Difficulty
Easy
Steps
9
Time Required
8 - 10 minutes
Sections
3
- Bottom Case
- 2 steps
- Battery
- 3 steps
- Speakers
- 4 steps
Flags
1
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Step 1
Bottom Case
- Remove the following eighteen screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
- Remember to have a small bowl or container nearby to place the screws in, so none of the screws get lost.
- Make sure the Chromebook is unplugged and shut down, so no files are lost and there is no risk of electrocution.
Remove the following eighteen screws using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
Remember to have a small bowl or container nearby to place the screws in, so none of the screws get lost.
Make sure the Chromebook is unplugged and shut down, so no files are lost and there is no risk of electrocution.
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Step 2
- Using the flat side of the spudger, pry open the bottom case of the laptop.
- Working from the front to the back, where it connects to the screen, proved to be the easiest way of popping the case off.
Using the flat side of the spudger, pry open the bottom case of the laptop.
Working from the front to the back, where it connects to the screen, proved to be the easiest way of popping the case off.
Step 3
Battery
- Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the screw on right side of the battery placement.
- Be careful not to lose the screw and have a small container nearby to place it in.
Using a Phillips #0 screwdriver, unscrew the screw on right side of the battery placement.
Be careful not to lose the screw and have a small container nearby to place it in.
Step 4
- Using a plastic opening tool, disconnect the wires connecting the battery to the motherboard.
Using a plastic opening tool, disconnect the wires connecting the battery to the motherboard.
Step 5
- Gently lift the battery out and remove it from the laptop casing.
Gently lift the battery out and remove it from the laptop casing.
Step 6
Speakers
- Use the plastic pry tool to unlatch the two tabs on either side of the black ribbon.
- Gently slide the black ribbon out from its socket and under the white ribbon.
Use the plastic pry tool to unlatch the two tabs on either side of the black ribbon.
Gently slide the black ribbon out from its socket and under the white ribbon.
Step 7
- Carefully remove the smaller black ribbon from the motherboard using the opening tool.
- Be careful when prying the connector loose, its small size can make it difficult to grasp a corner of the connector.
Carefully remove the smaller black ribbon from the motherboard using the opening tool.
Be careful when prying the connector loose, its small size can make it difficult to grasp a corner of the connector.
Step 8
- Weave the black wire connecting the two speakers out of the small metal hooks.
- It might be helpful to take a picture of how the wire is wrapped around the hooks, as this layout is important when the wire is put back.
Weave the black wire connecting the two speakers out of the small metal hooks.
It might be helpful to take a picture of how the wire is wrapped around the hooks, as this layout is important when the wire is put back.
Step 9
- Simply lift upwards on both speakers, and they will remove from their position.
Simply lift upwards on both speakers, and they will remove from their position.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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