Can anyone making a disassembly video or guide of the Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition?

SakinChowdhury

The laptop in question is the Acer Aspire V15 Nitro Black Edition VN7-591G-729V 4K.

There are literally no clear disassembly videos that are in English nor subtitled in English. As most of this community knows, the Acer Aspire V15 does not have a maintenance hatch, so you have to literally take the keyboard off along with the entire top panel to do any sort of modication. 

I want to replace the HDD with an SSD, and for the most part I know where the slot for it is, but it's all the additional wires that I'm worried about. Knowing what to unplug when lifting the keyboard and knowing what belongs where is a nightmare. I'm not confidence enough in opening it, can anyone at least make a step by step guide, with or without pictures or at most a video in English? Thanks.

SakinChowdhury

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philetus wrote:

This type of connector you very gently pust both sides of the black bar away from the white side. Reinstalling the cable, you have to keep it out as you slide the ribbon cable back in.

Which type of connector are you talking about? Those 3 connectors that are connected to the keyboard when you first pry it open?

 

philetus

Here's one. It's in German, but the video gives you all you needd to know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl8dd7R555s

 

This guide along with the video should help.

http://www.myfixguide.com/manual/acer-aspire-v-nitro-vn7-591g-disassembly/

 

More help here.

http://laptopmedia.com/highlights/inside-acer-aspire-v15-nitro-black-edition-vn7-591g-gtx-960m-disassembly-internal-photos-and-upgrade-options/

SakinChowdhury

I appreciate the links, but the video nor the guides actually help my biggest concern; taking the keyboard off. The guides don't exactly show where the wires are connected to in the motherboard.

philetus

Those are very easy and will only go in one place each. Lift it up gently and look with a flashlight if you need it.

This type of connector you very gently pust both sides of the black bar away from the white side. Reinstalling the cable, you have to keep it out as you slide the ribbon cable back in.

This type you gently flip up the black bar and slide ouy the ribbon cable.

Just make sure you have nothing else connected before you lift keyboard and you will be fine.

When you lay the keyboard back down the cables will flop down almost to where the connectors are.

SakinChowdhury

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philetus wrote:

This type of connector you very gently pust both sides of the black bar away from the white side. Reinstalling the cable, you have to keep it out as you slide the ribbon cable back in.

Which type of connector are you talking about? Those 3 connectors that are connected to the keyboard when you first pry it open?

 

philetus

Yes. I usually use my finger nails. Its only going to move MMs so don't try to push it far.

There may be a plug you have to pull out to. I think it's three things you have to remember and they will all be right at where you need to connect them.This is a really easy job.

SakinChowdhury

The laptop will be coming in a few days now, do you think you can help me along the way if I keep you posted with pictures such as the Disk Management screen shot?

philetus

Absolutely Sakin. I'll be right here.

damekko

For everyone out there that want to swap the hdd for an ssd:

 

If you don't wanna tear appart your brand new toy, just get an HDD caddy, put the ssd there and load it instead of the optical drive, the port is SATA 3 (6Gb/s) and yes, the laptop can boot from it, thats how i'm running my setup.

 

This is on a VN7-792g Model

 

Regards!