Asus F6A-X2 Speaker Replacement

Flip laptop face down and rotate so the battery is facing toward you.

To remove the battery, place one finger on each of the two black slide tabs. Push each tab toward the center of the laptop to release the lock.

Slide the battery toward you and lift it out of the laptop.

Lay the laptop right side up.

Rotate laptop 90 degrees towards you, so the empty battery compartment is visible.

Insert a finger nail, or the flat end of the spudger, into the slot between the laptop base and the hinge guard on the right side. Gently pull the guard towards you until the guard pops off.

Repeat this process for the other guard.

Once the hinge guards are removed, lay the laptop flat on its bottom. Then, lift open the laptop screen as if you were about to use it.

With a pair of tweezers, peel off the six rubber cushions from the bezel located around the perimeter of the screen.

Remove the six 2.0 mm Phillips #1 screws from the perimeter of the bezel.

Insert a finger nail, or the flat end of a spudger, into the slit between the bezel and the back cover of the laptop.

Gently pry the bezel towards you to remove it from the back panel of the laptop.

Continue to pry around the perimeter of the laptop until the entire bezel has been removed.

With a pair of tweezers, grab on to the white connector at the bottom of the screen. Gently, but firmly, pull the connector to the right to to remove it.

Repeat this process with the white connector attached to the webcam above the screen.

Remove the four 2.0 mm Phillips #1 screws at each corner of the laptop screen.

Close the laptop.

Open the laptop again. With the screws removed, the screen should remain flat against the keyboard.

With the laptop facing down, rotate it so the battery pack is facing away from you.

Remove the six 1.5 mm Phillips #1 screws on the back panel of the laptop.

Insert a finger into one of the slots on the bottom panel.

Gently lift the upwards, and the back panel of the laptop will come off easily.

Remove the following four screws that hold the base to the motherboard:

One 1.5 mm Phillips #1 screw located near the center of the laptop.

One 1.5 mm Phillips #1 screw located at the top, center, next to the metal guard.

Two 1.5 mm Phillips #1 screws located next to the fan.

Next, remove the white and black cables located on the graphics card with a pair of tweezers. Grab onto the gold node on each wire and gently pull up, and the node will pop out of its socket.

Remove the eleven 1.5 mm Phillips #1 screws around the perimeter of the laptop.

Flip the laptop right side up and open to reveal the keyboard.

Insert a finger or the flat end of a spudger into the top left edge of the keyboard, underneath the 'Esc' and the 'F1-F2' keys.

Gently pull the keyboard towards you and lay it flat. It will make a slight popping noise as it disconnects from the laptop.

To remove the keyboard completely, you will need to detach the ribbon from the laptop.

With a pair of tweezers, gently pull on each side of the white tab until it is freed from the computer.

Remove the three 1.5 mm Phillips #1 screws from the metal guard of the laptop.

With a pair of tweezers, remove the three white connectors attached to the motherboard. This will give slack when disassembling the base.

The connectors at the top right and middle of the laptop will need to be pulled to the left.

The connector in between the two will need to be pulled towards the back of the laptop.

Insert the flat end of a spudger into the thin crack running along the side of the laptop. Gently pry open along the perimeter of the laptop to remove the base.

After completely prying the two bases from each other, set the top base flat against the back panel, revealing the circuit board.

Flip the laptop so the bottom is on the table and the front of the laptop is facing you. Lift open only the back cover of the laptop.

With the pointed end of the spudger, completely remove the adhesives that keep the black and white cables attached to the back panel.

Remove the 2 pairs of 1.5 mm Phillips #1 screws on the speakers.

Expose the circuit board by resting the top base onto the back panel.

Partially remove the adhesive at the bottom right of the base (near the right hinge) by gently peeling the right side off.

Remove the thick black cable attached to the speakers from the adhesive.

With your fingers, reach behind the screen and feel for the speakers. They are two small, rectangular pieces of plastic with a concave dip in the center.

Pull the speakers toward you and away from the laptop to remove them. Note that the black and white cable still connects them, so you will be removing that as well.