Summary of iPower GX
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Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual.
Page 2: Table of Contents
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 1 table of contents about this guide ...................................................................................................................................... 2 for more information ..................................................................
Page 3: About This Guide
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 2 about this guide this guide contains systematic disassembly instructions for the packard bell ipower gx. The instructions are illustrated where necessary with images of the part that is being disassembled. Packard bell b.V. Reserves the right to make chang...
Page 4: Hazardous Voltage
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 3 hazardous voltage there is hazardous voltage present inside the notebook when it is connected to an ac supply, even when the notebook’s power switch is off. Exposure to hazardous voltage could cause personal injury. To avoid risk of injury, contact an auth...
Page 5: Battery
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 4 battery perform the following steps to remove the battery: 1. Make sure the power to the system is off. 2. Unplug the ac adapter and all power and signal cables from the system. 3. Turn the notebook upside down. Note: use an anti-static mat or something so...
Page 6: Cpu Heat Sink
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 5 2. Use the thumb notch to lift the cpu bay cover and remove it. Be careful not to break off the tabs located on the end of the cover opposite the thumb notch. Fig. 4 opening the cpu bay cover. 3. Gently press outward the clip on each side of the memory mod...
Page 7: Cpu
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 6 2. Use the thumb notch to lift the bay cover and remove it. Be careful not to break off the tabs located on the end of the cover opposite the thumb notch (see fig. 4 ). 3. Loosen the screws that secure the heat sink to the system board. Use the numbers sta...
Page 8: Wireless Lan Adapter
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 7 1. Use a flat-blade screwdriver to turn the cpu lock screw 1/4-turn counter-clockwise. Fig. 9 releasing the cpu screw. 2. Take out the cpu from the socket. Fig. 10 removing the cpu. Wireless lan adapter to remove the wireless lan adapter, first remove the ...
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Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 8 3. Carefully disconnect the two wifi antenna cables. Fig. 11 disconnecting the wireless lan antenna cables. Note: there are two wifi antenna cables connected to the wireless lan adapter. Take note of which coloured wire is connected to which connector on t...
Page 10: Rtc Battery
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 9 5. Take out the wireless lan adapter from the socket. Fig. 13 removing the wireless lan adapter. Rtc battery the rtc battery is encased within a special black sleeve and has a wire connector that connects to the main board. To remove the rtc battery, first...
Page 11: Hard Disk Drive
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 10 hard disk drive to remove the hard disk drive(s), first remove the battery (see battery on page 4) and then perform the following steps: 1. Loosen the screws securing the hard disk drive bay cover (the screws cannot be removed). Fig. 15 location of the ha...
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Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 11 3. Pull the plastic tab on the hard disk drives towards you to disconnect the drives. Fig. 17 disconnecting the hard disk drives. 4. Take the drives out of the bay. 5. Remove the four screws (phillips-head) on the metal bracket holding the hard disk drive...
Page 13: Dvd Drive
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 12 dvd drive to remove the dvd drive, first remove the battery (see battery on page 4) and then perform the following steps: 1. Remove the rubber insert from the bottom of the notebook. Fig. 20 removing the dvd drive screw cover. 2. Remove the screw that sec...
Page 14: Keyboard Cover
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 13 note: use a small screwdriver or a scribe to push on the dvd bracket and slide the drive out of the bay. Keyboard cover the keyboard cover also houses the power button board, the volume control button, and the multimedia board. To remove the keyboard cove...
Page 15: Power Button Board
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 14 5. Carefully release the black clip securing the flat cable and disconnect the cable from the header on the main board. Fig. 26 releasing the keyboard cover flat cable. 6. Remove the keyboard cover. Power button board the power button board is located on ...
Page 16: Multimedia Board
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 15 1. Carefully release the black clip securing the flat cable and disconnect the cable from the header on the volume control board. Fig. 28 location of the volume control board. 2. Gently push the volume control board from the inside out of the keyboard cov...
Page 17: Keyboard
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 16 3. Release the multimedia board and lift the board from the right; the multimedia board is still connected to the volume control board by means of a flat cable. Fig. 31 releasing the multimedia board. 4. Lift the black clip securing the volume control boa...
Page 18: Lcd Bezel
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 17 3. Before removing the keyboard entirely, carefully release the black clip securing the flat cable and disconnect the cable from the header on the main board. Fig. 34 releasing the keyboard flat cable. 4. Remove the keyboard. Lcd bezel you can complete th...
