Disassembling IBM ThinkPad A30 Speakers

Step 1 Disassembling IBM ThinkPad A30 Speakers



• Flip the ThinkPad over so that it is upside down.
• Slide the highlighted tab to the left.
• With your finger on the tab, remove the battery by lifting it upwards away from the laptop.
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Step 2

• Make sure the laptop is upside down and oriented in the direction shown.
• Remove the six 16.7mm screws inside the circled holes.
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Step 3
• Rotate the ThinkPad so that the hard drive bay is facing you.
• Remove the black cover to reveal a 14.8mm screw.
• Remove the uncovered screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Step 4
• Flip the ThinkPad over and open the LCD panel.
• Pry apart the keyboard with a plastic opening tool or with your fingers.
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Step 5
• Be careful not to pull out the keyboard carelessly; there is a connector underneath it!
• Lift the front end of the keyboard as shown.
• Using your fingers, remove the black film cover.
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Step 6
• Locate the connector attached to the motherboard.
• Disconnect the ribbon cable by removing the connector.
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Step 7
• Lift and remove the keyboard.
• Remove the two 5.6mm screws.
• Remove the 16.7mm screw.
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Step 8
• You will need to use a little force. Be wary of the tabs.
• Pry off the upper case with your hands.
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Step 9
• Remove the 5.6mm screw that holds the LCD to the upper case.
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Step 10
• Remove the 5.6mm screw on the left side of the three-pronged connector.
• Remove the other two 16.7mm screws.
• Lift and remove connector.
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Step 11
• Pull out the white tab connecting the LCD to the motherboard.
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Step 12
• Turn the laptop so that the back is facing you.
• Remove the four 5.6mm long screws.
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Step 13
• Place the laptop so that the LCD is facing you again.
• Gently lift the LCD monitor up and out.
• Remove the black plastic tab.
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Step 14
• Locate the 4 screws that will need to be removed.
• One screw (yellow) is observable. The three other screws (red) are below the heatsink bracket.
• Remove the 5.6mm (yellow) and three 16.1mm (red) screws.
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Step 15
• Lift the heatsink bracket up.
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Step 16
• Be careful not to pull too hard! There is a cable attached to the fan!
• Lift the fan/heatsink assembly up.
• Locate the fan power cable and pull upwards near the connector.
• Remove the fan/heatsink assembly.
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Step 17
• Locate the floppy drive bay.
• Remove the four 5.6mm screws.
• Remove the 16mm screw.
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Step 18
• Turn the laptop over so the battery is facing you.
• Locate the modem and ethernet card bay.
• Remove the two 5.3mm cover screws.
• Gently lift the cover.
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Step 19
• Remove the four 9.1mm screws attached to the modem and ethernet cards.
• When lifting the cards, be careful not to rip out the cables!
• Gently lift the modem and ethernet cards.
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Step 20
• Locate the hard drive slot.
• Remove the 8.8mm screw with a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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Step 21
• Turn the laptop over again and orient it as shown.
• Lift the left side of the floppy disk bay and and pull it out.
• The black lever will pop out.
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Step 22
• Locate the CD Drive Bay
• Remove the three 5.6mm screws.
• Remove the 16mm screw.
• Lift the right side and pull the CD drive bay out.
• The black lever will pop out.
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Step 23
• Locate the speakers on the bottom left and right of the ThinkPad A30.
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Step 24
• Remove the 5.6mm screws on each speaker.
• Pull the right speaker out, making sure there is still slack in the wire.
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Step 25
• Pull the blue tab that holds the speaker chip and pull the chip out.
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Step 26
• Remove the wires from the white tabs by lifting the black wire casing.
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Step 27
• Lift the left speaker out.
• Pull the blue tab that holds the speaker chip and pull the chip out.
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Step 28
• Remove the speaker data and power cables by pulling them from the motherboard.
• You have successfully removed the ThinkPad A30 speakers.
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