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15. I/O board

Follow the steps below to remove and disassemble the I/O board:

Remove the four I/O board screws (3xM, 1xN).

Fig. 21: Removing the I/O board.

Disconnect the floppy disk drive flat cable from the I/O board.

Lift and take away the I/O board.

Disconnect the charger board from the I/O board.

16. Floppy Disk Drive

Follow the steps below to in order to remove the floppy disk drive:

Remove the floppy disk drive screw (1xS).

Fig. 22: Removing the floppy disk drive.

Remove the floppy disk drive, including the bracket.

Remove the four screws (4xM) that hold the FDD bracket.

Remove the FDD bracket from the floppy disk drive.

Disconnect the flat cable from floppy disk drive.

Summary of Contents for Versa AX

Page 1: ...Versa AX Disassembly n Required Tools n Disassembly Instructions n Reassembly Instructions ...

Page 3: ...he battery out of the bottom base Fig 1 Battery and modem cap removal 2 Modem The following steps describe how to remove the modem a Remove the screw of the modem cap 1x A1 b Slide open the modem cap and remove it Fig 2 How to take out the modem c Disconnect the modem connector cable d Release the modem board like an SO DIMM module e Finally take out the modem board A ...

Page 5: ...the instructions for removing the hard disk drive a Remove the two screws that hold the hard disk drive and it s connector Note During assembly the 3 rd screw for fixing the HDD is inserted during the assembly of the Front Cover b Lift up the hard disk drive and remove it Fig 5 Hard disk drive C D ...

Page 6: ...or a Remove the connector from the hard disk drive b Remove the four screws 4xE from the HDD bracket Fig 6 Hard disk drive bracket 8 Keyboard Remove the keyboard as follows a Slide the power button cover above the keyboard slightly to the right to unlock it b Take away the power button cover Fig 7 Sliding off the power button cover E ...

Page 7: ...d cable 9 LCD Screen Remove the LCD screen according to the following procedure a Remove the two screws 2xA on the back of the system Fig 9 Removing the LCD screen back b Slide the LCD hinge covers outwards c Remove the two screws 2xA from the LCD cable box d Remove the four screws on the LCD hinges 4xF Fig 10 Removing the LCD screen front A A F ...

Page 9: ...up the LCD panel from the back cover m Remove the LCD cable connector from the back of the panel Fig 13 Removing the LCD cable connector n Remove the six screws holding the LCD hinges in place 6x J o Take away the hinges Fig 14 The hinges on the LCD back panel L D K J ...

Page 10: ...crews of the heatplate cannot be removed as they are locked in their position They can only be loosened b Take away the heatplate Fig 15 Taking away the heatplate Note To securely re seat the heatplate during re assembly you should first start with screw 1 then 2 etc c Disconnect the fan power cable Fig 16 The power fan cable and the DC DC board screw D ...

Page 11: ...7 Removing the CD ROM drive c Remove the four screws 4xQ that hold the bracket d The brackets are now free Fig 18 The CD ROM bracket 13 Top Cover The procedure below describes how to remove the top cover a Remove the eight screws of the top cover 4xA 4 at top 1xM below right 2xB centre right near power switch 1xR at bottom left b Take away the top cover D B Q ...

Page 12: ...ound board a Remove the single screw of the soundboard 1xM b Lift the board and disconnect the speaker cable the bridge battery cable and the microphone cable c Disconnect the soundboard from the mainboard Note During re assembly the cables should first be connected before placing the board Fig 20 Sound board removal A B M S M ...

Page 14: ...e Battery Here you find the order in which to take out the microphone speakers and bridge battery a Remove the microphone b Remove the bridge battery c Remove both speakers Note Take care to properly work away the cables during assembly Fig 24 Removing the microphone speakers and bridge battery M ...

Page 17: ...They are located next to the I O ports 6xV Fig 28 Removing the screws holding the mainboard from the rear i Remove the mainboard 22 I O Bracket Remove the I O bracket from the bottom base as follows a Remove two screws 2xI Fig 29 Bottom of the I O bracket b Remove the four stickers that hide the screws c Remove the for screws 4xI S U P O T V I ...

Page 18: ...everse of the disassembly process Use care to ensure that all cables and screws are returned to their proper positions Small Parts Overview Below you will find the overview of the small parts screws bumpers stickers and small brackets used during the disassembly and reassembly of the notebook A B C D E G H I J K L M N O P Q S T U V ...