Difficulty

Easy

Steps

11

Time Required

                          8 minutes

Sections

2

  • Keyboard
  • 8 steps
  • Speaker
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Keyboard
  • Flip the Chromebook to the underside with the hinge at the top.
  • Remove the seven, small rubber stoppers using angled tweezers.

Flip the Chromebook to the underside with the hinge at the top.

Remove the seven, small rubber stoppers using angled tweezers.

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Step 2

  • Remove the two bigger rubber stoppers using a metal spudger.

Remove the two bigger rubber stoppers using a metal spudger.

Step 3

  • Remove the seven 6mm Phillips #00 screws found underneath the stoppers.

Remove the seven 6mm Phillips #00 screws found underneath the stoppers.

Step 4

  • Remove the two 9mm Phillips #1 screws.

Remove the two 9mm Phillips #1 screws.

Step 5

  • Flip the Chromebook over and open the cover.
  • Insert the iFixit opening tool into the edge of the keyboard, near the mouse pad.
  • By lifting the tool at an angle, work the tool around the entire perimeter of the keyboard.
  • You will hear a popping noise when you disconnect the keyboard.

Flip the Chromebook over and open the cover.

Insert the iFixit opening tool into the edge of the keyboard, near the mouse pad.

By lifting the tool at an angle, work the tool around the entire perimeter of the keyboard.

You will hear a popping noise when you disconnect the keyboard.

Step 6

  • Lift the keyboard from the mouse pad.
  • Lift the keyboard carefully, because there are cables connecting the keyboard to the base and they may break.
  • Use your finger or the spudger tool to flip up the black locking flap.
  • Grab the black cable and pull away from the motherboard.
  • Carefully lift the black piece up, because it is fragile and can break easily.

Lift the keyboard from the mouse pad.

Lift the keyboard carefully, because there are cables connecting the keyboard to the base and they may break.

Use your finger or the spudger tool to flip up the black locking flap.

Grab the black cable and pull away from the motherboard.

Carefully lift the black piece up, because it is fragile and can break easily.

Step 7

  • Flip up the white locking flap with your finger or spudger tool.
  • Remove the white cable from the motherboard.
  • Carefully lift the white piece up, because it is fragile and can break easily.

Flip up the white locking flap with your finger or spudger tool.

Remove the white cable from the motherboard.

Carefully lift the white piece up, because it is fragile and can break easily.

Step 8

  • Lift the rest of the keyboard up from the base of the Chromebook.

Lift the rest of the keyboard up from the base of the Chromebook.

Step 9

              Speaker
  • Remove the JIS #000 screws that connect the speaker piece to the base of the laptop.
  • When all screws are unfastened, be cautious when moving the speaker piece. There are a couple cables attached from the speaker to the motherboard. We will detach these wires in the next steps.

Remove the JIS #000 screws that connect the speaker piece to the base of the laptop.

When all screws are unfastened, be cautious when moving the speaker piece. There are a couple cables attached from the speaker to the motherboard. We will detach these wires in the next steps.

Step 10

  • You will see the speaker cables (red, black, and white cables) connected to the motherboard.
  • Carefully, peel off the tape covering the red, white, and black cables connecting the speaker to the motherboard.
  • Remove cables from the motherboard.
  • Pull cables from the tip, and not from the wires. These wires could easily snap and break.

You will see the speaker cables (red, black, and white cables) connected to the motherboard.

Carefully, peel off the tape covering the red, white, and black cables connecting the speaker to the motherboard.

Remove cables from the motherboard.

Pull cables from the tip, and not from the wires. These wires could easily snap and break.

Step 11

  • Remove speaker piece from the base of the laptop.

Remove speaker piece from the base of the laptop.

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

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