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Change the DVD-drive of an Acer Aspire 1690

This instructable shows, how to change the DVD-drive of an Acer Aspire 1690 (and potentially other Acers). The pictures are low-res, but should still be helpful in finding the correct screws.

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Step 1Remove all power

Unplug the power and remove the battery.

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5 comments

Jul 8, 2011. 2:06 PMmarcoacer says:

Very good! Quite simple, I'll try it in few minutes. Many thanks!

Jul 31, 2010. 12:09 PMdariob says:

Perfect!!! I've done all in five minutes. Derek

Aug 15, 2009. 4:05 PMSpooneh says:

Very useful thanks. And I have to admit, the last place I expected to come across such information :p

Oct 3, 2008. 11:17 AMDerin says:

on my ibm thinkpad the drive pops out without removing a single screw because there is a floppy drive that you can plug into the same slot as the cd drive,the slot looks like a room with no drive installed so it is very simple

Oct 29, 2007. 8:55 AMpriorit (author) says:

Here's another site explaining the necessary steps:
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