Packard Bell Vibe 100 Disassembly Manual
1 Table of Contents Overview Technician Notes Disassembly Instructions Reassembly Instructions Required Tools Hazardous Voltage Avoid Electrostatic Discharge Power Supply Unit Opening the Casing Removing the Battery Removing the Hard Disk Removing the Mainboard/LCD assembly Notice Packard Bell Vibe 100 Disassembly Manual 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 10
2 Overview This document contains step-by-step disassembly instructions for the Vibe 100 MP3 player. The instructions are illustrated where necessary with images of the part that is being removed or disassembled. Furthermore, the screws that are removed are shown next to the image of the parts themselves. Packard Bell reserves the right to make changes to the Vibe 100 MP3 player without notice. Technician Notes Only technicians authorized by Packard Bell should attempt to repair this equipment.
3 Hazardous Voltage Power Supply Unit There is hazardous voltage present inside the MP3 player when it is connected to an AC supply, even when the MP3 player’ s power switch is off. Exposure to hazardous voltage could cause personal injury. To avoid risk of injury, contact an Authorized Service Provider for proper (un)installation of optional hardware devices. Under no circumstances should you attempt to disassemble the power supply. The power supply contains no user-serviceable parts.
4 MP3 mientras la cubierta esté quitada. WAARSCHUWING Zorg er voor dat alle verbindingen van en naar de MP3 speler (stroom, modem, netwerk, etc) verbroken worden voordat de behuizing geopend wordt. Zet de MP3 speler nooit aan als de behuizing geopend is. AVVERTENZA Prima di rimuovere il coperchio del Vibe 100, assicurarsi che il sistema sia scollegato dall’ alimentazione, da tutti i collegamenti di comunicazione, reti o linee di modem. Non avviare il Vibe 100 senza aver prima messo a posto il coperchio.
5 Opening the Casing To open the player, perform these following steps: 1. Gently pry the bottom and the top cover apart. There is a flat cable keeping the mainboard and the hard disk together. Fig. 1 Location of the flat cable 2. Disconnect the flat cable on either end, depending on the parts that need to be exchanged Removing the Battery To remove the internal battery, first open the casing (see Opening the Casing) and then perform the following steps: 1.
6 Fig. 2 Location of the battery connector 4. Release the connector on the mainboard. Use a small flathead screwdriver or tweezers. 5. Disconnect the battery from the mainboard. Removing the Hard Disk To remove the top cover, open the player (see Opening the Casing), remove the battery (see Removing the Battery), then perform these steps: 1. Lift out the hard disk. Fig. 3 The hard disk is lifted out.
7 2. Disconnect the flat cable from the hard disk. To do so, lift up the dark-coloured clip and pull out the flat cable. Fig. 4 The flat cable connector 3. Remove the rubber placeholders, and place them on the new hard disk. 4. Reconnect the flat cable: push in the cable, and push down the clip to secure the cable. Removing the Mainboard/LCD assembly To remove the mainboard, open the player (see Opening the Casing), remove the battery (see Removing the Battery) and perform the following steps: 1.
8 Fig. 5 The HDD connector. 5. Push the side panel of the top cover gently aside. 6. The mainboard is loose now but the LCD panel is glued to the front. When removing the mainboard, the LCD screen itself will hinge. Carefully tear it loose. 7. When re-inserting the mainboard, avoid pressure on the mainboard area where the LCD is mounted. 8. When putting back the LCD only press the edges of the screen to re-glue it to the front panel.
9 9. Make sure the hold switch is properly aligned (see Fig. 7) Fig.
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