Replacing Creative Zen X-Fi Battery

Using a spudger, wedge the tip between the front and back case to pry them apart.

The black rubber button pad can be removed by simply picking it up.

Flip the LCD screen off the midsection plate to gain access to the space around the input button chip.

Using a spudger, pry off the button input chip from the mid-section of the device. To gain best leverage, start at the bottom right corner and level your way up the side of the chip.

Lift open the LCD screen and button input chip to access the entire midsection plate.

Use a Phillips Head screwdriver to unscrew the three 3/16 inch screws that were underneath the button input chip.

Use a Phillips Head screwdriver to unscrew the three 3/16 inch screws that were underneath the LCD screen.

Use a spudger to pry the battery from the midsection plate.

Locate the soldering joint connecting the battery wires to the power supply, marked by the letters "PS" on the motherboard.

Hold the battery wires in place so that access to the soldering joints is not blocked.

Using a soldering iron, melt the solder connecting the red wire to the motherboard. Do the same action to the black wire.