How To Disassemble Acer Power SE?

Guest · Apr 27, 2015

Hey guys, I was wondering how you take out the hard drive out of the Acer Power SE? Or the whole drive cage? I looked for a manual online but there were none on Acer's site. I unscrewed the two screws that were on the right side of the hard drive bay & there are two other screws that I can't get to, the other side of it is very hard to get to. The drive bay is also in the way of me installing RAM in it too because the RAM is directly underneath the drive bay.

mcnumpty23 · Apr 27, 2015

ftp://ftp.acer.cz/desktop/AP-SE/manual/ap-se-en.pdf

Guest · Apr 27, 2015

Thank you for this.

mcnumpty23 · Apr 27, 2015

no problem--page 102 i think for hard drive removal

Guest · Apr 28, 2015

How did you find this manual? I could not find one anywhere on the internet.

mcnumpty23 · Apr 28, 2015

its was easy or maybe i got lucky but found it immediately

mcnumpty23 · Apr 28, 2015

maybe you should download and keep it just in case rather than view it in browser

Guest · Apr 28, 2015

Do you have a manual for the Sony Vaio PCG-FXA36?
I like to know what the max RAM is for that laptop.

mcnumpty23 · Apr 28, 2015

should have the manual for that somewhere--got a ton of older model laptop manuals on a hard drive somewhere

but havent got that hard drive connected at the moment--but should be 512mb

https://docs.sony.com/release/specs/PCGFXA36_mksp.pdf

Guest · Apr 28, 2015

Thanks, but one more thing. The Acer Power SE I have has me worried a little bit. When I mean that, I mean about how the heatsink clips on, I have a Socket 370 motherboard (Pentium III) & the heatsink falls a little bit off each time I turn the computer to it's normal position, how do I keep the clips on tight for the heatsink to stay on?

mcnumpty23 · Apr 29, 2015

thats with the metal clip? where the metal goes through the center and clips on to a plastic tab either side?

if so they shouldnt move unless the metal clip has changed shape

either take the metal clip out and put a bit more bend in it so its tigher when connected

or far as i remember you can use a socket A/462 heatsink on those and that clips on to all 3 plastic tabs instead of just one

though its a long time since i used that hardware

Guest · Apr 29, 2015

Do you mean bend the metal clip & make it like a bridge?

mcnumpty23 · Apr 29, 2015

yes--though only a little just so that it makes it that tiny bit shorter end to end

therefore it should pull tighter

Guest · Apr 29, 2015

Ok, I'll try that. I'll let you know how it goes.

Guest · Apr 29, 2015

I tried bending the metal clip, things did not work out. The other part that holds it it in place broke off, so I only have one part to hold it in with. Any improvisations? Or should I purchase a new Socket 370 Heatsink or Socket A/462?

mcnumpty23 · Apr 30, 2015

you can buy just the retention clip--but would imagine its almost as cheap just to get the whole heatsink

look for one that goes on the 3 plastic lugs instead of just on the middle one

mcnumpty23 · Apr 30, 2015

heres an example of what i mean--because it goes on the 3 lugs you get a more secure fit and less likely to snap the plastic lug as the stress is spread out

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASCENT-AC5500-AMD-Socket-A-462-Intel-Socket-370-Fan-Heatsink-/361061238175?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5410ed459f

Guest · Apr 30, 2015

That looks more secure, & I think I'll have less of a hassle taking it off when I have to get to the processor, right?

mcnumpty23 · Apr 30, 2015

yeah--not sure as it was a long time ago--but socket A heatsinks may be when they started using 3 gaps in the metal clip and a lever on the

other side

much easier and no risk like the ones where you have to push down the other side with a screwdriver

Guest · Apr 30, 2015

I'm surprised that a AMD heatsink could fit into a Intel motherboard. Do you have any suggestions on an affordable socket A heatsink?

mcnumpty23 · Apr 30, 2015

you would need to double check socket A will fit--it was a long time ago when i used that sort of stuff so i could be remembering wrongly

and cant really remember the heatsink i used then so not sure which one i could recommend

there probably wont be that many to choose from nowadays as its older stuff

Guest · Apr 30, 2015

Is this OK?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/COPPER-CPU-Heatsink-Fan-for-Socket-A-370-462-AMD-Athlon-XP-Duron-/131494550767?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e9daf9cef

mcnumpty23 · Apr 30, 2015

yeah seems ok--though not one of the lever ones still looks like the push down then onto lugs with a screwdriver job--but long as the screwdriver doesnt slip its ok

Guest · Apr 30, 2015

Wait, how would I push down on it without it slipping? I don't want to bend the clip again. Do you have an example?

mcnumpty23 · Apr 30, 2015

how did your current one go on?

usually there was a small notch that you put a screwdriver in and push down--until ones with the lever came out

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