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Asus K50IJ Speaker Replacement

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    • Slide the tab over to unlock the battery cover located on the bottom-left corner of the laptop.

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    • Lift the exposed lip and remove the battery cover.

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    • Press the tabs on the battery and lift them. The battery should come out easily.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the four 4 .75 mm screws that are located on the vent panel.

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    • Remove the one .5 mm screw located in the top right corner of the battery compartment.

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    • Remove the bottom panel by sliding it toward the hinges and lifting the back panel up.

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    • Unplug the wire cable attached to the fan by pulling it out .

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the 3 .75mm screws labeled as 1, 2, and 3 on the fan. NOTE these screws have the labels "1", "2", and "3" next to them.

    • Lift the fan up with your fingers.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver remove the two .75 mm screws from the hinge side of the laptop.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the four .75 mm screws from the copper heat sync. They will be labeled 1-4.

    • Pull the copper heat sync out of the laptop.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove four .75 mm screws from the driver, located in the bottom-right corner of the laptop.

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    • Pull on the black tab on the driver to slide the driver back, and lift the driver out of the laptop.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the five .5 mm screws from the SD card reader, located in the bottom-middle corner of the laptop.

    • Slide the SD card reader away and out.

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    • Detach the white and black wires from the Wi-Fi card, located in the central area of the laptop.

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    • Using the PH 1 screwdriver, remove the two .25 mm screws from the Wi-Fi card.

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    • Slide the Wi-Fi card out of its slot to remove.

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    • Using the PH1mm screwdriver, remove one .5 mm screw from the disk drive, located inthe top-right corner of the laptop.

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    • Slide the disc drive out of its slot.

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    • Using the PH 1 screwdriver, remove the two .5 mm screws from the RAM drive.

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    • Slide and lift the RAMdrive out of its port.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the .75 mm screw from the plastic housing corner, located in the bottom-right corner of the laptop.

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    • Unplug the black cable from the central area of the laptop.

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    • Unplug the wire cable in the central area of the laptop.

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    • Unplug the wire and black cables on the motherboard, located in the upper-left corner of the laptop.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, unscrew the two .75 mm screws from the top-left corner of the motherboard.

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    • Using the PH 1 screwdriver, remove the .75 cm screw from the top-middle section of the motherboard.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the .75 mm screw from the top-middle corner of the motherboard.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the three .75 mm screws from the bottom corner of the motherboard.

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    • There is a ribbon cable connected to the back of the motherboard. Be careful not to break the ribbon cable.

    • Slide the motherboard to the right and lift it up, but do not pull it completely out.

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    • Gently unplug the ribbon cable from the underside of the motherboard.

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    • The ribbon cable that was plugged into the motherboard is attached to the keyboard. Be sure not to damage it.

    • Use the metal spudger or opening tool across the top edge of the keyboard to pop it out.

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    • Use the metal spudger or opening tool to pop out the plastic hinge covers.

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    • Use the PH1 screwdriver to remove the .75 mm screws from the hinges. Each hinge has one screw.

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    • Be careful not to damage the cables that are attached to the screen frame. Be sure to pull them through the laptop carefully.

    • The screen should separate from the rest of the laptop.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the .75 mm screw from the bottom-middle section was previously covering.

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    • Using the PH 1 screwdriver, remove the .75 cm screw from the bottom-middle section where the keyboard was previously covering.

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    • Lift the front cover off of the laptop.

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    • Flip the laptop back over. The charging port will be located in the top-right corner.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the two .75 mm screws out of the speaker, located in the bottom right corner of the laptop.

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    • Using the PH1 screwdriver, remove the one .75 mm screw from the other speaker located in the bottom left corner of the laptop.

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    • The wires will be held down with tape.

    • Lift the two speakers out of the frame.

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