The connectors are held with a clip.
Release the clip, and pull the cables
out. Be very gentle with the cables;
they can tear rather easily.
7. With the cables unplugged, take
the back the rest of the way off
(see Figure 3-7).
Figure 3-6: Unplug the ribbon cables. Figure 3-7: Remove the back.
Figure 3-5: Reveal the ribbon cables.
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Open Your iPod Mini
To open a first- or second-generation iPod mini:
1. This step is optional, so feel free to skip it. With your hair dryer or heat gun, heat the
top and bottom pieces of the iPod mini until they are fairly warm to the touch. Your goal
here is to soften up the adhesive behind the plastic. You do not want to deform the
plastic or melt it.
2. Carefully pry off the white plastic pieces on the top and bottom of the iPod mini. To do
this, wedge your plastic tool or flat-headed screwdriver between the metal shell and
the white plastic pieces (see Figure 3-8).
3. At the top of the iPod mini, you see two small screws: one on each side (see Figure 3-9).
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