Difficulty

Very difficult

Steps

5

Time Required

                          20 minutes

Sections

2

  • side panels
  • 2 steps
  • Rear Audio Jack
  • 3 steps

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Introduction

Before beginning this guide, ensure you know how to solder. Here is a link to a helpful soldering guide for beginners: How To Solder and Desolder Connections

What you need

Step 1

              side panels
  • Remove the side panel/cover
  • Pull the slide at the top back.
  • This releases the panel, and it can be removed easily.

Remove the side panel/cover

Pull the slide at the top back.

This releases the panel, and it can be removed easily.

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Step 2

              Remove the back cover.
  • Remove the back cover.
  • Unscrew the 3 screws at the back, next to the power cable slot.
  • Pull along the sides of the cover bit by bit to remove each holder from its respective slot

Remove the back cover.

Unscrew the 3 screws at the back, next to the power cable slot.

Pull along the sides of the cover bit by bit to remove each holder from its respective slot

Step 3

              Rear Audio Jack
  • Upon opening the desktop, locate the rear audio jacks.

Upon opening the desktop, locate the rear audio jacks.

Step 4

  • Once located, identify the soldering points that connect the audio jacks to the motherboard.
  • There is another location you cannot see in the picture which is a part of the rectangular pattern.

Once located, identify the soldering points that connect the audio jacks to the motherboard.

There is another location you cannot see in the picture which is a part of the rectangular pattern.

Step 5

  • Gently apply the soldering iron to these points to loosen the hold on the audio jacks.
  • Applying the soldering iron for extended periods of time will damage your device. So it is best to cycle from point to point, slowly trying to remove the audio jacks little by little.

Gently apply the soldering iron to these points to loosen the hold on the audio jacks.

Applying the soldering iron for extended periods of time will damage your device. So it is best to cycle from point to point, slowly trying to remove the audio jacks little by little.

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

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