Steps
1. Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboard-backlight cable from the system board.
2. Lift the latch and disconnect the keyboard cable from the system board.
3. Lift the latch and disconnect the touchpad cable from the system board.
4. Disconnect the battery cable from the system board.
5. Disconnect the front-speaker cable from the system board.
6. Remove the front-speaker cable from the routing guides on the system board.
7. Using the pull tab, disconnect the side-speaker board cable from the side-speaker board.
8. Remove the side-speaker board cable from the routing guide on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
9. Remove the side-speaker cable from the routing guides on the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
10. Peel the tapes that secure the side-speaker cable to the system board and palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
11. Disconnect the side-speaker cable from the side-speaker board.
12. Lift the side speakers and its cable off the palm-rest and keyboard assembly.
Installing the side speakers
Prerequisites
If you are replacing a component, remove the existing component before performing the installation process.
About this task
The following image(s) indicate the location of the side speakers and provides a visual representation of the installation
procedure.
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Removing and installing components
