Bose Sounddock 1St Gen Sound Board Replacement Repair Guide

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Taking off the Bottom Plate.

In order to reach the Sound Board to fix the audio problem on your Bose SoundDock you must first take the bottom plate off using a standard Phillips Screwdriver.

In order to reach the Sound Board to fix the audio problem on your Bose SoundDock you must first take the bottom plate off using a standard Phillips Screwdriver.

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Step 2

              Removing Docking Cradle Assembly

Once you have removed the bottom plate using a Phillips Screwdriver wiggle the Docking cradle assembly out of the unit. Once the spacers have worked there way out of their proper slots pull the speaker cover off the unit and unhook the 20 C flex cable. This is the cable that is part of your docking station coming out of the Amplifier board.
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Once you have removed the bottom plate using a Phillips Screwdriver wiggle the Docking cradle assembly out of the unit. Once the spacers have worked there way out of their proper slots pull the speaker cover off the unit and unhook the 20 C flex cable. This is the cable that is part of your docking station coming out of the Amplifier board.

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Step 3

              Getting slack on the flex cable.

Now you are ready to unscrew the Amplifier board and lift to create slack in the 20C Flex cable. This is to make installation and hook up to your new sound board easy.

Now you are ready to unscrew the Amplifier board and lift to create slack in the 20C Flex cable. This is to make installation and hook up to your new sound board easy.

Step 4

              Replacing Sound Board

Now it’s time to replace the sound board! Unhook your old Sound board from your Docking cradle assembly. Now that the old Sound board is uninstalled, take your new one and hook it up to the Docking cradle assembly with the 24FF cable. It will be the only cable that is there.

Now it’s time to replace the sound board! Unhook your old Sound board from your Docking cradle assembly. Now that the old Sound board is uninstalled, take your new one and hook it up to the Docking cradle assembly with the 24FF cable. It will be the only cable that is there.

Step 5

              Installing Docking Cradle Assembly

Hook the Flex cable from the Amplifier board to your Sound Board. Once the connection is solid and secure, Install Docking cradle assembly back into its spacers slots.

Hook the Flex cable from the Amplifier board to your Sound Board. Once the connection is solid and secure, Install Docking cradle assembly back into its spacers slots.

Step 6

              Securing Docking Cradle Assembly

Once the Dock cradle assembly is installed properly take the bottom plate and line it up with the proper holes and find your four Phillips screws and tighten them into there holes.

Once the Dock cradle assembly is installed properly take the bottom plate and line it up with the proper holes and find your four Phillips screws and tighten them into there holes.

Step 7

              Securing Amplifier Board

Feed the slack from your flex cable back behind the Amplifier board by lifting up on it carefully without disconnecting the flex cable from the Sound board. Once that is completed, screw the Amplifier board down snug. Put the speaker cover back on the unit. After this you should have successfully fixed your Bose Docking Station.
For those who are visual learners here is a great video that simply shows how easy it is to replace the SOUND BOARD

Feed the slack from your flex cable back behind the Amplifier board by lifting up on it carefully without disconnecting the flex cable from the Sound board. Once that is completed, screw the Amplifier board down snug. Put the speaker cover back on the unit. After this you should have successfully fixed your Bose Docking Station.

For those who are visual learners here is a great video that simply shows how easy it is to replace the SOUND BOARD

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

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wes macewen - Feb 15, 2021

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