Packard Bell EasyNote ST, Disassembly Manual

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Page 2: ...4 Hard Disk Drives 4 Memory 5 Wireless LAN Adapter 6 TV Tuner Optional 7 Intel Turbo Memory Optional 8 Optical Disk Drive 8 Keyboard 9 Keyboard Cover 10 Top Cover 11 LCD Assembly 13 Speakers 14 Main Board 15 CPU and Heat Sink 18 CMOS Battery 19 Bluetooth Optional 20 USB Audio Board 20 Ethernet USB Board 20 Subwoofer 22 DC Jack 23 TV Antenna Optional 24 Touchpad 25 Button Board 26 LCD Bezel 26 Inve...

Page 3: ...ent replacement or printed wiring board modifications may void any warranty or exchange allowances Disassembly When disassembling the system unit follow these general rules Turn OFF the power to the system and all peripherals using the power button Unplug the AC adapter and all power and signal cables from the system Remove any SD MMC card ExpressCard or dummy card from the computer Do not disasse...

Page 4: ...il it is un installed in the notebook Power Supply Unit Under no circumstances should you attempt to disassemble the power supply The power supply contains no user serviceable parts Inside the power supply are hazardous voltages that can cause serious personal injury Always return a defective power supply to the dealer WARNING Ensure that the notebook is disconnected from its power source and from...

Page 5: ...tch A to the unlock position Fig 1 Removing the battery 4 Slide the battery release latch B to the release position see Fig 1 on page 4 5 Lift the battery upwards there are three tabs holding the battery in place at the back 6 Take the battery out of the compartment see Fig 1 on page 4 Hard Disk Drives To remove the left hard disk drive first remove the battery see Battery on page 4 and then perfo...

Page 6: ...Remove the four screws Phillips head on the metal brackets to separate them from the hard disk drives Note The drive bays in the compartment are not labelled so you cannot see which hard disk drive the BIOS considers the first disk Memory To remove the memory installed first remove the battery see Battery on page 4 and then perform the following steps 1 Remove the two screws securing the memory co...

Page 7: ...he one underneath Wireless LAN Adapter To remove the wireless LAN adapter mini PCI Express first remove the battery see Battery on page 4 and then perform the following steps 1 Remove the two screws securing the memory compartment cover see Fig 4 on page 5 2 Lift the cover upwards from the left There are two tabs holding the cover in place on the right Raise the cover until you can remove it from ...

Page 8: ...ress first remove the battery see Battery on page 4 and then perform the following steps 1 Remove the two screws securing the memory compartment cover see Fig 4 on page 5 2 Lift the cover upwards from the left There are two tabs holding the cover in place on the right Raise the cover until you can remove it from the casing see Fig 4 on page 5 3 Carefully disconnect the TV antenna cable Fig 7 Locat...

Page 9: ...ecuring the Intel Turbo Memory module the card will eject upwards 4 Take out the Intel Turbo Memory module from the socket Note The EasyNote ST has either a TV tuner card installed or the Intel Turbo memory not both Optical Disk Drive To remove the optical disk drive first remove the battery see Battery on page 4 and then perform the following steps 1 Remove the screw securing the optical disk dri...

Page 10: ...l flat screwdriver into the notch at the side of the tray to release the side lock Fig 11 Location tray bezel side lock 7 Separate the tray bezel from the drive Note The tray bezel is a delicate part use care when handling it Keyboard To remove the keyboard first remove the battery see Battery on page 4 and then perform the following steps 1 Turn the notebook over so the top is facing up and open ...

Page 11: ...Esc F5 F10 Pause and Fig 12 Removing keyboard 3 Tilt the keyboard gently forward and let it rest upside down on the touchpad 4 Before removing the keyboard entirely carefully release the white clip securing the flat cable and disconnect the cable from the main board Fig 13 Releasing keyboard flat cable Keyboard Cover To remove the keyboard cover first remove the battery see Battery on page 4 and t...

Page 12: ...of the cover 4 Tilt the cover gently forward there are six tabs holding the cover in place on the front Top Cover To remove the top cover remove the battery see Battery on page 4 remove the left hard disk drive see Hard Disk Drives on page 4 remove the keyboard see Keyboard on page 9 remove the keyboard cover see Keyboard Cover on page 10 and then perform the following steps 1 Remove the screw in ...

Page 13: ...tion of cover screws in keyboard compartment Note The screw nearest to the optical drive is shorter than the other four 4 Remove the two screws securing the top cover underneath the keyboard cover Fig 18 Location screws underneath keyboard cover 5 Release the white clip securing the touchpad flat cable and disconnect the cable Fig 19 Disconnecting touchpad flat cable ...

Page 14: ...bly To disassemble the LCD assembly first disconnect the WiFi antenna cables from the wireless LAN adapter see steps 1 to 3 in Wireless LAN Adapter on page 6 remove the top cover see Top Cover on page 11 and then perform the following steps 1 Disconnect the three LCD cables from the headers on the main board Fig 21 Location LCD cables 2 Clear the WiFi antenna cable 3 Open the LCD into an angle of ...

