Harman Kardon Esquire Mini External Stand Replacement

Introduction

This guild help you how to replace the external stand. The stand may not support the device, this may be because of the spring being over-worn or because of some kind of debris on the surface of the stand. A plastic opening tool and PH0 screwdriver will be needed to accomplish this guide.

What you need

Step 1 Front Panel

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Using the plastic opening tool, to open the back panel of the device. Start on the longer sides to avoid bending the metal frame at the plug ports.
Push down on the plastic opening tool, and push the back panel, repeat this for the 4 sides of the device.

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Step 2

Using the PH0 screw driver, remove the 7.5 mm screws by turning in a counter-clockwise direction. There are 6 screws on the front panel.
Remove all of the 7.5 mm screws, by repeating the same step above. It is not necessary to remove the stand-leg.
After unscrewing the 7.5 mm screws, just lift the plastic and you will see the motherboard.

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Step 3 External Stand

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Using the Pentalobe screw driver, unscrew the 5.1 mm screws by applying a clockwise force.
Remove all of the 5.1 mm screws, and slowly lift the stand. There are 4 screws on the stand.
After the stand is removed, replace the stand with a new one.