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                            NEC Versa P520 Disassembly Manual                                       Page 3                              

 

Overview 

This document contains step-by-step disassembly instructions for the Versa P520 chassis. The instructions are 
illustrated where necessary with images of the part that is being removed or disassembled. Furthermore, the screws 
that are removed are shown next to the image of the parts themselves. 
 
NEC reserves the right to make changes to the Versa P520 chassis without notice. 
 
 

Technician Notes 

Only technicians authorized by NEC Computers International BV should attempt to repair this equipment. All 
troubleshooting and repair procedures are detailed to allow only subassembly/module level repair. Because of the 
complexity of the individual boards and subassemblies, no one should attempt to make repairs at the component 
level or to make modifications to any printed wiring board. Improper repairs 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 system unit, follow these general rules: 
 

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Do not disassemble the system into parts that are smaller than those specified in the instructions. 

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Label all removed connectors. Note where the connector goes and in what position it was installed. 

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Turn off the power and disconnect all power and all options. 

 
 

Reassembly Instructions 

Reassembly is the reverse of the disassembly process. Use care to ensure that all cables and screws are returned 
to their proper positions. Check that no tools or any loose parts have been left inside the chassis. Check that 
everything is properly installed and tightened. 
 
 

Required Tools 

All disassembly procedures can be performed using the following tools: 
 

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Philips screwdriver  

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Small flatbed screwdriver 

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HEX bolt screwdriver 5mm 

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A plastic flatbed screwdriver 

 

Summary of Contents for Versa P520

Page 1: ...NEC Versa P520 Disassembly Manual ...

Page 2: ...ing the LED s and Switch Board 9 Removing the Thermal Plate 10 Removing the CPU Fan 10 Removing the CPU Heat Sink 11 Removing the CPU 11 Removing the LCD Assembly 11 Removing the Glide Pad Assembly 14 Removing the Hard disk drive 16 Removing the Top Cover 18 Removing the RTC Battery Microphone and connector 18 Removing the Audio board 19 Removing the charger board 20 Removing the Versa Bay IV Fram...

Page 3: ...inted wiring board Improper repairs 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 system unit follow these general rules Do not disassemble the system into parts that are smaller than those specified in the instructions Label all removed connectors...

Page 4: ...il it is un installed in the computer 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 your dealer WARNING Ensure that the computer is disconnected from its power source and fro...

Page 5: ...ig 1 Removing the battery Make sure that in all the disassembly steps that the battery is removed Removing the memory module 1 Unscrew one screw to remove the memory module slot cover 2 Pull apart the clips retaining the memory module in order to release the module 3 Remove the memory module Fig 2 Removing the memory module M2 3x3 NEC Versa P520 Disassembly Manual Page 5 ...

Page 6: ... Wireless LAN Module slot cover 2 Carefully disconnect the two antenna wires connected to the mini PCI card Fig 3 Disconnecting the antenna wires 3 Pull apart the clips retaining the mini PCI card in order to release the LAN wireless mini PCI card a put it aside Fig 4 Removing the Wireless LAN mini PCI card M2 3x3 ...

Page 7: ... Bay Device 2 Carefully extract the Multi Bay floppy disk drive from its location Fig 5 Removing the floppy disk drive Removing the Versa Bay IV Optical Drive 1 Slide the latch as shown in the picture to unlock the Versa Bay Optical drive 2 Carefully extract the Versa Bay IV drive from its location Fig 6 Removing the Versa Bay IV optical drive ...

Page 8: ...e keyboard cover and put it aside Fig 7 Removing the keyboard cover Removing the Keyboard 1 Remove the keyboard cover 2 Carefully lift up the keyboard and put it face down on the front of the notebook taking care not to rip off the keyboard flat cable Fig 8 Lifting up the keyboard 3 Locate the connector on the main board where the keyboard cable is connected ...

Page 9: ...rd flat cable form the connector on the main board and free up the keyboard cable 5 Take out the keyboard and put it aside Removing the LED s and Switch Board 1 Remove the keyboard Cover 2 Lift up the keyboard 3 Unscrew the one screw retaining the LED s and switch board and remove it Fig 10 Removing the LED s and switch board M2x6 ...