Page 19: Inverter
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 18 inverter you can complete this procedure with the lcd assembly connected to the notebook. To remove the inverter, first remove the lcd bezel (see lcd bezel on page 17), and then do the following: 1. Remove the screws securing the inverter board. Fig. 37 l...
Page 20: Lcd Assembly
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 19 3. Extract the webcam module. Fig. 42 removing the webcam module. Lcd assembly to remove the lcd assembly, first disconnect the two antenna cables from the wireless lan adapter (see wireless lan adapter on page 7), remove the keyboard (see keyboard on pag...
Page 21: Lcd Panel
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 20 6. Pull the wireless lan antenna cables out from under the main board and slide the antenna cables and lcd cables out from under the retaining clips. Remove any tape that may be securing the cables. Fig. 45 disconnecting the wlan antenna cables. Note: tak...
Page 22: Lcd Panel Hinges
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 21 1. Remove the screws securing the lcd panel. Fig. 48 location of the lcd panel screws. 2. Hold the lcd panel by the sides, lift out the panel and remove it from the housing. Note: during lcd panel re-assembly, make sure that the magnet has remained in the...
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Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 22 1. Slide the brown touchpad connector clip to the back of the notebook and remove the flat cable from the header. Fig. 50 releasing the touchpad flat cable. 2. Turn the notebook over so the bottom is facing up. 3. Remove the screws from the bottom of the ...
Page 24: Touchpad Board
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 23 6. Lift the top cover assembly up from the notebook. Fig. 53 removing the top cover. Touchpad board to remove the touchpad board, first remove the top cover (see top cover on page 21) and then perform the following steps: 1. Turn the top cover over so the...
Page 25: Touchpad Button Board
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 24 4. Swing the brown touchpad connector clip upward and lift the cable out of the connector. Be careful not to touch or damage any other components. Fig. 56 disconnecting the touchpad flat cable. 5. Remove the touchpad board bracket from the notebook. Fig. ...
Page 26: Fingerprint Reader
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 25 1. Swing the black fingerprint reader connector clip upward, then lift the cable out of the connector (see fig. 56 ). 2. Remove the touchpad button board from the notebook. Fig. 59 removing the touchpad button board. Fingerprint reader to remove the finge...
Page 27: Modem
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 26 note: the bluetooth module is held in place by double-sided tape. 2. Disconnect the cable from the header on the bluetooth module. Fig. 62 disconnecting the bluetooth cable. Modem to remove the modem, first remove the top cover (see top cover on page 21) ...
Page 28: Speaker Assembly
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 27 2. Remove the modem from the main board. Fig. 64 removing the modem. 3. Turn the modem over and unplug the cable from the header on the modem. Fig. 65 releasing the modem cable. Speaker assembly to remove the speaker assembly, first remove the top cover (...
Page 29: Main Board
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 28 2. Remove the three screws securing the speakers to the notebook. Fig. 67 location of the speaker assembly screws. 3. Clear the speaker cables and remove the speakers from the notebook. Fig. 68 removing the speaker assembly. Main board to remove the main ...
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Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 29 2. Remove the modem cable from the main board retaining clips. Fig. 70 clearing the modem cables. 3. Remove the screw(s) securing the emi shield. Fig. 71 location of the emi shield screw(s). 4. Disconnect the system fan cable connector from the header on ...
Page 31: Gpu Heat Sink
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 30 5. Remove the screws securing the main board. Fig. 73 location of the main board screws. 6. Carefully lift out the main board. Fig. 74 extracting the main board. Note: during re-assembly of the main board, make sure that the small black switch on the main...
Page 32: Modem Jack / Usb Board
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 31 1. Turn the main board over. 2. Remove the screws that secure the gpu heat sink to the main board. Fig. 76 location of the gpu heat sink screws. 3. Separate the gpu heat sink from the main board. Note: during re-assembly, first use a soft cloth and isopro...
Page 33: System Fan
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 32 2. Lift the modem jack / usb board from the notebook. Fig. 78 extracting the modem jack / usb board screw. System fan to remove the system fan, first remove the main board (see main board on page 28), and then perform the following steps: 1. Remove the sc...
Page 34: Notice
Packard bell ipower gx disassembly manual 33 notice the information in this guide is subject to change without notice. This guide contains information protected by copyright. No part of this guide may be photocopied or reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written consent from packard...