NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Acer Forums › Acer Notebooks › Pics of my dismantled 8104 for repair of AC jack
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Pics of my dismantled 8104 for repair of AC jack

post #1 of 12
9/12/05 at 2:36pm
Thread Starter 
I recently repaired my 8104 and decided to post a few pics. Basically I broke my AC charging jack from the board inside the laptop. I resoldered it and everything is working great again. I'd be happy to answer questions regarding the dissasembly but make a tutorial would take a ton of time and I have a newborn so time is a precious commidity these days

PS: I may have made a few mistakes here and there with pics and labeling but you should get the gist of it.



These are the tools i used (I forgot to photograph the soldering irong and the small tipped screwdriver)



This shows location of screw (1st step in taking out keyboard)



These are the two release points to remove keyboard.



tip : when 1 side is released use something to keep other side wedged up so it doesn't latch again easy. Now lift out top first but (be careful when lifting out the keyboard is still connected by a small ribbon cable!!!)


Here are two little plastic covers that cover the hinges.


Here is location of the board with the connection jack.


other half of dismantled lappy




Last but not least the repair in all of it's splendor!

It's much stronger now that it's epoxied..even stronger than factory if you ask me!
Reply
Reply
post #2 of 12
9/13/05 at 5:49am
Thank you so much for these pics!!

Now I'll try to clean my Keyboard.
Reply
Reply
post #3 of 12
9/16/05 at 10:45pm
Hi SRW,

I didn't even think about taking pictures as I made the same repair on an old Acer 340T. I also ran into a problem where the center pin was losing contact with the leg that solders onto the motherboard. After removing the jack from the board, I used a Philips head screw driver to flatten out the rivet type connection on the back of the center pin. I noted that since the metal is so thin, I may have over-stressed the metal, so I filled the pin with solder and laid a solder trail out onto the leg that solders to the board. (Yes, I made sure that the solder only contacts the correct leg.) Then, like you, I used a dab of epoxy on the bottom and side joints of the jack after I soldered it back on the board. I took things a step further by cutting a piece of rubber washer and expoxied it to the top of the jack. That way when I put the case back together, the top of the case also adds physical support to the jack. the case will have to break before that entire jack comes loose again.

Will
Enterprise, AL
Reply
Reply
post #4 of 12
9/19/05 at 12:10pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by srw101


These are the two release points to remove keyboard.
Strangely enough my 1 month old 8103 only has one of those plastic tabs.
The one by the del-button is fine, but by the esc-button there is only an empty hole.

I just had it sent in because of another problem, and mentioned this in a note I included in the box, but nothing was done about this (or the other problem I had )

I'm not impressed by the way Acer handles repairs.

Regards
Michael
Reply
Reply
post #5 of 12
9/21/05 at 12:45am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by wmdrummond
Hi SRW,

I didn't even think about taking pictures as I made the same repair on an old Acer 340T. I also ran into a problem where the center pin was losing contact with the leg that solders onto the motherboard. After removing the jack from the board, I used a Philips head screw driver to flatten out the rivet type connection on the back of the center pin. I noted that since the metal is so thin, I may have over-stressed the metal, so I filled the pin with solder and laid a solder trail out onto the leg that solders to the board. (Yes, I made sure that the solder only contacts the correct leg.) Then, like you, I used a dab of epoxy on the bottom and side joints of the jack after I soldered it back on the board. I took things a step further by cutting a piece of rubber washer and expoxied it to the top of the jack. That way when I put the case back together, the top of the case also adds physical support to the jack. the case will have to break before that entire jack comes loose again.

Will
Enterprise, AL
I love that washer Idea..that's ingenuity at it's finest It's nice to see that I'm not the only one out there with the knack for repairs like these. I didn't hesitate when I thought I might have to part with my lappy for a few weeks.

When I resoldered it the second time as I said in my post I used a semi-gel like epoxy that wasn't as runny as typical 2 part epoxy. I found it was perfect and using this allowed all of the little nearby transistors and caps to basically become anchors for the epoxy.

Cheers

great story!
Reply
Reply
post #6 of 12
9/21/05 at 12:49am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggerholm
Strangely enough my 1 month old 8103 only has one of those plastic tabs.
The one by the del-button is fine, but by the esc-button there is only an empty hole.

I just had it sent in because of another problem, and mentioned this in a note I included in the box, but nothing was done about this (or the other problem I had )

I'm not impressed by the way Acer handles repairs.

