Acer 3000 - Manual (Page 61)

Chapter 3 53
Disassembling the Main Unit
Remove the function key board and the keyboard
1. Take the wireless antenna out of the hook on the function key board.
2. Disconnect function key board connector
3. Unscrew the three screws holding the function key board.
4. Remove the three screws that secure the keyboard.
5. Turn over the unit and remove the two screws as the picture shows.
6. Turn over the keyboard. Disconnect the keyboard FFC then remove the keyboard.
Separate the main unit into the logic upper and the logic lower assembly
1. Remove the three screws on the rear panel.
2. Unscrew the 19 screws on the bottom panel.
3. Detach the front bezel from the main unit.
4. Remove the two screws. Then take the right and the left antenna off the main unit.
5. Disconnect the touchpad cable.
6. Pull out the right and the left wireless LAN antenna, then detach the logic upper assembly from the logic
lower assembly.