Page 10: ...and switch board 7 Remove the screws maintaining the Thermal Plate as shown in the picture below Fig 11 Removing the thermal plate Removing the CPU Fan 1 Remove the thermal plate 2 Disconnect the connector fan 3 Unscrew the screws 18 and 10 4 Extract carefully the CPU fan Fig 12 Removing the CPU fan 14 M2x4 Arrows 3xM2x6 10 M2 3x5 18 M2x4 ...

Page 11: ...ink Removing the CPU 1 Remove the thermal plate 2 Remove the CPU fan 3 Remove CPU heat sink 4 Unlock the CPU with an appropriate screwdriver turning it anti clockwise and extract carefully the CPU Fig 14 Removing the CPU Removing the LCD Assembly 1 Disconnect the antenna wires from the mini PCI wireless LAN card 2 Remove the keyboard cover 3 Remove the Keyboard 4 Remove the LED s and switch board ...

Page 12: ...he left and right hinge plastic covers with an appropriate screwdriver Fig 15 Removing the plastic hinge covers 7 Disconnect the cover switch cable connector A 2 pin 8 Disconnect the LCD flat cable connector B Fig 16 Removing the LCD flat cable connector ...

Page 13: ...10 Release the wireless antenna wires Fig 18 Releasing the wireless antenna wires 11 Close the LCD cover turn upside down the system and remove the 2 bottom hinge screws 12 Fig 19 Removing the 2 bottom hinge screws 12 Turn the system and remove the 2 rear hinge screws 11 and 2 rear screws 10 as shown in the picture 12 M2 3x9 ...

Page 14: ... while freeing the LCD flat cable and the antenna wires lift up carefully the LCD Assembly and put it aside Fig 21 Removing the LCD assembly Removing the Glide Pad Assembly 1 Remove the keyboard cover 2 Remove the keyboard 3 Disconnect the Glide Pad flat cable from the main board as is shown in Fig 22 10 M2 3x 5 11 M2 3x7 ...

Page 15: ...in order to remove the following screws 10 11 13 Fig 23 Removing the bottom screws retaining the glide pad assembly 5 Put back the system in normal position and remove the glide pad assembly Fig 24 Removing the glide pad assembly 6 On the other side of the glide pad assembly remove the 4 screws 16 in order to remove the glide pad module as shown in Fig 25 10 M2 3x5 11 M2 3x7 13 M2 3x12 ...

Page 16: ...pport Fig 26 Disconnecting the glide pad internal flat cable Removing the Hard disk drive 1 Remove the keyboard cover 2 Remove the Keyboard 3 Remove the glide pad assembly without disassembling the glide pad module 4 Remove the screws 17 holding the hard disk drive assembly and disconnect the hard disk drive as shown in the following picture Fig 27 Removing the hard disk drive assembly 16 M2x4 17 ...

Page 17: ...mble the hard disk drive 6 Remove the four screws 9 as shows in the following picture Fig 28 Removing the 4 screws retaining the hard disk drive frame 7 Once the screws 9 are removed the hard disk drive assembly can be disassembled in the following parts Fig 29 Removing the hard disk drive Black 9 M3x3 ...

Page 18: ...e below and take out carefully the top cover Fig 30 Removing the plastic top cover Removing the RTC Battery Microphone and connector 1 Once you have removed the top cover disconnect the RTC battery B the Microphone C and the connector C as shown in the picture below and put these items aside Fig 31 Removing the RTC battery B the microphone C and connector A 14 M2x6 16 M2 3x4 17 M2x6 ...

Page 19: ...the speaker connector 4 Unscrew the one screw retaining the audio board as shown in the picture below Fig 32 Removing the audio board screw and disconnecting the speakers 4 Remove the Audio board and free up the front audio panel Fig 33 Removing the audio board and the front audio panel Pay attention on the audio board the charger board is still connected M2x4 ...

