Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

22

Time Required

                          30 minutes - 1 hour

Sections

2

  • Motherboard
  • 14 steps
  • Speaker
  • 8 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Motherboard
  • Locate the bottom of the device.

Locate the bottom of the device.

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Step 2

  • Begin by using a metal spudger to peel back the adhesive sticker and locate the 11mm screw behind the sticker.

Begin by using a metal spudger to peel back the adhesive sticker and locate the 11mm screw behind the sticker.

Step 3

  • Locate the 11mm screw behind the sticker.

Locate the 11mm screw behind the sticker.

Step 4

  • Using a plastic opening tool, peel off the adhesive gel stoppers.

Using a plastic opening tool, peel off the adhesive gel stoppers.

Step 5

  • Continue peeling the rest of the gel stoppers from the bottom of the device.

Continue peeling the rest of the gel stoppers from the bottom of the device.

Step 6

  • Begin unscrewing the six 11mm screws with a Phillips head screw driver.

Begin unscrewing the six 11mm screws with a Phillips head screw driver.

Step 7

  • Once you remove the bottom cover from the device, you will see the motherboard.

Once you remove the bottom cover from the device, you will see the motherboard.

Step 8

  • Unscrew the 9.5mm screw located near the center of the motherboard with a Phillips head screw driver.

Unscrew the 9.5mm screw located near the center of the motherboard with a Phillips head screw driver.

Step 9

  • Lift the motherboard away from the device.

Lift the motherboard away from the device.

Step 10

  • Locate the four plugs connecting the motherboard to the rest of the device.

Locate the four plugs connecting the motherboard to the rest of the device.

Step 11

  • Begin with removing the plug on the very left hand side.

Begin with removing the plug on the very left hand side.

Step 12

  • Remove the plug on the very right hand side of the motherboard.

Remove the plug on the very right hand side of the motherboard.

Step 13

  • Remove the plug in the front of the lcd screen plug.

Remove the plug in the front of the lcd screen plug.

Step 14

  • Remove the LCD screen plug last. Then, follow the following instructions in reverse to replace the old motherboard with the new one.

Remove the LCD screen plug last. Then, follow the following instructions in reverse to replace the old motherboard with the new one.

Step 15

              Speaker
  • Remove the three screws located along the center of the base.

Remove the three screws located along the center of the base.

Step 16

  • Remove the base from the display.

Remove the base from the display.

Step 17

  • Using a metal spudger, remove the plastic face plate from the display.

Using a metal spudger, remove the plastic face plate from the display.

Step 18

  • With a phillips screwdriver, remove the six screws shown pictured to the left.

With a phillips screwdriver, remove the six screws shown pictured to the left.

Step 19

  • Using the metal spudger, pry the speaker grilles from the display.

Using the metal spudger, pry the speaker grilles from the display.

Step 20

  • Using the phillips screwdriver, remove the four screws pictured to the left.

Using the phillips screwdriver, remove the four screws pictured to the left.

Step 21

  • Separate the two pieces of the display as shown.

Separate the two pieces of the display as shown.

Step 22

  • You can see that there are several points where connections to the speaker are soldered.
  • If all connections are soldered then replacement may be necessary.

You can see that there are several points where connections to the speaker are soldered.

If all connections are soldered then replacement may be necessary.

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

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