Apple iPod nano Take Apart Repair Manual

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Tools Needed for Take Apart:
Philips head screwdriver (size #00, available from PowerbookMediccom!
"lat pr# tool (such as the iPod Take Apart Tool available from our store!
"or all of #our iPod needs, visit Powerbookmediccom
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Introduction:
*elcome to the iPod nano Take+Apart manual ,anos are small and
fra$ile, so #ou have to handle them with care The inside is prett# much one
piece includin$ the lo$ic board, batter# (which is soldered on!, RAM (( or -./!,
headphone 0ack, and data port
There is one sli$ht difference between the desi$n of the (./ and -./
models The (./ model in the revisions seen so far have a socketed
dau$hterboard This allows for eas# replacement of the RAM b# 0ust removin$ a
couple of screws The -./ models have the RAM chip soldered directl# to the
lo$ic board makin$ it nearl# impossible to chan$e RAM chips without the proper
solderin$ e1uipment This manual will show a comparison between the two
models a little bit later
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Opening the Case:
2t is a $ood idea to stick some tape around the ed$e of the metal back
casin$ ri$ht up ne3t to the $roove between the metal back casin$ and the plastic
top case 2t is 1uite eas# to slip while #ou are usin$ #our flat tool and scratch the
metal case The tape will help shield the case from most accidental slips The
best place to start is wherever #ou feel most comfortable 2t is recommended to
not start near the headphone 0ack, hold button, and data port
The trick is findin$ a tool flat enou$h to be able to slide between the cases such
as the iPod Take Apart tool available on the Powerbookmediccom website
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2f #ou have an e3tremel# flat screwdriver, small putt# knife, 3+acto blade,
those seem to work best 5ometimes it is $ood to slip one tool in between the
cases to $et some room and use another flat tool so #ou have more of a $ap to
work with
*ork #our wa# around $entl# pr#in$ up until the top case pops off 6on7t
remove the back case with force or #ou ma# break some vital internals
8ou should now have the back case removed There aren7t an# cables
connected to the back case 8ou can now see the back of the lo$ic board
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Removing the Logic Board:
(previous steps re1uired9 :penin$ the &ase!
The first step is to dislod$e the batter# 2t is held on b# some adhesive
alon$ the sides ;ust use #our flat tool and $entl# pr# up on the batter# until it
comes loose
:nce it is unstuck, #ou should be able to 0ust flip the batter# out /e
careful with the wires on the batter# The# are soldered onto the lo$ic board 2f
#ou pull to hard #ou could rip the cables and have to resolder
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There are four screws that need to be removed on the lo$ic board There
are three near the s#nc port and headphone 0ack The# ma# be covered with a
sticker or tape
The fourth screw is near the middle of the board from top to bottom 2t
ma# also be covered b# a sticker or tape :nce those four screws are removed,
#ou can be$in $entl# liftin$ the lo$ic board /e aware, there are some
connections on the underside that can be easil# torn
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The picture above shows the clickwheel cable 2t is held on b# a connector
to the lo$ic board The first step is to flip up the black piece on the opposite side
of where the cable is $oin$ into the lo$ic board This will unlock the connector
so #ou can pull the cable out
8ou should now be able to remove the front case from the lo$ic board
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6isconnectin$ the >&6 is the same wa# #ou disconnected the previous
cable "lip up the black lockin$ mechanism, and $entl# pull the cable out
8ou should now have the >&6 freed At this point #ou should be done with
the disassembl# unless #ou have a (./ iPod nano The# have one more
removable piece
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Removing the RAM module:
(previous steps re1uires9 :penin$ the &ase, Removin$ the >o$ic /oard!
A (./ model is pictured above As #ou can see there is a dau$hterboard
connected near the s#nc port This dau$hterboard has the RAM on it There are
two screws holdin$ it down
Remove the two screws and pull up on the module There ma# be some
adhesive on the board so #ou ma# need #our flat tool to $entl# pr# up the board
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The dau$hterboard can now be separated from the lo$ic board /e careful
on the socket connector 8ou can easil# bend pins so remove it as strai$ht up as
possible
The rest of the repairs on the iPod nano would re1uire solderin$ which will
not be covered in this version of the take+apart manual 2t ma# be covered in a
later revision if there is a lar$e demand for it
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