Acer Iconia Tab A501 Speaker Replacement

Written By: Daksh Malhotra

Comments: 3

Acer Iconia Tab A501 Speaker Replacement

Difficulty

Easy

Steps

Time Required

10 - 15 minutes

Introduction

Good sound is very important to device experience. If your Acer Iconia Tab A501 speakers have problems, you may want to replace them. This guide will show you how to replace the speakers in your Iconia Tab A501.

Tools

Step 1

Turn off your device before opening it.
Use a plastic opening tool to carefully separate the back cover, starting at the volume buttons.
Continue separating the back cover along the short side closest to the camera and around the device.

Step 2

When separated enough, a little more than halfway around the device, the back cover will be easy to take off.

Can this be combined with the previous step? I think you could lose one of the images before to condense.

Alex Watkins - 31/07/19

Step 3

In the next step, be careful not to squeeze too hard or scratch the motherboard.
Use the angled tweezers to disconnect the white motherboard-battery connector in the middle of the side opposite the docking port.

Step 4

In this step, be careful not to squeeze too hard or scratch the motherboard.
Use the angled tweezers to disconnect the cable with red, white and green wires from the beige connector slightly toward the side with the Micro-HDMI port relative to the docking port.

For the “as shown” steps, try to be more specific in your phrasing. E.g., Use the angled tweezers to gently lift the connector. What is the connector connecting? Etc.

Alex Watkins - 31/07/19

I might use a markup image here to show where this connector is.

Alex Watkins - 31/07/19

Step 5

Unscrew the 3.0 mm Phillips head screw on each speaker using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Unscrew the 4.0 mm Phillips head screw on each speaker using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.