| Re: Disassembly instructions for Gateway MX6030 (MA2) notebook |
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Group: comp.sys.laptops · Group Profile
Date: May 11, 2008 17:18
msg wrote:
> Not finding any disassembly instructions on the 'net, I hope
> readers of this n.g. can help; I cannot find the captive
> fasteners directly underneath the CPU area that are preventing
> me from lifting the top bezel clear. I have removed the fan
> and heat pipe assembly but nothing is evident beneath it.
> I did find and remove the tiny screws above the DVD drive
> so I can partially lift the top bezel to see that there
> are two plastic posts in the CPU area secured to something.
For the record, here is how I completed the disassembly
(in my opinion, the construction of this laptop and
others like it is very unfriendly)
1. Remove all visible screws from the bottom of the unit
after having removed all devices and covers, except
the four tiny screws in the hard disk cavity;
2. pry up the keyboard bezel (top cover) from the front
with your fingers until you can insert your hand
under the keyboard; push the keyboard up forcefully
near the front edge until it pops out (captive spring
fingers will emerge) and then pop it out at the rear
(and disconnect its cable and the trackpad cable.
3. pry up the horizontal black plastic strip which covers
the power button and includes the lcd hinge covers;
this will take a lot of force and I expected that it
would crack, but with effort, it was removed.
4. unscrew the four lcd hinge screws and remove the lcd
assembly and disconnect its cable.
5. the top cover (bezel) may now be removed.
6. unscrew the four remaining screws attaching the mainboard
to the bottom case piece and carefully spread various
plastic edges to clear connectors and board edges in
order to remove the mainboard.
Now, if only there were some data on the onboard power
inverter component placements and circuit (board power
supply dead). The designer (or perhaps autorouter)
must have been inebriated to have scattered the power
components over most of the real estate...
Michael
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