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Acer Aspire One ZG5 Top Case Replacement

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    • Turn the netbook upside down with the battery at the top, facing away from you.

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    • Unlock the battery by sliding the switch located near the left hinge to the left "unlocked" position.

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    • Slide the latch located on the opposite hinge from the lock while pushing the battery up.

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    • Gently loosen the two Phillips #0 screws in the small panel that covers the wireless card.

    • These screws are built into the panel and aren't meant to be completely removed.

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    • Lift up the panel and remove it from the case.

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    • Disconnect the two antenna cables from the left side of the wireless card.

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    • Remove the single 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screw from the bottom left of the wireless card.

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    • Gently lift up the left side of the wireless card and slide the card out of its socket.

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    • Turn the netbook over and open the display so that the keyboard is facing you.

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    • There are three tabs located on the top of the keyboard.

    • Start with the spudger pointing towards the display and pry up to push each tab off the keyboard.

    • As you move to the next tab, ensure the previous tab doesn't reset itself.

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    • Lift top of keyboard up. If it doesn't lift easily, there may be tabs on the sides - use the tool to ease them aside and/or shift the keyboard from side to side.

    • There is a short ribbon cable connecting the keyboard to the netbook.

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    • Disconnect the ribbon by lifting the black plastic hinge and removing the clear blue cable.

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    • Close the display and turn the ZG5 over so that the battery compartment faces away from you.

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    • Remove three 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from the bottom of the case

    • Remove three 3.9 mm Phillips #1 screws from the battery compartment.

    • Remove two 5.8 mm Phillips #0 screws from underneath the feet near the hinges.

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    • Turn the netbook back over and open the display with the keyboard cavity facing you.

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    • Flip up the retaining flap on the trackpad ribbon cable ZIF connector.

    • Using the blue tab, pull the trackpad ribbon cable from its socket on the motherboard.

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    • Remove the five black 4.7 mm Phillips #0 screws from the metal casing.

    • Remove the single silver 4.3 mm Phillips #00 screw from the right side of the metal casing.

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    • Starting at the red rings along the hinge, insert a spudger or plastic opening tool into the seam between the two halves of the case.

    • Slide the spudger toward the front of the device, releasing the small clips that hold down the top case.

    • Gently lift off the top case.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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