Acer Aspire E1 531 2438 Speakers Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

Time Required

                          15 minutes

Sections

Battery
2 steps
Hard Drive
3 steps
Speakers
8 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery

Unplug and power down the device before removing the battery.
Turn the device over so the back side is facing up.
Using a spudger, slide the orange latch to the right. This will release the battery, which should pop up from the device.
Use two hands tilt the side of the battery closest to the orange latch upward as shown in the images.

Unplug and power down the device before removing the battery.

Turn the device over so the back side is facing up.

Using a spudger, slide the orange latch to the right. This will release the battery, which should pop up from the device.

Use two hands tilt the side of the battery closest to the orange latch upward as shown in the images.

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Step 2

Tilt the side of the battery closest to the orange latch upward.
Lift the battery up and out of the device.

Tilt the side of the battery closest to the orange latch upward.

Lift the battery up and out of the device.

Step 3

              Hard Drive

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 9mm screws on the access panel.

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the two 9mm screws on the access panel.

Step 4

Using the indentation, pry open the access panel with your fingers or a spudger.
Remove the access panel to expose the hard drive, WiFi chip, and RAM modules.

Using the indentation, pry open the access panel with your fingers or a spudger.

Remove the access panel to expose the hard drive, WiFi chip, and RAM modules.

Step 5

Grip the plastic tab on the hard drive, then pull to the left to unplug the drive from its socket.
Once free from the socket, lift the hard drive up and out of the device.

Grip the plastic tab on the hard drive, then pull to the left to unplug the drive from its socket.

Once free from the socket, lift the hard drive up and out of the device.

Step 6

              Speakers

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove all of the following screws:
Fifteen 9mm size screws
One 6mm screw
Three 3.5mm screws

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove all of the following screws:

Fifteen 9mm size screws

One 6mm screw

Three 3.5mm screws

Step 7

Remove the optical drive by sliding it out of its slot on the side of the laptop.

Remove the optical drive by sliding it out of its slot on the side of the laptop.

Step 8

Using a plastic opening tool, pry along the seam running the perimeter of the laptop to separate the bottom case from the palmrest assembly.
Flip the device over and open the laptop so that the keyboard is visible.
Lift up the palmrest assembly just far enough to access the connectors underneath.

Using a plastic opening tool, pry along the seam running the perimeter of the laptop to separate the bottom case from the palmrest assembly.

Flip the device over and open the laptop so that the keyboard is visible.

Lift up the palmrest assembly just far enough to access the connectors underneath.

Step 9

Using a pair of tweezers, disconnect the small white ribbon cable from the connector near the left side of the device.
Disconnect the large black ribbon cable near the middle of the device. Gently pull on the cable away from you.

Using a pair of tweezers, disconnect the small white ribbon cable from the connector near the left side of the device.

Disconnect the large black ribbon cable near the middle of the device. Gently pull on the cable away from you.

Step 10

Lift and remove the palmrest assembly and the attached keyboard.

Lift and remove the palmrest assembly and the attached keyboard.

Step 11

Using a spudger, disconnect the connector for the left speaker.
Disconnect the right speaker connector in the same manner.

Using a spudger, disconnect the connector for the left speaker.

Disconnect the right speaker connector in the same manner.

Step 12

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the four 3mm screws to release the left and right speakers.

Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the four 3mm screws to release the left and right speakers.

Step 13

Lift and remove the left and right speakers.

Lift and remove the left and right speakers.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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