Acer Aspire V5-131-2680 Motherboard Replacement

Written By: Mauricio Moreno

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Acer Aspire V5-131-2680 Motherboard Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

8 minutes

Introduction

If you want to upgrade or replace a broken motherboard for your Acer Aspire V5, then this guide will help you do that. Common issues of a damaged motherboard are constant error messages, constant freezing, USB ports not working with devices plugged into them, and the Acer Aspire V5 shutting down or not booting up properly. If you have these issues, then it's best to replace your motherboard so your other components don't get damaged.

You will need an opening tool, a precision bit driver, and a magnetic pickup bit.

Before beginning, make sure to close, power off your laptop completely, and disconnect from any external power source.

Tools

Step 1

Turn the Acer Aspire upside down, with the stickers facing up.
Unplug the charger and make sure the device is off.

Step 2

Unscrew the twenty M2 x 6 screws using a Phillips #00 screwdriver.
Unplug the battery and disconnect all the components connected to the motherboard.
Pry open the bottom of the laptop using the opening tool.

Step 3

Disconnect the two components that are attached to the motherboard and keyboard.
The large ribbon cable is disconnected by pulling apart the two white tabs found on each side of the connection and lifting the cable out.
The small wire can be removed by simply pulling on the blue tape

Step 4

Unscrew the three M2 x 3 Phillips screws on the motherboard.

Step 5

Disconnect all the big and small wires connected to the motherboard.
The big wires must be squeezed on each side of the connection to release the tabs, then pull the cable out.
The small wires can be removed simply by pulling the cable out of the connection