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Step 1
Tools required:
Small Phillips Screw Driver
Small Flathead or exacto razor
A Safe Open Tool (maybe 2-3)
Complete Toolkit available HERE
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Step 2
You need to remove the bottom bezel 1st.
Take a flat head or safe open case tool and slide it in the crack of the
bottom. Be careful not to pry to hard or you will break the bezel where
the dock port hole is. This bottom piece is held on with mild adhesive. |
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Step 3
Once the bottom panel is removed, take your +
driver and remove the 2 visible screws. |
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Step 4
There is one other screw that is hidden under
the headphone jack. You will not be able to remove the bottom metal dock bezel
until this hidden screw is removed. Take the flathead and pull the headphone
jack out very slowly & carefully. |
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Step 5
Once the jack is out of the shell you will see the
hidden screw. Make sure not to pull the jack out too far as it is still
connected to the mainboard and clickwheel inside. |
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Step 6
Pic of headphone jack pulled out a little. |
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Step 6
Closer shot of Step 7 hidden screw. |
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Step 7
Remove the last screw in order to get the metal
dock bezel out. |
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Step 8
Lift the metal dock bezel out so we can remove
the clickwheel/headphone jack plug from the mainboard inside. |
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Step 9
Using a small razor or flathead you
will see the plug on the inside bottom of the nano. Lift the plug up
from the board very carefully. Now we will be able to push the contents
of the nano up through the top after we complete step 11. |
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Step 10
We need to remove the top panel from the nano.
Insert safe open case tool as in step 2. Make sure to insert tool closer to the
side (not in the middle). you risk breaking the hold switch assembly if you jab
the tool too far into the center. the top panel is held on with mild adhesive. |
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Step 11
Remove the 2 screws on the sides. Do NOT pull on
the top hold switch assembly as it is attached to the board inside. This top
metal bezel will come out when we push from the bottom up in step 12. |
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Step 12
Carefully take a flathead driver and insert inside
the bottom of the unit (dock port). I like to rest the flat head on the metal
side of the dock port. carefully push up until you feel the guts inside push
through the top. |
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Step 13
We now have the internal components removed from
the nano shell. The clickwheel is held in with stronger adhesive and we do not
recommend removing unless you have the right tools to do so. The plastic screen
window is also difficult to remove. We will have a replacement window available
on Nano parts pages. |
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Step 14
Remove the LCD screen. This may be tricky to
accomplish so be careful! The screen is attached to the inside metal frame bezel
on 3 sides with mild adhesive. Carefully lift up a little on the screen side
where the clip is on the front of the board. You may need to insert the razor
blade between the back of the screen and the metal bezel to remove the adhesive
which is keeping the screen in place. So go all around the screen and remove the
back of the screen from the bezel. The only place you will need to run the blade
is: right side, top side, and left side. Don't worry if the back white square
comes of the back of the screen. You can tape this back on and the screen should
be fine. |
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Step 15
After you have the screen pushed forward you can
remove the LCD screen clip. |
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Step 16
Take your finger nail or flathead and lift up
carefully on the black clip side. |
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Step 17
you can now remove the 2nd generation nano LCD
screen. |
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Step 18
Back side of nano 2nd generation mainboard (logic
board). |
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Step 19
Now we need to remove the battery. this step is
not necessary if you plan to use the factory battery. If you want to upgrade
your battery then you need to de-solder the old battery and solder a new one
back in. |
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Step 20
Pull back on the metal frame bezel and pull
forward on the battery at the same time. the battery is held on the metal frame
with mild adhesive. |
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Step 21
Once the battery is removed from the frame we can
de-solder it from the board. |
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Step 22
Warm up your soldering iron and remove the 3
points holding the battery on. you may need to scrape the connecting insulation
of the contact points to remove all the solder and to make sure we have clean
points to install the new battery. |
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Step 23
Grab the solder iron and insert in most
comfortable hand ;) |
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Step 24
Easily lift up on the metal frame and un-stick it
from the mainboard. We can now remove the battery. |
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Step 25
shows 3 battery contact points. |
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Step 26
From top to bottom: White, Red, Black. this is the
order to solder the new battery wires on the board.
We are all done, just go backwards to reassemble.
Let us know if anything else should be added to this guide. |
