On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 6:46 PM, John Watlington <w...@laptop.org> wrote:
> > On Jan 31, 2013, at 11:10 AM, Christoph Derndorfer wrote: > > > Hi again, > > > > this may sound like a stupid question but how would one go about > swapping out the camera modules? > > > I couldn't find any instructions on the wiki on how to actually remove > the motherboard from the chassis (probably one of the few things I have > never done on an XO so far). > > Access the motherboard by removing the back (removing the LCD and the > microphone cable from the > motherboard in the process of removing the back.) > Remove the speaker cables, the keyboard cable, and the battery cables. > Disconnect the antenna cables to the WLAN module. > XO-1.5 and later: remove the WLAN module > There are three screws holding the heat spreader down (1.5 and later have > 4 screws). Remove them. > You should now be able to lift the motherboard out, starting with the side > with two USB ports. > > Remove the camera and camera mount as one unit. > Be careful not to damage the motherboard when removing the camera mount. > It is adhered to the > USB connector with double sided tape. Remove the camera and its mount > first, > then disconnect the cable. When mounting, make the electrical connection > before placing the camera > and mount into position. > > When reinserting the motherboard, make sure all cables are clear and > insert the side with the > audio/power jacks first. Excellent, thanks a lot for the step-by-step instructions. If I arrive early enough tomorrow morning I'll give this a shot. Oh, and I've taken the liberty to copy-paste your instructions to http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Disassembly_top. While the section doesn't quite fit the rest of the page due to the missing photos I think that's the best place to put them so others can find the information in the future. > > That step seems necessary in order to access the module because from the > front the white plastic piece makes it barely possible to see the cable and > push the connector in place with a small screwdriver. > > It is impossible to replace the camera without removing the motherboard. > One of the most annoying > simple mistakes I make is mounting a motherboard and starting system > testing before realizing that the MB > didn't have a camera mounted.. > Hehe, just like one of the workshop participants here on Monday who proudly announced that he had reassembled the whole laptop again - only to realize that he forgot to include the back-cover and therefore had to take the whole upper half apart again. ;-) Cheers, Christoph -- Christoph Derndorfer volunteer, OLPC (Austria) [www.olpc.at] editor, OLPC News [www.olpcnews.com] contributor, TechnikBasteln [www.technikbasteln.net] e-mail: christ...@derndorfer.eu
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