How to Replace a Speaker(s) on a Chromebook
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Caution!
- Avoid puncturing, crushing, dropping, mutilating, or penetrating the battery with foreign objects.
- Refrain from using tools to pry or apply pressure to the battery.
- If a battery becomes stuck due to swelling, do not attempt to free it as punching, bending, or crushing a Lithium-ion battery can pose serious risks.
- Using a Philips #1 screwdriver, remove all nine 5mm screws securing the back cover
- Gently pry the back cover off the device using an opening tool
- Disconnect the battery cable from the connector on the system or main logic board
- Using the same Philips #1 screwdriver, remove the three 4mm screws that hold the battery in place
- Carefully remove the battery from the device
- Next, disconnect the speaker cable from the connector on the system or main logic board
(Remove the adhesive tape that secures the speaker cable)
- Lift and remove the speakers from the device
(Remove the speaker cable from the retention clips)
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Fortune Adams
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