Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
18
Time Required
30 minutes - 1 hour
Sections
5
- Ear Pads
- 3 steps
- Speaker
- 3 steps
- Microphone
- 4 steps
- Motherboard
- 5 steps
- Power/Connection Cable
- 3 steps
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Introduction
Make sure to completely unplug your headset before attempting this guide. As well as working on an anti-static surface.
What you need
Step 1
Ear Pads
- Grab the ear piece from one of the sides and lightly pull it outwards.
- Ideally, do not pull the ear piece directly away from the speaker; it may damage the piece.
Grab the ear piece from one of the sides and lightly pull it outwards.
Ideally, do not pull the ear piece directly away from the speaker; it may damage the piece.
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Step 2
- Once you have taken off one side, you can then remove the whole piece by slowly prying the pad away from the headphones.
Once you have taken off one side, you can then remove the whole piece by slowly prying the pad away from the headphones.
Step 3
- Repeat steps on the other side.
Repeat steps on the other side.
Step 4
Speaker
- Remove the four 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the right speaker.
- Be sure the device is unplugged before attempting to remove any of the screws.
Remove the four 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the right speaker.
Be sure the device is unplugged before attempting to remove any of the screws.
Step 5
- Remove the 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the left speaker.
- Note that one of the screws is hidden behind the product information sticker. Use your screw driver to punch a hole in the sticker.
Remove the 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the left speaker.
Note that one of the screws is hidden behind the product information sticker. Use your screw driver to punch a hole in the sticker.
Step 6
- To fully detach the speakers cut the wires as close as possible to the connection point, leaving plenty of room to solder the new speaker on.
To fully detach the speakers cut the wires as close as possible to the connection point, leaving plenty of room to solder the new speaker on.
Step 7
Microphone
- Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the microphone.
Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #00 screws securing the microphone.
Step 8
- Gently pry the bottom connection away from the casing with the iFixit opening tool.
Gently pry the bottom connection away from the casing with the iFixit opening tool.
Step 9
- Pull the microphone down and out of the casing.
Pull the microphone down and out of the casing.
Step 10
- Open up the casing the microphone retracks into.
- Cut the cable as close to the microphone as possible, leaving behind enough to solder the new microphone to.
- The casing the microphone if removed correctly in the previous step is easily opened by hand
Open up the casing the microphone retracks into.
Cut the cable as close to the microphone as possible, leaving behind enough to solder the new microphone to.
The casing the microphone if removed correctly in the previous step is easily opened by hand
Step 11
Motherboard
- Remove the two 6 mm Phillips #00 screws that secure the motherboard.
- One of the screws is located near where many cables connect; take care not to disconnect them.
Remove the two 6 mm Phillips #00 screws that secure the motherboard.
One of the screws is located near where many cables connect; take care not to disconnect them.
Step 12
- Gently lift the motherboard from the case, with care not to damage any of the connected cables.
Gently lift the motherboard from the case, with care not to damage any of the connected cables.
Step 13
- There are two ribbon cables that must be removed.
- To remove these cables pull the gray connecting piece out about 0.5mm to unlock the cable.
- Then simply pull the cable out.
There are two ribbon cables that must be removed.
To remove these cables pull the gray connecting piece out about 0.5mm to unlock the cable.
Then simply pull the cable out.
Step 14
- Repeat previous step with second cable.
Repeat previous step with second cable.
Step 15
- Once screws are removed and ribbon cables are disconnected, lift the motherboard out.
- Some wire connections are secured to the motherboard with hot glue. To completely remove the motherboard all wires must be disconnected. Removing such connections goes beyond the scope of this guide.
Once screws are removed and ribbon cables are disconnected, lift the motherboard out.
Some wire connections are secured to the motherboard with hot glue. To completely remove the motherboard all wires must be disconnected. Removing such connections goes beyond the scope of this guide.
Step 16
Power/Connection Cable
- After unscrewing the motherboard, gently pull it away from the headset and turn it over.
After unscrewing the motherboard, gently pull it away from the headset and turn it over.
Step 17
- Grab your tweezers and focus your attention on the white connector. Pictured on the right of the motherboard. This is the cable.
Grab your tweezers and focus your attention on the white connector. Pictured on the right of the motherboard. This is the cable.
Step 18
- Press in on the two tabs on the sides of the box, while using your tweezers to push the cable out of its port, disconnecting it.
- The two tabs are indentations on the sides of the top face of the box.
Press in on the two tabs on the sides of the box, while using your tweezers to push the cable out of its port, disconnecting it.
The two tabs are indentations on the sides of the top face of the box.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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