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This guide will show how to access and replace the speakers in this laptop. Simple tools are required. Be gentle when removing parts with ribbon cables.
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Flip the laptop upside down.
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Locate the battery lock latches.
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Slide both lock latches to the unlocked position.
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Lift the battery up and out of the laptop battery socket.
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Remove the 4.5 mm Phillips #0 screw holding the Optical Drive in place.
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Slide the Optical Drive out of the device.
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Remove the two 4.5 mm Phillips #0 screws on the access panel door.
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Using a plastic opening tool, pry open the access panel, exposing the disk drive, RAM, and wireless module.
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Remove the 2.5 mm Phillips #0 screw securing the hard drive.
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Slide the hard drive out using the pull tab.
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Remove the hard drive from the device.
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Open the laptop and locate the keyboard.
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Locate the 5 keyboard tabs at the side of the keyboard closest to the screen.
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Using a metal spudger, gently pry the keyboard tabs inwards until they loosened. You should hear a click.
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Lift the keyboard partially and flip it over.
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Detach the ribbon cable from the motherboard by tilting up the black clip, releasing the cable.
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Gently detach the cable and the keyboard from the laptop.
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Remove the five 4.5 mm Phillips #0 screws found under the keyboard.
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Using a plastic opening tool, separate the plastic palm rest and partially lift the palm rest from the device.
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Remove both ends of the ribbon cable. This can be done by flipping up the black tabs securing both ends.
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Remove the palm rest from the device.
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Locate the first speaker.
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Unplug the speaker cable.
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Lift the speaker from the corner.
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Remove the speaker.
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Using the plastic opening tool, gently remove the second speaker.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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