Acer Iconia Tab 8 A1-840 Speaker Replacement

Written By: Claire Posadas
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Acer Iconia Tab 8 A1-840 Speaker Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

14

Time Required

45 minutes

Introduction

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    • Power off the device

    • Remove any cables that might be connected to your device

    • Make sure the device is placed on a flat surface with the display screen facing up

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    • Wedge the plastic opening tool in between the display screen and back panel

    • Do not apply too much pressure in order to avoid cracking the screen

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    • Carefully separate the display from the back panel

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    • Use your fingers to pull back and remove the yellow plastic tape covering the battery cable.

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    • Use the flat end of the spudger to pry up and remove the battery cable.

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    • Use the flat side of the heavy duty spudger to lift the small black plastic flap.

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    • Use fingers to pull the Zero Insertion Force (ZIF) cable from the motherboard.

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    • Use fingers to remove the smaller adjacent ZIF cable from the motherboard.

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    • Use the flat end of the spudger to pry the battery up from all edges, and remove it from the back panel.

    • There is adhesive behind the battery that holds it in place. Be sure to pry slowly and carefully when removing the battery.

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    • Use tweezers or the flat end of the spudger to carefully pull the connection loose.

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    • Use the pointy end of the spudger to remove the black tape holding the wires in place and completely free the wires.

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    • Use a 5mm nut driver and Philips#000 bit to remove the four 1.5mm screws.

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    • Remove the speakers after unscrewing the screws.

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    • Use spudger to loosen the wire and free the speaker.

Conclusion

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

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Claire Posadas

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