Acer Removing the CPU

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20. Carefully lift up the heatsink module.
Removing the CPU
NOTE: Aspire 5738G/5738ZG/5738Z/5738/5338 Series uses the Intel® processor, while Aspire 5536/5536G/
5236 Series uses the AMD® processor. But the process in removing the CPU are the same for all the
models.
1. See “Removing the Battery Pack” on page 46.
2. See “Removing the SD Dummy Card” on page 47.
3. See “Removing the DIMM Module” on page 48.
4. See “Removing the Back Cover” on page 49.
5. See “Removing the Hard Disk Drive Module” on page 50.
6. See “Removing the WLAN Modules” on page 53.
7. See “Removing the Optical Drive Module” on page 55.
8. See “Removing the Middle Cover” on page 58.
9. See “Removing the Keyboard” on page 60.
10. See “Removing the LCD Module” on page 61.
11. See “Separating the Upper Case from the Lower Case” on page 64.
12. See “Removing the Left Speaker Module” on page 71.
13. See “Removing the USB Board Module” on page 72.
14. See “Removing the Modem Module” on page 75.
15. See “Removing the Bluetooth Module” on page 76.
16. See “Removing the Right Speaker Module” on page 78.
17. See “Removing the Main Board” on page 80.
18. See “Removing the Heatsink Module” on page 82.