Introduction
If your speakers seem to be not in the best condition or broken entirely, use this guide to help change out your speakers. You will need a Phillips #0 screwdriver, a plastic opening tool, and tweezers.
Tools
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Place the device flat on its screen.
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Using the plastic opening tools, pry open the top segment of the tablet where the camera is located.
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Take the segment off and place it to the side.
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Disconnect the no-fuss ribbon cable connector.
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Remove the battery by gently lifting it out of the device.
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Gently lift up the black covered wire and place it on the side, so that it is not in the way of the procedure.
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When encountering a zero insertion force connector, the best way it to carefully use tweezers to flip up the white locking flap securing the blue-tipped ribbon cable.
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Then, gently use the tweezers to pull out the blue-tipped ribbon cable from the unlatched connector.
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There are five ribbon cables in a row that must be disconnected.
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Using the tweezers, carefully pull out the first cable straight out of the no-fuss ribbon cable connector.
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Using the tweezers, carefully pull out the cable straight out of the no-fuss ribbon cable connector.
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When dealing with a zero insertion force connector, the best way it to carefully use a tweezer to flip up the white locking flap holding the blue-tipped ribbon cable.
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Then, gently remove the ribbon cable from the socket.
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When dealing with a zero insertion force connector, the best way it to carefully use a tweezer to flip up the white locking flap holding the blue tip wire.
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Then gently remove the wire from the socket.
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Using the tweezers, carefully flip up the locking tab on the Zero Insertion Force connector.
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Then, gently disconnect the orange ribbon cable.
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When dealing with a zero insertion force connector, the best way it to carefully use a tweezer to flip up the white locking flap holding the orange ribbon cable.
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Once the white tab is lifted, use the tweezer to carefully pull out the orange ribbon cable.
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Using your fingers, wiggle the speaker until it comes free from the device. Carefully remove it from the tablet.
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Using your fingers, wiggle the other speaker until it comes free. Carefully remove it from the tablet.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.