Acer Aspire R7 Display Assembly Replacement

Remove all 10 of the lower case screws with a T9 torx screwdriver.

Remove the long middle rubber piece with a plastic spludger or small flat head screwdriver.

Remove the 2 torx screws.

Remove the small middle rubber piece with a plastic spludger or small flat head screwdriver.

Unscrew the torx screw. It is the same size as the bottom front row screws.

Lift up the lower case from the computer.

Disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard.

Remove the two battery screws.

Remove the battery by lifting it up carfully.

Remove the 2 top screws on the hard drive.

Remove the hard drive by slightly lifting it up on the left side and slightly pulling it to the left carefully untill it pops out.

Disconnect the black and white WiFi antenna wires.

Unscrew the screw holding down the WiFi card.

Remove the WiFi card.

Disconnect the two keyboard ribbon cables

Disconnect the left speaker wire.

Disconnect the front lights ribbon cable.

Disconnect the I/O board ribbon cable.

Disconnect the DC jack cable.

Disconnect the two display cables.

Disconnect the heat sink fan wire.

Disconnect the microphone wire.

Disconnect the right speaker wire.

Remove the 3 heat sink screws.

Lift up the heat sink from the motherboard and remove it.

Remove the 2 heat sink fan screws.

Remove the heat sink fan.

Disconnect the trackpad ribbon cable.

Remove the 3 motherboard screws.

Remove the power button ribbon cable from the motherboard.

Remove the 4 silver hinge screws.

Remove the 2 black hinge screws.

Carefully open the laptop and the hinges will pop off the frame.

Remove the 4 T9 torx screws from the display assembly where the model number and serial numbers stickers are located and swap that panel to the replacement display assembly. Completing this step allows for your computer to retain its original identification information.

Congradulations! You've completed this guide! :)