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Removing the speakers, Prerequisites, Procedure

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Removing the speakers WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and follow the steps in Before working inside your computer. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions in After working inside your computer. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance. Prerequisites 1 Remove the base cover. 2 Remove the battery. 3 Remove the solid-state drive (in SSD2 slot). 4 Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in Removing the hard drive. Procedure 1 Disconnect the speaker cable from the audio daughter-board. 2 Using the tab on the right speaker, slightly pull the right speaker upwards to release the it from the palm-rest assembly. Slide the right speaker in a clockwise direction to remove it from the palm-rest assembly. 3 Note the speaker cable routing and remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on palm-rest assembly. 4 Using the tab on the left speaker, slightly pull the left speaker upwards to release the it from the palm-rest assembly. Slide the left speaker in a clockwise direction to remove it from the palm-rest assembly. 43

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Removing the speakers
WARNING: Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer and
follow the steps in
Before working inside your computer
. After working inside your computer, follow the instructions
in
After working inside your computer
. For more safety best practices, see the Regulatory Compliance home page at
www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance
.
Prerequisites
1
Remove the
base cover
.
2
Remove the
battery
.
3
Remove the
solid-state drive
(in SSD2 slot).
4
Follow the procedure from step 1 to step 4 in
Removing the hard drive
.
Procedure
1
Disconnect the speaker cable from the audio daughter-board.
2
Using the tab on the right speaker, slightly pull the right speaker upwards to release the it from the palm-rest assembly.
Slide the right speaker in a clockwise direction to remove it from the palm-rest assembly.
3
Note the speaker cable routing and remove the speaker cable from the routing guides on palm-rest assembly.
4
Using the tab on the left speaker, slightly pull the left speaker upwards to release the it from the palm-rest assembly. Slide
the left speaker in a clockwise direction to remove it from the palm-rest assembly.
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