Service Manual

Removing the speakers
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follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
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Prerequisites
1 Remove the base cover.
2 Remove the battery (half-length) or the battery (full-length), whichever applicable.
3 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 3 in Removing the hard drive.
4 Remove the I/O board.
5 Remove the system board.
Procedure
1 Disconnect the speaker cable from the system board.
2 Note the speaker cable routing and remove it from the routing guides on palm-rest assembly.
3 Lift the speakers, along with the cable, o the palm-rest assembly.
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