Acer Aspire E1-572-6829 Wi-Fi Card Replacement

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Acer Aspire E1-572-6829 Wi-Fi Card Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

20 minutes

Introduction

If your Acer Aspire E1-572-6829 is having trouble connecting to Wi-Fi, the Wi-Fi card may need replacement. First read through our troubleshooting page and make sure the Wi-Fi is turned on and try updating your WiFi drivers. If neither of those work, then follow these steps to replace the Wi-Fi card.

The Wi-Fi card is how your device connects to the Internet, so if it is broken, that will cause problems with your Acer Aspire E1-572-6829 connecting to the Internet.

Make sure that your device is powered off and the charger is unplugged before beginning the steps in this guide.

Tools

Step 1

Before beginning, make sure the laptop is turned off and the charger is unplugged.
Flip the laptop over so that you are facing the back panel.
Locate the battery lock switch below the battery.

Step 2

Slide the battery lock switch to the open position using your finger or a plastic spudger.
While holding this switch open, use your other hand to slide the battery out from the back of the laptop.
Your battery is removed. You can now let go of the lock switch.
To reinsert the battery, make sure that it's tabs are lined up with the laptop and that it is facing in the right direction. Then slide it straight back in without using the lock switch.

Step 3

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the seventeen 8 mm screws that secure the back panel.
Use a plastic spudger to pry open the lower back panel from its top edge.
Lift the panel up and out to remove it.

Step 4

Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the three 8 mm screws on the inner side of the lower back panel.
Use the pull tab on the left side of the 2.5 inch hard disk tray to slide it out of the SATA port.
The hard disk along with the 2.5 inch tray can now be safely removed.

Step 5

Flip the laptop over and open the lid so that the keyboard side is facing upwards.
Use a plastic pry tool to pry open the tabs holding the top panel on around all sides of the laptop.
Once all the tabs are free, carefully lift up the top panel to open it slightly.
Do not lift the top panel up too much or with excessive force since there are delicate ribbon cables on the inside that need to be disconnected before the assembly can be detached.

Step 6

Carefully detach the 3 ribbon cables connecting the top panel to the motherboard.
Be careful when removing the ribbon cables. Some of the connectors might have small plastic tabs that need to be lifted up before the cable can be detached.
The 3 ribbon cables from left to right correspond to the power button, the touch-pad, and the keyboard respectively.

Step 7

Once the ribbon cables are detached, the entire top panel consisting of the keyboard and the touch-pad assembly can safely be removed from the laptop.

Step 8

Detach the two cables connected to the Wi-Fi card. Gently pull them off using a plastic pry tool or your fingers.
To reinsert the cables, push them back onto the connecting points. Make sure that you orient them on the same side you disconnected them from.