Page 15: ...5 Lift out the LCD assembly Speakers To remove the speakers first remove the top cover see Top Cover on page 11 and then perform the following steps 1 Remove the screws securing the speakers to the casing Fig 23 Location speaker screws 2 Clear the speaker cables detach any adhesive tape securing the speaker cables to the main board ...

Page 16: ...ives on page 4 remove the memory see Memory on page 5 remove the wireless LAN adapter see Wireless LAN Adapter on page 6 remove either the TV tuner card see TV Tuner Optional on page 7 or the Intel Turbo Memory module see Intel Turbo Memory Optional on page 8 remove the CD DVD drive see Optical Disk Drive on page 8 remove the LCD assembly see LCD Assembly on page 13 and then perform the following ...

Page 17: ...ect the power cable from the header on the main board Fig 26 Location of cooler cable and screws 3 Remove the two screws securing the cooler see Fig 26 on page 16 4 Remove the DC jack cable from the header on the main board Fig 27 Location of main board screws and DC jack header ...

Page 18: ...uring the USB board cable and disconnect the audio board cable from the headers on the main board Fig 29 Disconnecting USB board and audio board cables Note On Fig 29 one of the headers is partly covered by the flat cable 7 Remove the three screws securing the main board see Fig 27 on page 16 8 Carefully slide the main board a bit to the right to free the DVI connector and tilt the main board from...

Page 19: ... casing Note Optionally you can disconnect the other end of the flat cable from the switch board CPU and Heat Sink To remove the CPU and the heat sink first remove the main board see Main Board on page 15 and then perform the following steps 1 Turn the eight screws securing the heat sink halfway loose in designated order Fig 31 Location of CPU heat sink screws 2 Now turn the screws completely loos...

Page 20: ...the CPU Fig 32 Location of screw securing CPU 5 Carefully take out the CPU from the socket CMOS Battery To remove the CMOS battery first remove the main board see Main Board on page 15 and then perform the following steps 1 Release the CMOS battery and take it from the socket on the main board Fig 33 Removing CMOS battery ...

Page 21: ...m the casing USB Audio Board To remove the USB audio board first remove the top cover see Top Cover on page 11 and then do the following 1 Release the white clip securing the USB board cable and disconnect the audio board cable from the headers on the main board see Fig 29 on page 17 2 Release the black tab securing the board Fig 34 Releasing the USB audio board 3 Remove the USB audio board Ethern...

Page 22: ... 21 1 Remove the screw securing the bracket that holds the right speaker and take out the bracket Fig 35 Location of right speaker bracket screw 2 Remove the subwoofer cable from the Ethernet USB board Fig 36 Location of screws securing Ethernet USB board ...

Page 23: ...te clip securing the Ethernet USB board flat cable and remove the cable from the board Fig 37 Releasing Ethernet USB board flat cable Note During re assembly ensure that you guide the cables properly in the casing particularly near the optical drive bay Otherwise you may not be able to insert the optical disk drive entirely Subwoofer To remove the subwoofer first remove the Ethernet USB board see ...

Page 24: ...fer screws Note On Fig 38 one of the screws is partly covered by the DC jack cable 2 Take out the subwoofer DC Jack To remove the DC jack first remove the Ethernet USB board see Ethernet USB Board on page 20 and then perform the following steps 1 Disconnect the DC jack cable from the header on the main board see Fig 27 on page 16 ...

Page 25: ...he DC jack Fig 39 Disconnecting DC jack 3 Take out the DC jack TV Antenna Optional To remove the optional TV antenna cable first remove the Ethernet USB board see Ethernet USB Board on page 20 and then perform the following steps 1 Carefully disconnect the TV antenna cable see Fig 7 on page 7 ...

Page 26: ...p cover see Top Cover on page 11 and then do the following 1 Carefully release the white clip securing the touchpad flat cable and disconnect the cable from the header on the top cover Fig 41 Location touchpad cable and screws 2 Remove the three screws securing the touchpad bracket to the top cover see Fig 41 on page 25 3 Remove the touchpad module Note The described procedure applies only to the ...

Page 27: ...y on page 13 and then perform the following steps 1 Remove the eight screw covers on the LCD bezel four at the top and four at the bottom 2 Remove the screws that became accessible after removing the covers 3 Carefully pry open the LCD bezel it has been clicked into place Inverter Board To remove the inverter board first remove the LCD bezel see LCD Bezel on page 26 and then do the following 1 Dis...

Page 28: ... 26 and then perform the following steps 1 Remove the screw to release the grounding cable Fig 44 Location of grounding screw 2 Remove the two screws securing the top bracket and remove the bracket Fig 45 Location of bracket screws 3 Remove the ten screws securing the side brackets five screws on each side and remove the brackets see Fig 45 on page 27 4 Separate the LCD panel from the back cover ...

Page 29: ...screws on each side Webcam Microphone To remove the webcam and microphone first remove the LCD panel see LCD Panel on page 27 and then do the following 1 Disconnect the cable from the header on the module Fig 47 Location of webcam connector 2 Carefully remove any adhesive tape securing the module see Fig 47 on page 28 3 Extract the webcam microphone module ...

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