Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

12

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

3

  • Battery
  • 5 steps
  • Audio Port/USB Circuit Board
  • 3 steps
  • Button Board
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

Note: This procedure requires removing and reinstalling the battery, which requires the use of a soldering iron and/or a lot of careful disassembly.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip the speaker over onto its back.

Flip the speaker over onto its back.

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Step 2

              Remove the rubber base
  • Gently remove the rubber base from speaker by pulling around the edges.

Gently remove the rubber base from speaker by pulling around the edges.

Step 3

  • Remove the four 6mm T9 Torx bit screws from the corners of the battery.

Remove the four 6mm T9 Torx bit screws from the corners of the battery.

Step 4

  • Carefully lift the battery from the side nearest the four gold contact pins, but don’t try to fully remove it yet.
  • At this point, the battery remains connected via four wires to the power supply board.
  • Carefully desolder the four wires from the power supply board in order to completely detach the battery. There is very little room for the soldering iron without damaging the case or the board; you may want to remove the board first.
  • For help with soldering, see the soldering guide.
  • Alternatively, you may remove the battery and power supply board together, without any soldering, but access requires some additional disassembly while carefully leaving the battery connected via the wires the entire time.

Carefully lift the battery from the side nearest the four gold contact pins, but don’t try to fully remove it yet.

At this point, the battery remains connected via four wires to the power supply board.

Carefully desolder the four wires from the power supply board in order to completely detach the battery. There is very little room for the soldering iron without damaging the case or the board; you may want to remove the board first.

For help with soldering, see the soldering guide.

Alternatively, you may remove the battery and power supply board together, without any soldering, but access requires some additional disassembly while carefully leaving the battery connected via the wires the entire time.

Step 5

Bose Technicians Instruction Manual: https://riverparkinc.com/wp-content/uplo…

Step 6

              Audio Port/USB Circuit Board
  • With the battery removed the button board will now be visible.

With the battery removed the button board will now be visible.

Step 7

  • Remove the rear grille using the metal spudger.
  • The grille bends and deforms easily.

Remove the rear grille using the metal spudger.

The grille bends and deforms easily.

Step 8

  • Remove the eight 9mm T9 Torx screws from the circuit board and back panel.
  • Use a metal spudger to release the ribbon cable connector and remove cable from the audio/USB board.

Remove the eight 9mm T9 Torx screws from the circuit board and back panel.

Use a metal spudger to release the ribbon cable connector and remove cable from the audio/USB board.

Step 9

              Button Board
  • Pull the ribbon cable through the rear panel.

Pull the ribbon cable through the rear panel.

Step 10

  • Remove the top circuit board by lifting up.
  • There is a non latched connector connecting the top board to side board. Be careful to not damage this connector during the removal process.
  • Disconnect the wired pair from the board upon removal.

Remove the top circuit board by lifting up.

There is a non latched connector connecting the top board to side board. Be careful to not damage this connector during the removal process.

Disconnect the wired pair from the board upon removal.

Step 11

  • Remove the side board by sliding outward from the device.
  • There is a non latched connector connecting the side board to button board. Be careful to not damage this connector during the removal process.

Remove the side board by sliding outward from the device.

There is a non latched connector connecting the side board to button board. Be careful to not damage this connector during the removal process.

Step 12

  • Remove the button board by sliding it out gently.

Remove the button board by sliding it out gently.

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

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Zaar Hai - Feb 9, 2018

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How do you put the rubber cover back? - the tongue, the one in the corner near the charging port, doesn’t want to go in.

Giovanni - Apr 11, 2018

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Salve. Dove posso procurarmi una scheda audio/usb dol soundlink mini II

Ajoy dsilva - Aug 3, 2018

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Hi…is it possible to get a replacement board?

Steve Shearman - Jun 2, 2019

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Hi,

What you refer to as the ‘side board’ under step 10… do you know where I can buy one of these from?

Thanks

Steve.

Bare - Jan 11, 2023

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Where i can by motherboard for sound link mini I ?