Acer Chromebook C710-2847 Screen Replacement

ID: 18711

Description: If your screen breaks or has dead pixels, the...

Steps:

1. Place the laptop on a flat surface with the bottom side facing up.
2. Place the tip of a spudger or finger into the hole on the battery release slider.

3. Use the spudger to move the slider to the right and hold it there.
4. With the slider held, use your other hand to pull the battery back away from the laptop.

5. Open the laptop, keeping the screen on the table.
6. CAUTION: Only use the spudger on the outside of the device. Don't insert it where the bezel meets the screen
7. Use a spudger to unclip the top left and right sides of the bezel. You should feel and hear the clips releasing as you do this.
8. Turn the device around 180 degrees, keeping the screen on the table. Use the spudger on the bottom of the screen to unclip the bezel between the hinges.

9. Lift the bezel one inch off the top corners of the screen.
10. Gently pull the plastic bezel toward you.
11. Set the bezel aside.

12. Unscrew the four black #0 3mm Phillips screws holding down the screen.
13. Lift up the small pieces of black tape at the bottom center of the screen near the keyboard.

14. Lift up the screen from the silver tabs at the top and flip it over to rest on top of the keyboard.
15. Carefully unwrap the narrow black tape from around the ribbon cable connection.
16. Pull off the clear tape from the ribbon cable connection.

17. Pull out the ribbon cable.
18. Remove any remaining tape holding the screen to the laptop.