This manual will guide you through the steps involved in successfully removing the components of your Zune. This includes the hard drive, battery, screen, logic board, etc.
Using a metal spudger or Zune opening tool, remove the aluminum backing starting from the top. There are five clips on each side and two on the bottom.
WARNING: Be careful not to press the tools in too far because there are exposed cables right inside the edge of the device.
Unclick the black bar connecting the orange hard drive cable to the bottom of the hard drive. Gently push towards the bottom of the device on the black bar until you hear a click sound. It is now disengaged from the hard drive.
If the cable does not come off easily, the black bar has not been un-clicked.
Now, gently pull the orange hard drive cable to remove it from the hard drive cable.
The orange audio board cable is clipped in with a small black bar, like the hard drive cable. Un-clip the bar by pushing upwards on the edge of the black bar towards the orange cable. You will hear it click when it disengages.
If the cable does not come off easily, the black bar has not been unclicked.