Introduction

If you're having sound issues, your speakers may be broken. Follow these steps to replace them.

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    • Turn the device so the screen is facing down.

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    • Slide the battery lock switch next to the power slider to the unlocked position.

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    • Slide and hold the switch by the fan vent to the unlocked position. Firmly grasp the battery and pull away from tablet.

    • When replacing the battery, place the end near the fan vent in first. Make sure to keep the other switch in the unlocked position while pushing the battery into place.

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    • Unscrew hard drive panel using a Phillips head #1 screwdriver.

    • (Our device was not given to us with a hard drive or a hard drive panel)

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    • Pull clear plastic tab to detach hard drive from tablet.

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    • To disconnect the three white ribbon cables on the side closest to the hard drive connector, pull the white plastic tabs.

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    • Pull the brown tabs to disconnect the white ribbon cable on the other side.

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    • Caution: do not pull on the wires, instead pull from the plastic connectors.

    • To disconnect the remaining ribbon cables, pull the plastic connectors away from their connections.

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    • With a Phillips #1 screwdriver, Unscrew the nine 10mm screws holding the case together.

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    • Using a spudger, press in the five tabs on the side where the battery was.

    • This should separate the two halves of the device. Carefully set the side with the display off to the side.

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    • Locate the Bluetooth board.

    • Disconnect the ribbon cable by pulling on the plastic connector.

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    • Unscrew the 4mm screw holding the board onto the tablet.

    • Lift the board out of the tablet and carefully set it aside.

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    • Locate speaker connectors on tablet and unplug them by pulling on the plastic heads.

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    • To remove the speaker near the network port, unscrew the two black 4mm screws securing it to the tablet and pull away.

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    • To remove the speaker near the headphone jack, unscrew the one 4mm black screw securing it to the tablet.

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    • Unstick the white masking tape and the black electrical tape holding the black and red wire down.

    • Pull out the wire and speaker.

Conclusion

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

David Troy

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