Dell Latitude 9510 USB and Headphone Jack Replacement

ID: 149072

Description: This is a Headphone Jack replacement guide for...

Steps:

  1. Flip the device so that the base plate is facing you.
  2. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the nine 5.5 mm screws securing the base plate.
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  3. Wedge a spudger between the base plate and the chassis, then gently pry around the entire perimeter to release the base plate.
  4. Remove the base plate.
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  5. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two 3 mm screws securing the fan.
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  6. Place your fingernails behind the plastic tabs on the speaker's motherboard connector, then pull directly backwards, toward the wires, until the connector releases from its port.
  7. Lift the fan up and out.
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  8. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 2 mm screws from the speakers.
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  9. Use a spudger to gently lever the speaker connector out of its port.
  10. Lift the speakers up and out.
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  11. Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the four 3.5 mm screws.
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  12. Place your fingernails behind each of the plastic tabs on the plug, and pull directly backward until the connector releases.
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  13. Flip up the locking bars on the two ZIF connectors so they stand vertically, then gently remove the two ribbon cables connected to the IO daughterboard.
  14. Lift the IO daughterboard up and out.
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