Lenovo IdeaPad 3-15IIL05 Speakers Replacement

Written By: Spencer Day

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

30 - 40 minutes

Introduction

Use this guide to replace the speakers in your Lenovo IdeaPad 3-15IIL05 laptop.

Your speakers may need to be replaced if they're crackling, have poor quality or aren't making any noise.

Note: The left and right speakers are connected by a cable and must be removed as one. Replacing one speaker requires replacing both of them.

Allow your laptop's battery to drain below 25% before starting this repair—a charged battery may catch fire if damaged.
Unplug all cables and fully shut down your laptop.

Plastic clips secure the back cover to the frame. You'll hear and feel the clips release.
Insert the flat side of an opening pick between the top left corner of the back cover and frame.
Angle the pick down to about 45 degrees.

Keep the opening pick angled down at about 45 degrees while sliding it along the front and side edges to help release the clips.
Slide the pick to the bottom left corner of the laptop to release the left clips.

Insert the flat end of an opening pick between the back cover and frame, to the left of the right hinge.
Pry the back cover up with the pick to release the top right clips.
Leave the pick inserted next to the right hinge.

Remove the back cover.
During reassembly, lay the back cover on the frame and press firmly around the perimeter to engage all the clips.

Use the flat end of a spudger to gently push the battery connector out of its socket on the motherboard.

Push on alternating sides of the speaker cable connector with a spudger to "walk" it out of its socket.

Plastic clips along the bottom edge of the laptop secure the cable connecting the left and right speaker.
Use the point of a spudger to gently guide the cable out of the plastic clips.

Small rubber grommets secure the speakers to the frame.
Lift and remove the speakers.
During reassembly, align the speakers over their recesses and press them into place to secure them.