FIC a440 Servicehandbuch

 

Maintenance & Disassembly 

 
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FIC A440 Series Service Manual 

1.  Follow the steps above in removing the keyboard cover.  
 
2.  You will find the LCD panel connector attached to the system unit using two screws. 

Remove the screws of the LCD panel connector. 

 
3.  At the back of the LCD panel connector where the I/O ports are located, you will find 

another two small screws. The screws are just located on top of the printer port and VGA 
port. Remove the two screws as well. 

 
4.  You now need to pull out the LCD hinge cover found at both rear corners of the system 

unit where the LCD panel is attached. Use a small flat screwdriver first to unsnap the 
hinge cover before pulling them. 

 
5.  There are two screws securing both LCD hinge to the system unit. Remove the screws to 

separate the LCD panel from the system unit.  

 
6.  Slowly pullout the LCD panel from the system unit. 
 
7.  To remove the LCD screen itself, you need to disassemble the LCD front panel casing. 

Remove the screws on the front panel as shown in the figure below. Then, carefully 
separate the front panel cover from the LCD assembly. 

 

 

5.5.5  Removing the System Upper Case 

The procedure for removing the system upper case is as follows: 
 
1.  For doing this disassembly, you need first to do the disassembly for the glidepad, 

keyboard, heat plate, and LCD panel. 

 
2.  To remove the system top case, you need to remove several screws. There are nine screws 

found on the top case - four small ones on the rear end and another five screws as 
indicated on the figure below. Remove them all. 

 
3.  At the rear corners of the system unit on the I/O port, you will find four round screws 

secured at both ends. Remove them.  

 
4.  Slowly unsnap the top case bracket from the bottom case. Pull out the top case. 

 

Screws