Acer E5-571-54FL Cooling Fan Replacement

Step 1 Battery

• Power down the laptop prior to beginning.
• Turn the laptop over with the battery closest to your body.
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Step 2



• Insert the pointed end of a spudger into the battery release.
• Slide the release gently all the way to the left.
• You should hear a sound after the slide is all the way left. This lets you know the battery has disengaged.
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Step 3
• Place your hands on each end of the battery.
• Pull the battery towards your body to remove it.
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Step 4 Keyboard
• Using a #0 Phillips screwdriver, remove a total of eighteen identical 8mm Phillips screws and set them aside.
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Step 5
• Rotate the laptop 180 degrees so that the battery compartment is now furthest away from your body.
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Step 6
• Turn the laptop over so that you can easily open the screen to a vertical position.
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Step 7
• Put your fingers under the top of the keyboard assembly directly below the Acer logo.
• Carefully pull up on the center until you hear the tabs disengage from the bottom.
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Step 8
• Work your way around the seam with the plastic opening tool carefully prying the base and top cover apart.
• If you have difficulty with the plastic opening tool, use a metal spudger but be more cautious to not damage or mar your laptop case.
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Step 9
• When the two halves are separated, carefully lift up the front of the keyboard and touchpad assembly.
• You will see three ribbon cables attached to the motherboard.
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Step 10
• Closest to the ribbon cable on the zero insertion force (ZIF) connector is a white locking tab.
• Carefully lift up on the locking tab with the plastic opening tool to release the ribbon cable. (Picture 2)
• Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.
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Step 11
• Closest to the ribbon cable on the ZIF connector is a black locking tab.
• Carefully lift up on the locking tab with the plastic opening tool to release the ribbon cable. (Picture 2)
• Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.
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Step 12
• On each side of the large connector there are two white tabs.
• Carefully push away from you with the plastic opening tool on each white tab to release the cable. (Picture 2)
• Remove the ribbon cable from the connector.
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Step 13
• Once all three ribbon cables are disconnected, lift off the top cover with the keyboard and touchpad.
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Step 14 Cooling Fan
• Locate the CPU cooling fan in the upper left corner of the laptop.
• Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 4.5 mm screws that secure the fan to the case.
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Step 15

Tool used on this step:
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• Place the tips of the ESD safe pointed tweezers between the plug and the socket of the fan connection.
• Gently push the tweezers to the left to disconnect the fan plug.
• Move the fan connector and its wires to free them from the motherboard and the Wi-Fi card.
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Step 16
• Lift the curved end of the fan by about 30 degrees.
• Use your hand to lift the fan up and to the right until it is clear of the case.
• If you feel resistance, check if the fan connector and wires are stuck under the motherboard or under the Wi-Fi card. If the connector or wires are stuck, gently free them.
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