Apple iPod Mini Take Apart Repair Manual

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Removing the Shell / Plastic Covers

Begin by removing any cable that may be attatched to the iPod mini includingheadphones or docking cables. At the top and bottom of the iPod Mini are white ovalplastic inserts. Using a flat head tool gently pry the insert out. It is held on by a very lightadhesive and 3 clips. It should come off easily. Do not use too much force in prying oryou may damage your casing. It is also recommended to use a plastic or nylon tool(available from our store) so you do not scratch the casing.

The plastic insert should come up and out as shown in the picture below.

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Repeat the procedure you used to remove the top insert to remove the bottom insert. Itshould come off easily as it is not held on by an adhesive.

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Copyright © 2008 Topalways.com. All rights reserved. There is an orange cable that goes from the clickwheel to the logic board. Gently pry thisconnector up by placing a flat tool on the underside of the cable and pulling up. Beextremely careful so as not to damage this cable.

Place your flat tool in such a position that you can use it as leverage to pull with, from thetop gently pull towards you until the whole assembly slides out of its shell. It should slideout easily.

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Battery Removal

Before proceeding, you must follow the previous instructions to remove the iPod Minifrom the shell.

The battery is connected to the logic board by two cables that lead into a connector. Thisconnector plugs into another connector on the logic board. (Think of it as an electricalplug) If you grasp the cable and gently pull up, the two connectors will separate and thebattery will come free. To install a new battery, simply attach the two connectors andreassemble the iPod.

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Hard Drive Removal

It is recommend you first remove the battery and then continue to this step.

Under the battery, you will notice an orange cable connected to the logic board as shownin the picture below. To undo this connector from the logic board, gently pry up witheither your finger or a flat tool. It should come up easily, and the hard drive will be freeof the logic board. To reinstall, simply line up the hard drive connector with the logicboard and push down firmly. You should “feel” the cable going into place, almost like a snap.

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Headphone Jack Board Removal

To remove the headphone jack board, simply grasp it as shown in the picture below andgently pull up. This will undo the board from its logic board connector. Whenreassembling, make sure the board is lined up with its connector, and firmly press down.

This is how the board should look when removed.

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LCD Screen / Display Removal

It is not necessary to remove the hard drive for this step, but you do need to first removethe battery.

On either side of where the battery was, you will notice 2 plastic white taps at the pointsindicated below. Gently push these clips away from the logic board to release them, andthus release the LCD. You should then be able to easily tilt the LCD up as shown in the2^nd picture.

Copyright © 2008 Topalways.com. All rights reserved. The LCD is connected to the logic board with an orange ribbon cable. Gently grasp thebottom of the LCD and pull away from the logic board to free the connector. The LCDwill now be free. To install a new LCD, line up the ribbon cable with the cable socket,and push the cable into the socket. The cable should fit well and not be loose.

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ClickWheel Removal

You do not need to remove the battery or hard drive before proceeding with this step.You must only remove the logic board from the shell. Place the logic board on a staticfree surface, and then work with the shell.

The clickwheel is mounted inside the shell. Looking on the underside of the unit, you willnotice a black tab (pointed out by the arrow in the picture below) You must use your flattool to pry this tab up while pulling the clickwheel out towards you. Once you get itstarted, you may want to use your flat tool from the other end of the iPod to help push itthrough.

Try not to grasp from the cable itself as you may end up damaging it

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