Regards
Michael

As far as the tabs go it happened to me to on the side of the esc key too. When I took it apart I popped it back out though, not a big deal it is fixable and I'll be they fix that b4 they send it back. Don't worry too much I'm sure things will work out, what was the problem BTW?
Reply
Reply
post #7 of 12
9/21/05 at 9:24am
Quote:
Originally Posted by srw101
... what was the problem BTW?
My notebook is lagging when playing mp3's.
But only when using the build-in speakers.

Maybe some kind of buffer under/overrun.

Actually I think it is lagging in general when using the build-in speakers continiously (gaming, playing music, and movies).

As soon as I plug in external speakers, earplugs or my receiver there is no problem.

I haven't been experimenting with other drivers than the ones on Acers site as it is my opinion that the hardware ought to work with the drivers offered by the company itself.

I might have to experiment with different drivers to get better performance, but the least to expect ought to be a product that works.

So I'm sending it back.
And hopefully the will fix the problem with th missing tab too.

I'm not that keen on taking appart my new notebook (my first one) to fix a problem that shouldn't need fixing and maybe woid the warranty.

Regards
Michael
Reply
Reply
post #8 of 12
9/21/05 at 9:58am
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggerholm
My notebook is lagging when playing mp3's.
But only when using the build-in speakers.

Maybe some kind of buffer under/overrun.

Actually I think it is lagging in general when using the build-in speakers continiously (gaming, playing music, and movies).

As soon as I plug in external speakers, earplugs or my receiver there is no problem.

I haven't been experimenting with other drivers than the ones on Acers site as it is my opinion that the hardware ought to work with the drivers offered by the company itself.

I might have to experiment with different drivers to get better performance, but the least to expect ought to be a product that works.

So I'm sending it back.
And hopefully the will fix the problem with th missing tab too.

I'm not that keen on taking appart my new notebook (my first one) to fix a problem that shouldn't need fixing and maybe woid the warranty.

Regards
Michael

I don't blame you for being upset....I failed to mention that I sent mine back to CDW when I first bought it 2 wks later
It screwed up and they gave me a brand new one. This one has been flawless though. My first one I reformatted changed to NTFS and that's when my troubles began. It started over heating after I changed drivers and never was the same. This one I have now I left alone and it's been flawless. I've played numerous games and they have ran perfect. I'm still convinced that most of these problems are due to a brand newly designed notebook. Most of what we see here are the horror stories, imagine how many good stories there are about it that just aren't posted here.
Reply
Reply
post #9 of 12
9/24/05 at 2:41pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by srw101
My first one I reformatted changed to NTFS and that's when my troubles began. It started over heating after I changed drivers and never was the same. This one I have now I left alone and it's been flawless. I've played numerous games and they have ran perfect. I'm still convinced that most of these problems are due to a brand newly designed notebook. Most of what we see here are the horror stories, imagine how many good stories there are about it that just aren't posted here.
Interesting!

So you're now running FAT32?

I have also converted to NTFS.
Can that really be the problem?

Regards
Michael
Reply
Reply
post #10 of 12
9/25/05 at 9:50pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Maggerholm
Interesting!

So you're now running FAT32?

I have also converted to NTFS.
Can that really be the problem?

Regards
Michael
Well when I got the new one I decided to use it all stock for a while. I think the driver on ATI's website might have OC'd my x700 and fried it. The new one hasn't had any problems. Just a few eeks ago I converted to NTFS via the command prompt and it's been smooth since.
Reply
Reply
post #11 of 12
11/1/05 at 3:36am

installing dvdrw drive on travelmate 4002wlmi

hai, i was wondering if someone ould help me to install dvdrw drive on my acer travelmate 4002wlmi, can ple be in detail how to do this.

cheers
sandeep
Reply
Reply
post #12 of 12
6/9/07 at 8:02pm
I took mine apart 9 months ago to paint it, but I did not take notes on the screw locations. Now, I don't know where the short and the long screws ago. The service manual said that there is danger of damaging the motherboard if a screw is used in the wrong position.

I'm asking for anyone who has done this. I implore you, please send me your screw notes.

Thank you.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Acer Notebooks
NotebookForums.com › Forums › Notebook Manufacturers › Acer Forums › Acer Notebooks › Pics of my dismantled 8104 for repair of AC jack