Acer Aspire S7-191 Disassembly

In this guide, I will explain how to disassemble the Acer Aspire S7-191 to remove the battery, SSD, heat sink, cooling fan, and motherboard.

Want to be the first to see the latest smartphone and laptop inside? Follow us on Facebook for the latest teardown news.

Remove all screws from the bottom cover.

There is one screw under the rubber mat.

Remove the rubber mat.

Remove the screw.

Loosen the TF card baffle. Insert a plastic pry tool under the bottom cover and slide it to completely detach the cover from the laptop.
There are some clips on the bottom cover to secure it to the palm rest. You need to use a pry tool to fully release these clips to remove the bottom cover.

When the bottom case is removed, you can get access to the battery, heat sink, cooling fan, SSD, and speakers.

Before removing the battery, we need to disconnect the black cable that covers the battery.
Remove the four screws securing the battery and then disconnect the battery connector from the motherboard. You can remove the battery.

The laptop comes with a 3790mAh, 28Wh Li-polymer battery. Acer P/N: AP12E3K.

Remove the screw securing the SSD and carefully remove it from the mSATA slot.

The S7-191 features a Toshiba 128GB SSD.

Remove the two screws securing the SSD connector module.

Helium mSATA cable. Part number: 50.4WD03.002.

Remove the two screws, disconnect the fan cable, and remove the cooling fan.

Remove the two screws and disconnect the fan cable.

Left and right cooling fan

Remove all screws securing the motherboard and disconnect all cables connected to it.
Lift the motherboard from one side and gently wiggle it until it fully detaches from the laptop.

The memory chips on the Acer Aspire S7-191 are soldered directly onto the motherboard, making memory upgrades impossible.

Its wireless network card is also soldered onto the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.

The processor in the Acer Aspire S7-191 is also soldered onto the motherboard and cannot be upgraded.