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    Aspire 5741 Disassembly Help

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by quantumburnz, Aug 8, 2010.

  1. quantumburnz

    quantumburnz Newbie

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    Hi,
    I have an Aspire 5741. I'm trying to get access to the heatsink and fan because there's something rolling around in there. I would probably send it in for warranty service but I'm deployed out of the country right now so I'd rather not...

    I've downloaded a few service manuals for similar models but none disassemble quite like the 5741. Can anyone suggest a service manual I should try to "acquire"? If anyone even just knows the steps, it'd be helpful. I tried removing as much from the bottom as I could but to no avail. Thanks for the help in advance.
     
    quantumburnz, Aug 8, 2010
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    Please disregard. I took another shot at it and was able to remove the top portion and after removing the screws under the keyboard. It turns out a bit of plastic broke off around one of the metal pieces one of the bottom screws screwed into. This metal piece and bits of plastic were rolling around in the fan. Operation "remove broken piece" was a success!
     
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    I'm having the same issue, but I can't figure out how to get to the screws under the keyboard. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. :D
     
    SirWorkALot, Aug 20, 2010
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    wacou, Sep 21, 2010
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