DELL 3000 Service Manual

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Dell Inspiron 3000 Series Service Manual

 

To remove the speaker, follow these steps:

1. Remove the palmrest assembly.

2. Remove the hard-disk drive heat sink.

3. Remove the touch-pad assembly.

4. Remove left speaker screw S1.

5. Remove the left speaker cover and speaker.

To replace the speaker, unsolder the wires.

6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for the right speaker.

The right speaker screw is S2.

The touch-pad cable, microphone cable, microphone, speaker cables, and 
speaker housing are joined in one wiring harness that plugs into the main 
board connector JP1. The harness wires are held in place by nine tabs. When 
reinstalling the harness, make sure it routes correctly beneath each of these 
tabs.

plastic housings (2)

speakers (2)

(screws S1 and 
S2 are 3 mm)

3 mm

palmrest assembly

S2

S1

speaker wires