Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

7

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

2

  • Faceplate
  • 4 steps
  • Speaker
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Faceplate
  • Insert the metal spudger into the mesh’s seam/opening located at the bottom of the speaker.
  • Begin applying pressure, prying along the run of the seam until the mesh cover begins to come loose.
  • Fully open the hinged mesh cover and pry it off the unit.

Insert the metal spudger into the mesh’s seam/opening located at the bottom of the speaker.

Begin applying pressure, prying along the run of the seam until the mesh cover begins to come loose.

Fully open the hinged mesh cover and pry it off the unit.

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Step 2

  • Turn the speaker so the back is facing you.
  • Remove the factory tamper seal below the speaker volume toggle to reveal a single screw.
  • Remove the single screw using a T8 Torx.

Turn the speaker so the back is facing you.

Remove the factory tamper seal below the speaker volume toggle to reveal a single screw.

Remove the single screw using a T8 Torx.

Step 3

  • Remove all ten screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove all ten screws using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Slowly lift the speaker face off of the housing unit.
  • Unplug the six wires connecting the faceplate to the motherboard.

Slowly lift the speaker face off of the housing unit.

Unplug the six wires connecting the faceplate to the motherboard.

Step 5

              Speaker
  • On the face plate of the speaker, locate the black ribbon cable plugged into the green circuit board to your right.
  • Grab the ribbon cable from its base and apply a light verticle force upwards to unplug it from the PCB.
  • This step prevents the cable from getting in the way of the right speaker as it is being removed.

On the face plate of the speaker, locate the black ribbon cable plugged into the green circuit board to your right.

Grab the ribbon cable from its base and apply a light verticle force upwards to unplug it from the PCB.

This step prevents the cable from getting in the way of the right speaker as it is being removed.

Step 6

  • Remove eight black 10 mm screws attached to the speaker plate using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove eight black 10 mm screws attached to the speaker plate using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 7

  • Remove the two individual speakers.

Remove the two individual speakers.

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

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