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Palm Pre Speaker Replacement

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This guide is retained solely for historical purposes. Use the updated version of the guide to perform your repair.

Introduction

This guide will show you how to readjust or replace the speaker if it is performing poorly.

What you need

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    • First the back panel must be removed to reveal the battery.

    • Remove the battery pack.

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    • Remove the six T5 screws necessary to separate the backplate from the phone.

    • There is one screw in the upper right that is concealed by a small sticker labeled "Palm."

    • Additionally, there are interlocking tabs securing the back plate around the edges.

    • Use the opening tool to carefully go around the phone releasing these tabs.

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    • Lift the metal flap marked in red to reveal the antenna connectors.

    • Carefully pry these the antennas from their connections, this can be done quite easily.

    • Take note of which colored wire is attached to each connection. The white wire corresponds to GPS, while the black wire corresponds to DIV, or diversity antenna.

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    • With the backplate removed, the speaker is visible.

    • Pry out speaker with spudger.

    • It is magnetically attached so there should be a little bit of resistance; however, there are no wires to disconnect.

    • Take note of the orientation of the speaker for re-installation.

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Conclusion

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

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