Packard Bell

EasyNote SW / W Series
(Dragon, assorted platforms)
Disassembly Manual

Disclaimer: Note that this is a generic disassembly manual for the

EasyNote SW & W series notebooks (assorted Dragon platforms).
Actual notebooks might vary.
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Table of Contents
Overview ............................................................................................................................ 1
Disassembly Instructions.................................................................................................. 1
Reassembly Instructions................................................................................................... 1
Required Tools .................................................................................................................. 1
Hazardous Voltage............................................................................................................ 2
Avoid Electrostatic Discharge .......................................................................................... 2
Power Supply Unit............................................................................................................. 2
Battery and AC Adapter.................................................................................................... 4
Removing the Hard Disk Drive......................................................................................... 4
Optical Disk Drive.............................................................................................................. 5
Removing the Main Hatch ................................................................................................ 5
Memory............................................................................................................................... 6
Mini-PCI.............................................................................................................................. 6
Heat Sink............................................................................................................................ 6
Removing the CPU............................................................................................................ 7
Top Cover........................................................................................................................... 7
Removing the LCD Panel Assembly ............................................................................... 8
Removing Speakers.......................................................................................................... 9
LCD Lid Switch .................................................................................................................. 9
Disassembling the LCD Panel Assembly...................................................................... 10
Bottom Base Assembly................................................................................................... 12
USB/Power Board ........................................................................................................... 13
Main Board Assembly ..................................................................................................... 14
Video Out ......................................................................................................................... 15
Notice................................................................................................................................ 16
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Overview
This document contains step-by-step disassembly instructions for the EasyNote
SW51/SW61 (Dragon D/DN) chassis. The instructions are illustrated where necessary
with images of the part that is being removed or disassembled.

Packard Bell reserves the right to make changes to the chassis without notice.

Disassembly Instructions
When disassembling the system unit, follow these general rules:

n Turn off the power.

n Disconnect the AC adapter.
n Remove the battery.
n Do not disassemble the system into parts that are smaller than those specified
in the instructions.
n Label all removed connectors; note where the connector goes and in what
position it was installed.

Reassembly Instructions
Reassembly is the reverse of the disassembly process. Use care to ensure that all
cables and screws are returned to their proper positions. Check that no tools or any
loose parts have been left inside the chassis. Check that everything is properly installed
and tightened.

Required Tools
All disassembly procedures can be performed using the following tools:

n Philips (#2 bit) screwdriver

n Hex bolt screwdriver
n Flat bed screwdriver
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Hazardous Voltage Power Supply Unit

