HP EliteBook Folio 1020 G1 Speaker Replacement

Written By: Abel Yosief

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HP EliteBook Folio 1020 G1 Speaker Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

6 minutes

Introduction

Is your HP EliteBook Folio 1020 G1 speaker not working? If so, here is a guide to fix the problem by replacing the faulty speaker.

Before taking any part of the computer apart, please remember to power down your computer and unplug the power cable from any power source. Failure to do so could harm yourself or the computer, so these precautions must be taken.

Tools

Step 1

Use a TR8 Torx screwdriver to remove:
Six 5.3 mm screws
Four 3.3 mm screws

Step 2

Use a nylon spudger to gently pry the lower case up and off.

Step 3

Gently pull and free the battery's bundled cable connector that leads from the battery to the motherboard.

Step 4

Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to unscrew and remove the six 4 mm screws that secure the battery.

Step 5

Remove:
Eight 4.6 mm screws shown in the circles using Phillips #0.

Step 6

Disconnect the keyboard connections from the motherboard.
Disconnect by lifting the underside of the white tabs with a spudger.

Step 7

Disconnect circled terminals. Disconnect by lifting the underside of white tabs with spudger.

Step 8

Remove the circled tabs by pulling on the white support edges backward with a pair of tweezers.

Step 9

Gently pull on the black pull tab on the top of the connector.
For the wires going to the Wi-fi card, remove both wires going to the top of the card using the tweezers.

Step 10

Lift the now disconnected motherboard from the side shown in image 1. This side must be lifted to not damage the ports. The disconnected motherboard (aside from port removed in step 12) is shown in image 2.