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Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement

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Outline what you are going to teach someone how to do.

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  1. Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Taking off the Bottom Plate.: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Taking off the Bottom Plate.: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • In order to reach the Sound Board to fix the audio problem on your Bose SoundDock you must first take the bottom plate off using a standard Phillips Screwdriver.

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  2. Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Removing Docking Cradle Assembly: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Removing Docking Cradle Assembly: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Removing Docking Cradle Assembly: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Once you have removed the bottom plate using a Phillips Screwdriver wiggle the Docking cradle assembly out of the unit. Once the spacers have worked there way out of their proper slots pull the speaker cover off the unit and unhook the 20 C flex cable. This is the cable that is part of your docking station coming out of the Amplifier board.

    • Order SOUND BOARD

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  3. Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Getting slack on the flex cable.: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Getting slack on the flex cable.: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Getting slack on the flex cable.: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Now you are ready to unscrew the Amplifier board and lift to create slack in the 20C Flex cable. This is to make installation and hook up to your new sound board easy.

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    • Now it's time to replace the sound board! Unhook your old Sound board from your Docking cradle assembly. Now that the old Sound board is uninstalled, take your new one and hook it up to the Docking cradle assembly with the 24FF cable. It will be the only cable that is there.

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  6. Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Installing Docking Cradle Assembly: crwdns2935265:05crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdne2935265:0

    • Hook the Flex cable from the Amplifier board to your Sound Board. Once the connection is solid and secure, Install Docking cradle assembly back into its spacers slots.

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    • Once the Dock cradle assembly is installed properly take the bottom plate and line it up with the proper holes and find your four Phillips screws and tighten them into there holes.

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  8. Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Securing Amplifier Board: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Bose SoundDock 1st Gen Sound Board Replacement, Securing Amplifier Board: crwdns2935265:07crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Feed the slack from your flex cable back behind the Amplifier board by lifting up on it carefully without disconnecting the flex cable from the Sound board. Once that is completed, screw the Amplifier board down snug. Put the speaker cover back on the unit. After this you should have successfully fixed your Bose Docking Station.

    • For those who are visual learners here is a great video that simply shows how easy it is to replace the SOUND BOARD

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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why not replace dock cradle with sound board

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Any tips please on identifying whether the issue is the sound board, or not?

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If your iPod/iPhone charges, but there is no sound, it's the sound board.

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