Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S Track Pad Replacement

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Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S Track Pad Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

10

Time Required

5 - 10 minutes

Introduction

This guide will walk you through replacing the track pad in your Acer Chromebook 15 CB5-571-C09S.

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    • Place the device on a flat surface faced down so that the fan vents are at the top of the device.

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    • Unscrew the eighteen 6 mm PH0 Phillips head screws from the back of the device.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to pry open the back cover around the edges of the device.

    • Be careful not to crack or break the back cover of the device.

    • You will have to adjust the position of the device to pry it open along all the edges.

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    • Stand the device up with the hinges on top and carefully pull apart the back cover from the device.

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    • The battery is the large black rectangle located in the bottom center of the device.

    • Unscrew the single black 5 mm PH00 Phillips head screw holding the battery in place located at the top right corner of the battery.

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    • Disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard using two plastic opening tools.

    • The battery connector is the white "plug" that connects the battery to the motherboard with rainbow colored wires attached to it.

    • Use two of the plastic opening tools on either edge of the battery connector and carefully pull out the battery connector out from the motherboard.

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    • Once the battery has been disconnected from the motherboard it can easily be removed from the device.

    • Grab the top edge of the battery and carefully pull it up and out of the device towards you.

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    • The track pad is located in the bottom center of the device where the battery used to be.

    • Unscrew the seven 2 mm PH00 Phillips head screws.

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    • Remove the track pad connector from the motherboard.

    • The track pad connector is the white "plug" located at the bottom right corner of the motherboard with a blue and silver ribbon attached to it.

    • Use two of the plastic opening tools to grab either side of the track pad connector and carefully pull it out from the motherboard.

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    • Grab the track pad from its corners and carefully pull it up and out of the device.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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