There is hazardous voltage present inside the Under no circumstances should you
computer when it is connected to an AC attempt to disassemble the power
supply, even when the computer’ s power supply. The power supply contains
switch is off. Exposure to hazardous voltage no user-serviceable parts. Inside the
could cause personal injury. To avoid risk of power supply are hazardous
injury, contact an Authorized Service Provider voltages that can cause serious
for proper (un)installation of optional personal injury. Always return a
hardware devices. defective power supply to your
dealer.
WARNING
Avoid Electrostatic Discharge Ensure that the computer is
Electrostatic electricity can easily damage disconnected from its power source
circuit cards and integrated circuits (ICs). To and from all telecommunications
reduce risk of damage, store them in links, networks, or modem lines
protective packaging whenever they are not whenever the chassis cover is
installed in your system. removed. Do not operate the
computer with the cover removed.
Add-in cards can be extremely sensitive to
ESD and always require careful handling. AVERTISSEMENT
After removing the card from the computer, Assurez-vous que le système est
place the card flat on a grounded, static-free débranché de son alimentation ainsi
surface, component-side up. Use a que de toutes les liaisons de
conductive foam pad if available, but not the télécommunication, des réseaux, et
card wrapper. Do not slide the card over any des lignes de modem avant
surface. d’enlever le capot. Ne pas utiliser le
système quand le capot est enlevé.
Before you install or remove memory
modules, video memory, disk drives, circuit WARNUNG
cards or other devices, protect them from Das System darf weder an eine
static electricity. To do so, make sure your Stromquelle angeschlossen sein
computer’ s power switch is OFF. Then, noch eine Verbindung mit einer
unplug the computer’ s AC power cord. Before Telekommunikationseinrichtung,
picking up the device you (un)install, you einem Netzwerk oder einer Modem-
should wear an anti-static wrist wrap Leitung haben, wenn die
(available at electronic supply stores). Be Gehäuseabdeckung entfernt wird.
sure to connect the wrist wrap to an Nehmen Sie das System nicht ohne
unpainted metal portion of the computer die Abdeckung in Betrieb.
chassis. As an alternative, you can dissipate
electrostatic build-up by touching an ADVERTENCIA
unpainted metal portion of the computer Asegúrese de que cada vez que se
chassis with one hand. Then touch the device quite la cubierta del chasis, el
you are (un)installing with the other hand, and sistema haya sido desconectado de
maintain continuous contact with it until it is la red de alimentación y de todos lo
(un)installed in the computer. enlaces de telecomunicaciones, de
red y de líneas de módem. No
ponga en funcionamiento el sistema
mientras la cubierta esté quitada.
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WAARSCHUWING AVVERTENZA
Zorg er voor dat alle verbindingen van en Prima di rimuovere il coperchio del
naar de computer (stroom, modem, netwerk, telaio, assicurarsi che il sistema sia
etc) verbroken worden voordat de behuizing scollegato dall’alimentazione, da tutti
geopend wordt. Zet de computer nooit aan i collegamenti di comunicazione, reti
als de behuizing geopend is. o linee di modem. Non avviare il
sistema senza aver prima messo a
posto il coperchio.
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Battery and AC Adapter

To remove the battery, do as follows:

1. Turn off the computer.

2. Disconnect the AC adapter.
3. Remove the battery.

Fig. 1 The bottom base.

Hard Disk Drive (& Bluetooth – optional)

To remove the hard disk drive, perform the following steps:

1. Remove two screws (2xA) from the HDD cover (as shown in Fig. 1).
2. Remove the HDD cover.
3. Remove two screws (2xB).
4. Slide the HDD to the left, away from its connector. Then lift it out.

Fig. 2 Removing the hard disk drive.

5. Remove the Bluetooth module (optional). Its location is marked by the red
square.
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Optical Disk Drive

To remove the optical disk drive, follow the steps below:

1. Remove the screws (2xC) and cover (as shown in Fig. 1).
2. Use small pin to eject ODD drawer and pull out optical disk drive.

Removing the Main Hatch

To remove the memory module(s) follow these steps:

1. Remove four screws.

2. Remove the main hatch.

Fig. 3 Removing the main hatch.

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Memory
To remove the memory, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the main hatch, as described above.

2. Remove the memory modules (marked by the red square).

Fig. 4 Removing the memory module(s), mini-PCI and heatsink.

Mini-PCI
To remove the mini-PCI card:

1. Remove the main hatch, as described above.

2. Disconnect the two antenna cable (black=main, grey=aux), indicated by the little
red square in Fig. 4.
3. Remove the two screws (2xA) from the card (as shown in Fig. 4).
4. Lift out the mini-PCI card.

Heat Sink
To remove the heat sink, perform the following steps:

1. Remove the main hatch, as described above.

2. Remove the wireless antenna guiding tape.
3. Remove the 4 CPU screws (4xB) and 2 chipsets screws (2xC) from the heatsink
(as shown in Fig. 4).
4. Slide the heatsink upwards and to the left, then lift it out.
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Removing the CPU

Perform the following steps to remove the CPU:

1. Remove the main hatch and then the heatsink, as described above.
2. Unlock the CPU.

Fig. 5 Unlocking the CPU.

Top Cover
Remove the top cover by following the steps below:
1. Slide the button bar to the left to unlock it.

Fig. 6 Removing the button bar.

2. Disconnect the multimedia keyboard flat cable and take away the button bar.
3. Remove the screws (4xD) from the keyboard.
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Fig. 7 Removing the keyboard screws.

