iPAQ H3800 Take-apart?

[seanyepez]

Hey,

My iPAQ's speaker cable's disconnected, and I don't know where the two wires connect to...

Does anybody know of a 3800-series iPAQ take-apart guide? I've seen one for the 3600-series iPAQ, but I've yet to find one for my iPAQ.

Thanks in advance,
Sean

[seanyepez]

Actually, a better question would be: Where do I connect the wire coming from the black piece of plastic that houses the speaker assembly?

[Jorj Bauer]

Actually, a better question would be: Where do I connect the wire coming from the black piece of plastic that houses the speaker assembly?

I'm not familiar with the inside of the 3800, but I seem to recall that it's similar (not the same) as the 3600 and 3700.

On the 3600 and 3700, there are two solder pads on the right side of the mobo (with the unit face down).

I was going to open up my 3635 and take a picture for you, but my torx 5 screwdriver seems to have moved itself. I recall someone opening up a 3600 series model and posting pictures of the exploit on the web. Aah, there it is!

http://www.pocketpcpassion.com/iPAQ/iN_the_iPAQ/p1010102.jpg

In this picture, you can clearly make out the red and black wires going to the two solder pads.

HTH,