Lenovo Ideapad 320-17IKB Speakers Replacement

ID: 170915

Description: This guide demonstrates how to replace the...

Steps:

1. Turn off and unplug the computer.
2. Flip the laptop over so that the back panel is facing upwards.

3. Remove fourteen 7mm Phillips #00 screws from the back panel.

4. Carefully remove the optical drive by pulling the bezel away from the laptop.

5. Use your fingers or an opening tool to gently remove the back panel from the bottom of the laptop.
6. Lay both sides of the laptop next to each other.

7. Remove five 7mm Phillips #0 screws from the battery holder.

8. Pinch the connecting cord with one hand and pry the battery connector with the other hand, while gently pulling the connector straight out and towards the bottom edge of the base.
9. When removing the battery, use care to keep it flat and do not open the battery because it can result in fire or explosion.

10. Gently pinch the white tab and pull the speaker cable out of its socket.
11. Don't pull on the cables.
12. The speaker connector is located directly underneath the battery.
13. If you can't get the speaker cable out by hand, use the point of a spudger to push on alternating sides of the connector to "walk" it out of its socket.
14. It may take a lot of alternating before the connector comes out.
15. To reconnect the cable, align the connector and use a spudger or clean fingernail to push it fully into the socket.
16. Don't push on the cables themselves, or you may damage the connector.

17. Lift the left and right speakers up and disconnect the cables from the chassis to remove the speaker assembly from the laptop.