Acer Chromebook Spin 15 CP315-1H-P1K8 Microphone Replacement

Written By: Ian Sullivan

Comments: 3

Acer Chromebook Spin 15 CP315-1H-P1K8 Microphone Replacement

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

Time Required

15 minutes

Introduction

This guide will help you successfully remove the microphone out of your Acer Chromebook Spin 15 CP315-1H-P1K8. If the microphone component for this laptop is not functioning, use this guide to properly remove the faulty microphone for replacing.

Tools

Step 1

Make sure the device is fully powered off.
Flip the computer over so that the back is facing up.
Remove the twelve 6mm Phillips #1 screws from the bottom of the laptop.

Some of the screws are long and some are short - make sure you not which came out of which hold.

Thomas Krauska - 22/09/20

As always, I would recommend that you remember exactly where you remove the screws from, on this particular model, we did not see that the screws were different lengths. I would recommend sorting them in a pattern that is familiar, such as clockwise or counterclockwise. This way when replacing the screws you know exactly the order to put them back in.

Evan Costa - 22/09/20

Step 2

Use the iFixit opening tools as wedges to pry the back of the laptop off.
Go slow, making sure not to snap the plastic. With enough of a gap made, you can use your hand to finish taking off the back.

Step 3

Remove the five 6mm Phillips #1 screws from the hinges on either side of the laptop.

Step 4

Unplug the camera/microphone ribbon cable from the circuit board.
Remove the single 3mm Phillips #1 screw from the Intel core.
Unplug the cable from the circuit board.

To unplug the camera/microphone ribbon cable from the circuit board, with your fingernail or the flat blade of a spudger, flip the cable clamp (the horizontal black plastic bar sitting atop the beige cradle) up from the top, as pictured, to release the cable. Then you can easily slide the ribbon cable out of its socket.

JonnyLine -

Step 5

Use the plastic opening tool, create a gap between the back and front of the display.
Lift the front out with your hands.

Step 6

Remove the two 3 mm Phillips #1 black screws from the microphone at the top of the display cover.

Step 7

Remove the microphone component from the rest of the computer by detaching the connected wire.
The camera component of the laptop is connected to the same wire, so remove this as well.
The camera is only held down with adhesives, so there is no need to use any tools.

Step 8

Remove the microphone and camera wire out from around the display screen.
Remove the ribbon cable at the bottom of the display screen to completely free the wire.
Carefully remove the adhesive tape and take out the ribbon cable.