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Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers
Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers
How to get remove/replace the speakers.
Note: This is one of the more difficult fixes. Make sure to keep track of your screws and everything you
remove from the device as you take them out. Not doing so may cause worse problems than faulty
speakers.
In order to do this, it would be wise to keep a tray with several compartments and some sticky notes to
separate and label screws from specific locations on the device as you remove them.
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  • Page 1 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers How to get remove/replace the speakers. Note: This is one of the more difficult fixes. Make sure to keep track of your screws and everything you remove from the device as you take them out. Not doing so may cause worse problems than faulty speakers.
  • Page 2 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers Step 1 - Battery Begin by turning the laptop over so that you can see the bottom of the computer. Step 2 Slide the battery release switch to the right while simultaneously lifting up the battery.
  • Page 3 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers Step 4 Remove the 9 philips screws from the plate covering the fans. Disconnect the wire attached to the smaller fan from the motherboard. Remove the metal plate. Step 5 Pull the fan out of the plate but do not detach it from the board.
  • Page 4 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers Step 6 Disconnect the wire attached to the smaller fan from the motherboard. Remove the small fan. Step 7 Remove the 4 spring loaded screws. Step 8 Disconnect the wire attached to the large fan from the motherboard BEFORE taking the fan out.
  • Page 5 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers Step 9 - Motherboard Remove the screws connecting the screen to the keyboard. Step 10 You can now carefully pry the keyboard off. However, do NOT do so yet. There are still wires connecting the 2 components together.
  • Page 6 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers Step 11 Disconnect the 3 ribbon cables attached to the motherboard. The wire ribbons are removed by snapping out the small latches on the sides of the connection components. The ribbons should slide out with ease.
  • Page 7 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers Step 13 Disconnect the wires, belonging to the speakers, from the motherboard. Step 14 Remove CD-Rom By simply sliding it out. © 2010 iFixit — CC BY-NC-SA www.iFixit.com Page 7 of 10...
  • Page 8 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers Step 15 Pry the frame off the laptop outwards while simultaneously lifting the motherboard out of it. Go slowly on every side instead of focusing on only one corner. Step 16 You can now carefully remove the entire Motherboard.
  • Page 9 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers Step 17 - Speakers Remove the 3 screws connecting the spearker. Step 18 Detach the plastic piece holding the speaker in. Step 19 To remove the second speaker simply lift it up and out. © 2010 iFixit — CC BY-NC-SA www.iFixit.com...
  • Page 10 Repairing HP Pavilion ZD7000 Speakers To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. This document was last generated on Dec 14, 2010. © 2010 iFixit — CC BY-NC-SA www.iFixit.com Page 10 of 10...