Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
8
Time Required
10 - 20 minutes
Sections
2
- Red Interface Plate
- 4 steps
- Auxiliary Port
- 4 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Red Interface Plate
- Use a metal spudger to remove the mesh speaker covers (the side with the buttons) by wedging the narrow end into the center of the outer edge of the mesh, touching the red plate.
Use a metal spudger to remove the mesh speaker covers (the side with the buttons) by wedging the narrow end into the center of the outer edge of the mesh, touching the red plate.
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Step 2
- Remove the four 5 mm screws from the red panel under the mesh using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Remove the four 5 mm screws from the red panel under the mesh using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Step 3
- If the screws are difficult to remove, use a pair of tweezers to twist and pick them out.
If the screws are difficult to remove, use a pair of tweezers to twist and pick them out.
Step 4
- Separate the red interface plate from the black face plate by pulling them apart.
Separate the red interface plate from the black face plate by pulling them apart.
Step 5
Auxiliary Port
- Take the red plate and the motherboard and pull apart them apart.
- Be careful not to damage the motherboard or red plate as you pull them apart.
Take the red plate and the motherboard and pull apart them apart.
Be careful not to damage the motherboard or red plate as you pull them apart.
Step 6
- Locate the auxiliary port which is on the left side above the USB drive and to the right of the charging port (auxiliary port has a circular front).
Locate the auxiliary port which is on the left side above the USB drive and to the right of the charging port (auxiliary port has a circular front).
Step 7
- To remove the port, heat up 5 different solder points using a soldering iron.
To remove the port, heat up 5 different solder points using a soldering iron.
Step 8
- Use a desoldering pump to remove the liquefied solder.
- Then pull off the auxiliary port.
Use a desoldering pump to remove the liquefied solder.
Then pull off the auxiliary port.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Barbara Myers - Aug 12, 2017
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Can you replace with an old phone charging port
Can you replace charger port with a phone charger port
Diego Rubi - Dec 10, 2018
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I did not replace the auxiliary port, what I did is replace the on/off button and this guide help me a lot. Thanks!
Michael “Mike” Martinez - Feb 13, 2019
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hey, is there a video or something you can make for just the process of taking off the port. For example, showing which exact points need the solder removed. Thanks.
jaron curry - Oct 4, 2019
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Im not a tech repair guy… I want my speaker to be fixed for me…. Were can i send it to be fixed