lift up the keyboard 4 Disconnect the flatcable Fig 17 The keyboard flatcable 5 Lift out the keyboard LCD Assembly 1 Remove the battery 2 Disconnect the WLAN antenna as described above 3 Remove screw 3 from the heatsink to loosen the grounding cable 4 Disconnect the LCD Cable ...

Page 14: ...You can leverage them loose with a small flathead screwdriver 8 Open the LCD panel to an upright position 90 degree angle with the base unit and lift the panel out Note Pull the WLAN antenna and LCD cable through the hole in the top cover one by one there is no room to pull them through at the same time During disassembly it is easiest to first put the LCD cable back and the WLAN antenna second to...

Page 15: ...ber stoppers used on the upper corners are different from the other 4 rubbers 3 Remove the screws in the bezel Fig 20 The LCD panel 4 Remove the LCD bezel it is clicked in place 5 Disconnect both cables from the inverterboard and the cable connected to the webcam 6 Lift out the LCD panel 7 Remove the 6 screws 3 at each side to remove the LCD brackets ...

Page 16: ...brackets and the inverterboard Webcam 1 Remove the LCD Assembly as described above 2 Remove LCD bezel as described above 3 Disconnect the cable from the webcam Fig 22 The webcam 4 Remove the 2 screws from the webcam module 5 Lift out the webcam module ...

Page 17: ...he screw from the inverterboard 5 Remove the inverterboard it is glued in place Wireless Antenna 1 Remove the LCD Assembly and Panel as described above 2 Remove the 2 screws of both the wireless antenna clips Fig 23 One of the wireless antenna clips 2 Peel the optional 3rd antenna loose it is glued to the metallic foil Fig 24 The LCD back panel 3 Release the antenna from the metallic foil ...

Page 18: ...ory CPU keyboard and LCD Assembly as described above 2 Remove the remaining screws in the bottom base 8 long screws 2 shorter screws in the hard disk bay and 2 in the optical drive bay Fig 25 The bottom of the notebook 3 Remove the 2 screws from the top cover Fig 26 The keyboard area 4 Disconnect the three cables accessible from the top cover ...

Page 19: ...d 1 Remove the top cover as described above 2 Remove the 2 hex bolts adjacent to the DVI I Connector 3 Disconnect all cables from the mainboard Fig 27 The bottom base assembly 4 Remove the 6 screws marked with a screw sign on the mainboard Fig 28 The screw sign icon ...

Page 20: ...uetooth cable from the Bluetooth module Fig 29 The Bluetooth cable 3 Take out the Bluetooth module it is glued in place USB and Audio board 1 Remove the top cover as described above 2 Disconnect the flatcable from the USB Audio board 3 Remove the USB Audio board screw and lift out the board Fig 30 The audio board ...

Page 21: ...e the top cover as described above 2 Disconnect the DC jack connector from the mainboard Fig 31 The DC jack connector 3 Remove the metal shield covering the DC Jack and modem connector Fig 32 The small metal shield 4 Lift the DC Jack from its bracket ...

Page 22: ... the modem connector from its bracket 4 Remove the modem cable from the clips securing it in place Speakers and Subwoofer The speakers and subwoofer are shipped as part of the bottom base and do not require further disassembly Button and LED Board and Touchpad The button LED board and touchpad are shipped as part of the top cover and do not require further disassembly ...

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