Acer Chromebook cb3-532-c47c I/O Board Replacement

Using the Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove eighteen 7 mm screws from the back panel of the device.

Use a plastic opening tool around the edges of the laptop and remove the back panel from the device.

Push on the sides of the connector with a plastic spudger to separate the cable from the motherboard.

Remove the two screws from the right hinge.

Insert a screwdriver or spudger under the hinge to get it started then rotate it open by hand as far as possible.

Flip up the latch on the cable going from the I/O board to the LED board.

Grasp the ribbon cable and pull it straight out to the right.

Flip up the latch on the cable from the I/O board to the motherboard.

Grasp the ribbon cable by the blue plastic reinforcement and pull the cable straight out to the right.

Remove the single screw securing the I/O board.

Remove the I/O board.