4. Flip keyboards towards you.

5. Disconnect the keyboard flat cable.

Fig. 8 Removing the keyboard flat cable.

6. Disconnect the touchpad flat cable.

Fig. 9 Disconnecting touchpad flat cable

Removing the LCD Panel Assembly

Follow the steps below to remove the LCD panel:

1. Disconnect the two LCD connectors.

2. Release the wireless antenna cable (see Fig. 4).
3. Disconnect the wireless antenna cable.
4. Remove the two hinge covers.
5. Remove the four screws (2x left, 2x right) from the hinges.

Fig. 10 The hinge covers.

6. Take away the LCD assembly.

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Removing Speakers
Remove the speakers as follows:

1. Remove the two screws from the left speaker.

2. Remove the two screws from the right speaker.
3. Disconnect the speaker cables.
4. Remove the two speakers.

Fig. 11 The speakers.

LCD Lid Switch

Remove the lid switch as follows:

7. Disconnect the lid switch connector.

8. Remove the screw (1xD) and remove the lid switch unit.

Fig. 12 The lid switch.

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Disassembling the LCD Panel Assembly

To disassemble the LCD panel, follow the steps below:

1. Remove the screw covers and screws (2xG).

2. Remove the screw covers and screws (4xH).
3. Unclip the front bezel by pushing it outwards from the inside
4. Take away the bezel.

Fig. 13 LCD panel front bezel.

5. Remove the screws (2xH) at the top (see Fig. 14).

6. Remove the screws (3xD) from the top supporting bracket.
7. Remove the screws (4xJ) from the hinges.
8. Remove the screws (2xD) from the lower supporting bracket.
9. Remove the screws (2xD) from the inverter board.

Fig. 14 LCD display panel.

10. Disconnect the inverter backlight connector.
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Fig. 15 LCD inverter backlight connecter.

11. Remove the lower supporting bracket.
12. Take away the LCD display panel and inverter board.
13. Disconnect the LCD cable from the inverter board.
14. Disconnect the LCD cable from the back of the LCD display panel.

Fig. 16 LCD display cable.

15. Remove the screws (3x D, 1xA) from the left LCD bracket. The same goes for
the right bracket.

Fig. 17 LCD display cable.

16. Take away the top, left and right bracket from the LCD display panel.
17. Remove the screws (2xD) holding the wireless antenna and take away the
antenna.
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Fig. 18 Wireless antenna.

Bottom Base Assembly

Disassemble the bottom base assembly as follows:

1. Remove ten screws (4xA, 6xB) from the top cover.

Fig. 19 The top cover.

Note: Make sure that during re-assembly the clips of the top cover lock into place before fastening the screws.

2. Turn over the unit and remove the screws (15xA) and hex bolts (2xH) from the
bottom base assembly.
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Fig. 20 The bottom base assembly.

3. Remove top cover from bottom base assembly.

Subwoofer (optional)
Remove the subwoofer (optional):

1. Remove the two screws.

2. Disconnect the subwoofer cable from the mainboard.
3. Take away the board.

Fig. 21 The subwoofer

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USB/Power Board
Remove the USB/power board as follows:

1. Disconnect cables from the mainboard.

2. Remove the two screws.
3. Take away the board.

Fig. 22 The top cover.

Bluetooth cable (optional)

Remove the Bluetooth cable (optional), after you have removed the Bluetooth module
(optional), as follows:

1. Disconnect the cable from cables from the mainboard.

Fig. 23 The top cover.

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Main Board Assembly

To remove the main board from the bottom base assembly, follow the steps below:

1. Remove the five screws from the main board.

2. Take away the main board.

Fig. 24 The main board.

Video Out
To disconnect the video out board and cable:

1. Disconnect the cable from the main board.

Fig. 25 Video out cable and board.

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Notice
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EasyNote SW / W (Dragon assorted platforms) Disassembly Manual

Authors: Peter Copius Peereboom & Michael Snijders
First Edition: August 2006
Version: 1.0

Packard Bell B.V.