Acer Swift 5 SF514-51 Remove bottom cover

Written By: Hypercaff
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Acer Swift 5 SF514-51 Remove bottom cover

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

15 minutes

Introduction

This guide explains how to remove the bottom cover of an Acer Swift 5 laptop.

This guide was written after reading the disassembly comment from the Acer Community website at:

    • If you cannot get a section of the cover to release, don't force it; move along the cover and try another spot. The cover is held together with internal plastic clips (tabs) and they don't want to let go! Often a stuck tab will unhook as you release the next one.

    • DO NOT RUSH, and don't push your pick/card/spudger deeply into the laptop as you may damage internal connectors; push the pick in no more than 1 cm (~ .25 in).

    • Flip the laptop over so the bottom is on top, then use a Phillips-head scredriver (cross-head) to remove the TEN (10) screws: four at front edge, three across middle and three across back (nearest the screen hinge).

    • One or more screws may be covered by "warranty void" stickers. Your screwdriver will break through the sticker with a bit of a push.

    • Once all ten screws are removed, start releasing the cover from the side with the IO ports (right side). Push a guitar pick, credit card or spudger in between the bottom case and the main body of the laptop.

    • They hold on tightly so don't expect it to easily pop open. Once you get one tab released, slide your pick along the case and pop each additional tab.

    • After releasing the tabs on the IO ports (right) side, do the tabs at the front, then the tabs on the left side, and, finally, the tabs across the back, nearest the screen hinges.

    • Assuming all the screws have been removed and all the tabs are released, you should now be able to lift the cover away from the laptop.

    • Many times one (or more) locking tabs will have relocked, so you may have to use the pick to pop the stuck ones free a second time.

Conclusion

To reassemble your device, place the bottom cover against the laptop and squeeze the edges back together until you hear a click. You may have to push fairly hard to get the clips to snap back together. Afterwards, replace the ten screws. Don't tighten the screws down very hard or you may break the plastic case! Just screw them in until they stop turning, then turn another 1/4 turn or so.

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