Acer Aspire One AOA150 User Manual

Acer Aspire One AOA150-1570 Disassembly
Model
The Acer Aspire One AOA150-1570 is the model with the 120GB hard drive (not the Flash drive) and
1GB RAM with Windows XP.
Disassembly
Beware of the ESD (ElectroStatic Discharge) hazard. Wear a grounding wrist strap.
Remove the battery.
Remove the 6 screws from the bottom of the case. There are 3 across the front and 3 in the battery
compartment.
Pry up the 2 rear rubber feet and remove the 2 screws underneath them. Stick the feet to the battery for
safekeeping.
Bottom of machine with locations of screws marked
Note: The 3 short screws go in the battery compartment.

Acer Aspire One AOA150 Specifications

General

Brand	Acer
Model	Aspire One AOA150
Category	Laptop
Language	English

Summary

Disassembly

Remove the battery

Instruction to remove the laptop battery before proceeding with disassembly.

Remove bottom case screws

Locate and remove 6 screws from the bottom of the case.

Remove rubber feet screws

Pry up rubber feet to access and remove 2 screws underneath for disassembly.

Remove the keyboard

Instructions for releasing keyboard locking tabs and lifting the keyboard.

Disconnect keyboard cable

How to disconnect the keyboard cable by lifting the black lock mechanism.

Disconnect touchpad cable

Instructions for disconnecting the touchpad cable via its black lock mechanism.

Remove top cover screws

Locate and remove 6 screws securing the top cover.

Remove top cover

Pry up the top cover, starting from the touchpad end, to remove it.

Remove wireless card

Remove mainboard screw

Remove I/O card screws

Disconnect speaker cable

Remove I/O and WiFi cards

Remove mainboard and hard drive

Remove hard drive enclosure screws

Remove hard drive

Reassembly

Reinstall mainboard with LCD cable clip

Reinstall LCD cable

Reconnect speaker cable

Reinstall WIFI board and antenna wires

Reinstall I/O board and WIFI switch

Reinstall top cover

Reconnect touchpad and keyboard cables

Reinstall keyboard

Reinstall bottom screws