Toshiba NB205 N330PK Speaker Removal

ID: 19046

Description:

Steps:

1. Start by first removing the battery.
2. Move the first release switch to the right position.
3. Move the second release switch to the right position while pulling the battery towards the top of the netbook.

4. Using the bit driver and a Phillips #0 bit, remove the three circled screws, 5 mm in length.
5. Using the bit driver and a Phillips #0 Bit, remove the two circled screws labelled F6. (These hold the keyboard) one screw may be under a rubber stopper

6. While holding the top of the netbook, flip the netbook over.

7. Carefully lift off the power bar assembly for access to the button and receiver.

8. Use the spudger to gently pry around the seam of the keyboard. This will release the keyboard assembly from the body.

9. Reach under the keyboard and disconnect the electrical connection.
10. Lift the keyboard assembly out and away from the netbook.

11. Remove the two noted screws, 5 mm in length, with a bit driver and Phillips 3/16" tool.

12. Pull the cable away from the connector in the same direction as the individual wires using your hands or tweezers.
13. Pull evenly on the full width of the cable so that no individual wires are overly strained.
14. Use a spudger to gently pry the bezel from retaining clips.
15. This will allow the keyboard bezel to lift off of the body.

16. Use the pointed tip of a spudger to carefully push on each side of the speaker connector to release it. Alternating from one side to the other, gently “walk” the connector out of its socket.
17. Always pull cables by their connectors and not the wires themselves.

18. Use Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the two retaining screws on the speaker assembly.
19. Lift out the old speaker assembly.