Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

19

Time Required

                          20 - 35 minutes

Sections

4

  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Keyboard
  • 3 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 12 steps
  • Speaker
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

If your speakers no longer work, are static, or lack continuity in sound use this guide to replace the speakers in the HP Pavilion 15-n210dx. Some prerequisites are needed.

The speakers emit sound through connection of wires connected to routing channel. If the wires and/or the speakers are damaged, they must be replaced.

Please follow the speaker section of the troubleshooting page to see if any of the suggested solutions solve the problem(s) before attempting to replace the speakers.

A spudger and a Y0 screw driver should be at hand before starting this replacement.

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Turn the laptop over.

Turn the laptop over.

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Step 2

  • Push the pins towards each other using your thumbs. The battery will pop out a little bit. Remove it using your hand.

Push the pins towards each other using your thumbs. The battery will pop out a little bit. Remove it using your hand.

Step 3

              Keyboard
  • Turn over the laptop and remove the single screw using a Tri-point Y0 screwdriver.

Turn over the laptop and remove the single screw using a Tri-point Y0 screwdriver.

Step 4

  • Open the laptop and use a spudger gently to get under the keyboard. Loosen the keyboard on all sides and then lift it up.

Open the laptop and use a spudger gently to get under the keyboard. Loosen the keyboard on all sides and then lift it up.

Step 5

  • Use the spudger to unhinge the fastener and remove the connector.
  • The keyboard should be completely detached from the computer now.

Use the spudger to unhinge the fastener and remove the connector.

The keyboard should be completely detached from the computer now.

Step 6

              Motherboard
  • Use the Tri-point Y0 screwdriver to remove all the screws on the metal sheet.

Use the Tri-point Y0 screwdriver to remove all the screws on the metal sheet.

Step 7

  • Lift up flaps to disconnect the blue connectors.
  • You can use your fingers or a tweezer to lift up the flap.

Lift up flaps to disconnect the blue connectors.

You can use your fingers or a tweezer to lift up the flap.

Step 8

  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove twelve (12) screws from the back panel.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove twelve (12) screws from the back panel.

Step 9

  • Remove the optic drive by pushing the flap with your thumbs. Once enough of the optic drive is exposed for fingers to grasp it, remove it entirely by using your hand.
  • A spudger can assist in initiating the separation. Insert the spudger between where the flap meets the body of the computer and push the spudger against the flap.

Remove the optic drive by pushing the flap with your thumbs. Once enough of the optic drive is exposed for fingers to grasp it, remove it entirely by using your hand.

A spudger can assist in initiating the separation. Insert the spudger between where the flap meets the body of the computer and push the spudger against the flap.

Step 10

  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the screws that become exposed after the removal of the optic drive.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the screws that become exposed after the removal of the optic drive.

Step 11

  • Insert a medal spudger between where the black plastic meets the silver plastic to loosing and eventually separate the two plastic parts.
  • Slide the spudger along where the two plastics meet to increase the separation. Use your other hand to stabilize the computer.
  • Avoid using the metal spudger unless for serious prying power. If used incorrectly, the metal spudger may damage the internal components of your device.

Insert a medal spudger between where the black plastic meets the silver plastic to loosing and eventually separate the two plastic parts.

Slide the spudger along where the two plastics meet to increase the separation. Use your other hand to stabilize the computer.

Avoid using the metal spudger unless for serious prying power. If used incorrectly, the metal spudger may damage the internal components of your device.

Step 12

  • After separating the two parts, they should look like this.

After separating the two parts, they should look like this.

Step 13

  • Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the four black screws.

Using the Phillips #0 screwdriver, remove the four black screws.

Step 14

  • Flip the black flap up to sperate the strap.

Flip the black flap up to sperate the strap.

Step 15

  • Lift up the blue flaps with a finger and detach the sliver straps.

Lift up the blue flaps with a finger and detach the sliver straps.

Step 16

  • Lift the motherboard up.
  • You might have to jiggle it around to loosen it before lifting it up and removing it from the base of the laptop.

Lift the motherboard up.

You might have to jiggle it around to loosen it before lifting it up and removing it from the base of the laptop.

Step 17

  • Pull the black plug-in to detach it from the bottom of the motherboard.
  • The motherboard should be completely detached from the computer.

Pull the black plug-in to detach it from the bottom of the motherboard.

The motherboard should be completely detached from the computer.

Step 18

              Speaker
  • Remove the speaker cables from the routing channel on the speaker.

Remove the speaker cables from the routing channel on the speaker.

Step 19

  • Remove the speakers off of the alignment pins.
  • They should snap off.

Remove the speakers off of the alignment pins.

They should snap off.

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

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