Acer Chromebook C710-2847 Wireless Card Replacement

Written By: Bradley Pavy
  • Comments: 7
Acer Chromebook C710-2847 Wireless Card Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

10 minutes

Introduction

The wireless card is responsible for connecting the Chromebook to Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth devices.

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    • Place the laptop on a flat surface with the bottom side facing up.

    • Place the tip of a spudger or finger into the hole on the battery release slider.

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    • Use the spudger to move the slider to the right and hold it there.

    • With the slider held, use your other hand to pull the battery back away from the laptop.

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    • This step will void your device warranty.

    • Use the screwdriver to pierce the warranty sticker.

    • Unscrew and remove the #0 6mm Phillips screw and set it aside.

    Bradley,

    If I replace the chrome os Hard drive with one that has a Linux distro already installed will the linux work normally or is there something built in to stop it.

    It's something I do with an old dell I use for checking out distros.

    Regards,

    Jack

    jack martin -

    I guess it's too late to answer this question now, but C710 is not IBM PC-compatible so standard linux distros do not run normally on it without any modifications.

    You can flash a IBM PC-compatible bootloader(coreboot+SEABIOS) on it to run other linux distros.

    cdac1234 -

    Any suggested source for getting the 4 Gb RAM upgrade? Does this RAM have a model number?

    rwells78 -

    What is the hard drive called, or it's specific name, so that I may search around for a replacement, before taking my laptop apart?

    Jennifer Munoz -

    Mine is a Seagate ST320L T020

    Marshall Gates -

    do not so what the second picture shows and leave the battery in!

    brayton1234567 -

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    • Slide the back panel towards you. The best spots to place your fingers are on the bumpers.

    • Lift on the front edge to remove the panel.

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    • Use a spudger or your fingernails to lift up and unclip the two gold connectors on the top of the wireless card.

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    • Unscrew the black #0 3mm Phillips screw at the top right of the wireless card.

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    • The wireless card will spring up.

    • Pull the wireless card up and out to remove it.

Conclusion

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

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Bradley Pavy

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One comment

If you replace the original wifi card, how do you get Chrome OS to recognize, or find and download driver for Intel AC 7260 wifi card?

Thanks.

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