

NOTE: the “yellow” screw secures the optical DVD drive. Now the cable is released and you can pull it from the connector. On the following picture the keyboard connector shown in the unlocked position. The keyboard cable jammed between the locking tab and white connector base. Very carefully move the brown locking tab about 1 millimeter to the shown direction. Here’s how to unlock the keyboard connector. Move the keyboard towards the display so you can access the cable connector underneath.īefore you remove the keyboard completely, the connector has to be unlocked and keyboard cable released. When the keyboard lifted up it will not allow the latch to lock.Īfter all latches are unlocked you should be able to lift up the keyboard. Using a small flathead screwdriver push latches into the case and at the same time lift up the keyboard a little bit. In order to remove the keyboard it’s necessary to push all latches into the case and release the keyboard. The keyboard is locked by six spring loaded latches on the top. It can be replaced with any other large capacity 2.5″ SATA hard drive or SATA SSD. My Acer Aspire 5560 laptop had a regular 2.5″ SATA hard drive installed. Slide the hard drive to the shown direction to disconnect it from the motherboard. Remove one screw securing the hard drive in the upper right corner. I’ll leave them connected to the motherboard. Under the cover you’ll get access to the hard drive, both memory modules and wireless card.įor the purpose of my guide it’s not necessary to remove memory modules and wireless card. Remove three screws securing the hard drive and memory cover. Most likely this guide will fit some other Acer Aspire models. In this guide I’ll be taking apart Acer Aspire 5560-Sb653.Īlso it has Model No.
