FIC A360 service manual Removing the FDD Module, Screws, Maintenance & Disassembly

Maintenance & Disassembly

2.The speakers are located on the front side of the base unit. There are no screws attached to it, just unhook the panel from the speaker compartment case.

3.The speaker cable is directly connected to the main board. Pull the cable and take it out.

5.5.11 Removing the FDD Module

The procedures for removing and replacing the FDD module is as follows:

1.Before removing the internal speaker module, you need first to disassemble keyboard, palm rest, HDD, LCD panel, heat sink plate, CD-ROM, top cover, system cover, and internal speakers. The FDD cable is connected to main board. Detach the FDD cable also.

2.The FDD module is assembled to the lower left side of the base unit, just on bottom of the hard disk drive.

Screws

Figure 5-17 Remove Floppy Disk Drive

3.Remove three screws securing around the FDD metal plate.

4.Detach the FDD cable connected to the main board.

5.Slowly lift the entire FDD module and remove from the base unit.

6.To remove the metal plate in order to replace the FDD

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