Ihome Ip21 Motherboard Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Difficult

Steps

7

Time Required

                          15 - 30 minutes            

Sections

2

• Main Housing
• 2 steps
• Motherboard
• 5 steps

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Step 1

              Base               

• Pry the four rubber feet from the bottom of the iP21 to expose four 11mm screws.
• Unscrew the four 11mm screws from the base.
• Pry the base loose using the spudger.
• Remove the base by hand.

Pry the four rubber feet from the bottom of the iP21 to expose four 11mm screws.

Unscrew the four 11mm screws from the base.

Pry the base loose using the spudger.

Remove the base by hand.

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Step 2

              Housing               

• Remove the two black 6mm screws connecting the main circuit board to the housing top.
• Grasp front housing and back housing firmly.
• Gently pull front housing from the back housing.

Remove the two black 6mm screws connecting the main circuit board to the housing top.

Grasp front housing and back housing firmly.

Gently pull front housing from the back housing.

Step 3

              Circuit board               

• Follow the prerequisite guide to remove the main housing.

Follow the prerequisite guide to remove the main housing.

Step 4

              Circuit board mount               

• Remove the two 7mm screws from the circuit board

Remove the two 7mm screws from the circuit board

Step 5

              Mounting Bracket               

• Remove the three 6mm screws to detach the circuit board from metal mounting bracket.

Remove the three 6mm screws to detach the circuit board from metal mounting bracket.

Step 6

              Cables               

• Peel the glue from each of the three ribbon cable connections.
• Remove the solder joints from the back of each ribbon cable.
• Remove the ground wires by removing the solder joints on the back of the housing.

Peel the glue from each of the three ribbon cable connections.

Remove the solder joints from the back of each ribbon cable.

Remove the ground wires by removing the solder joints on the back of the housing.

Step 7

              Detach cables from circuit board               

• Remove glue from 3 ribbon cables from circuit board using fingers
• Detach speaker cables from circuit board with soldering iron
• Remove 3 ribbon cables with soldering iron

Remove glue from 3 ribbon cables from circuit board using fingers

Detach speaker cables from circuit board with soldering iron

Remove 3 ribbon cables with soldering iron

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

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