Lenovo IdeaPad 3-15IIL05 Speakers Replacement
ID: 161351
Description: Use this guide to replace the speakers in your...
Steps:
- 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.
- Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the ten screws securing the back cover:
- Six 7.6 mm-long screws
- Four 4.7 mm-long screws
- 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.
- Slide the opening pick to the bottom right corner to release the bottom clips.
- Slide the opening pick to the top right corner to release the right 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.
- Angle the pick up to about 45 degrees.
- Slide the opening pick to the top left corner to release the remaining clips.
- 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.
- Guide the speaker wire out of the two metal clips securing it to the frame.
- 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.