Page 20: ... Frame Plate 1 Remove hard disk drive assembly 2 Remove the top cover 3 Remove the audio board 4 Unscrew the screw 20 and remove the Versa Bay IV plate Fig 35 Removing the Versa Bay IV frame plate Removing the Multi Bay rails left and right 1 Remove hard disk drive assembly 2 Remove the top cover 3 Remove the audio board 4 Remove the Versa Bay IV frame plate 5 Unscrew the screws 20 25 10 and remov...

Page 21: ...oving the Multi Bay rails left and right Removing the metal DC IN bracket 1 Remove the top cover 2 Unscrew the two screws 10 and remove the DC in bracket Fig 37 Removing the DC in bracket 10 M2 3x6 Arrow M2 3x 4 Hex Bolt 20 H7 L6 Hex Bolt 25 H11 7 L 5 5 ...

Page 22: ...move the screws and hex Bolts as shown in the Fig 38 Fig 38 Removing screws and hex bolts retaining the main board 7 Free up and remove carefully the main board Fig 39 Removing the main board Removing the MDC Modem cable 1 Remove the main board 2 Turn upside down the main board 3 Disconnect on both sides the modem cable and put it aside 4 Unscrew the screws 14 and remove the MDC modem as shown in ...

Page 23: ... his cable Note To remove the MDC modem only you do not need to remove the Main board You can remove it by opening the mini PCI wireless and MDC modem slot cover on the back of the system Removing the Speakers Set As shown in Fig 41 Fig 41 Removing the speaker set 14 M2 3x4 5 ...

Page 24: ...NEC Versa P520 Disassembly Manual Page 24 Removing the I O Door As shown in Fig 42 Fig 42 Removing the I O Door ...

Page 25: ... the Mylar stickers B covering the hinge screws Fig 43 Removing LCD Mylar stickers and rubbers 3 Remove the 2 screws 17 and the 2 screws 10 Fig 44 Removing the LCD front cover screws 4 Carefully unclip the plastic front cover of the LCD in the following sequences 1 2 3 4 as shown in Fig 45 A B 17 M2x4 10 M2 3x5 ...

Page 26: ...l Page 26 Fig 45 Unclipping the LCD plastic front cover 4 Put the unclipped plastic front cover of the LCD aside 5 To remove the LCD latch from the front cover of the LCD do as shown in Fig 46 Fig 46 Removing the LCD front cover latch ...

Page 27: ... latch spring 7 Remove on both side of the bottom cover of the LCD the 6 screws 4 in order to extract the bare LCD as shown below Fig 48 Removing the screws retaining the LCD 8 Remove also the screws 10 and 16 as shown in the following picture Fig 49 Removing hinges and inverter screws 4 M2x3 10 M2 3x4 5 16 M2x4 ...

Page 28: ...r connector A as shown in the following picture Fig 50 Disconnecting the LCD cable and the inverter 11 Put aside the inverter board and disconnect carefully the LCD cable from the panel and put it aside Fig 51 Removing the LCD flat cable from the panel 12 Remove on both sides of the LCD the four screws 4 in order to remove the left and right hinges assembly ...

Page 29: ...ge 29 Fig 52 Removing the LCD left and right hinges assembly 13 Put aside the hinges assembly and remove the cover switch cable on left hinge assembly as shown in the following picture Fig 53 Removing the cover switch cable 4 M2x3 M1 5x5 ...

Page 30: ...ntenna wires on the LCD bottom cover Fig 54 Removing the antenna wires Disassembling the Optical drive 1 Remove the screws 5 and 7 from the drive assembly Fig 55 Removing the screws retaining the frame of the optical drive 2 Separate the drive and the plastic frame Fig 56 Separating the optical drive from its frame 16 M2x3 7 4 M2x3 ...

Page 31: ...sassemble the plastic frame do as shown in the following picture Fig 57 Disassembling the plastic frame 4 To disassemble the front bezel open the tray with a paper clip and unclip the front bezel as shown in the Fig 58 Fig 58 Removing the front bezel ...

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