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Step 7Remove the Motherboard
OK, so I'm not 100% certain it's the MOTHERboard we're removing, but it does seem to have all of the most important components on-board, so be careful.
The mobo is held onto the front of the player by six clips - four white plastic clips, which hold the display to the motherboard, and two bent-metal clips which hold the motherboard over the drive.
Gently apply upward pressure to the top of the motherboard (top as in orientation of the player) and pry the clips one by one. They should not take much effort to pop loose. But just LOOSEN them, do not attempt to remove the motherboard completely. Do you hear me? DO NOT REMOVE the motherboard! Just loosen it!
At the top of the player, there is a connector that holds the motherboard against another smaller PC board with some more elctronics on it. Carefully place the flathead screwdriver against the smaller PC board under the motherboard (or perhaps something made of plastic like a Bic pen cap clip) and use a fingernail to pry the motherboard gently from the other board. It should snap right apart, but go gently and slowly, as there is a very thin ribbon connector running between the two PC boards as well, which can break if you're not careful.
Speaking of which, that needs to be disconnected next. Hold the motherboard firmly with a thumb and forefinger near the top, and use a fingernail on the other hand to gently pry the ribbon connector from the motherboard. The connector itself isn't fragile, but the ribbon is.
The motherboard is still connected, but only at the bottom by the ribbon connecting it to the hard drive.
(Added post-publish) NOTE -- the ribbon cable connecting the hard drive to the motherboard is BIG TIME fragile, according to the forums I read, especially on the Zen MicroPhoto. Please, be careful with it.
The mobo is held onto the front of the player by six clips - four white plastic clips, which hold the display to the motherboard, and two bent-metal clips which hold the motherboard over the drive.
Gently apply upward pressure to the top of the motherboard (top as in orientation of the player) and pry the clips one by one. They should not take much effort to pop loose. But just LOOSEN them, do not attempt to remove the motherboard completely. Do you hear me? DO NOT REMOVE the motherboard! Just loosen it!
At the top of the player, there is a connector that holds the motherboard against another smaller PC board with some more elctronics on it. Carefully place the flathead screwdriver against the smaller PC board under the motherboard (or perhaps something made of plastic like a Bic pen cap clip) and use a fingernail to pry the motherboard gently from the other board. It should snap right apart, but go gently and slowly, as there is a very thin ribbon connector running between the two PC boards as well, which can break if you're not careful.
Speaking of which, that needs to be disconnected next. Hold the motherboard firmly with a thumb and forefinger near the top, and use a fingernail on the other hand to gently pry the ribbon connector from the motherboard. The connector itself isn't fragile, but the ribbon is.
The motherboard is still connected, but only at the bottom by the ribbon connecting it to the hard drive.
(Added post-publish) NOTE -- the ribbon cable connecting the hard drive to the motherboard is BIG TIME fragile, according to the forums I read, especially on the Zen MicroPhoto. Please, be careful with it.
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