Before opening your iPod, ensure that the hold switch is in the locked position. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1493 Opening the iPod can be challenging. Don't get discouraged if it takes you a few tries before the iPod is opened. Insert a plastic iPod opening tool in the seam between the white plastic front and metal back of the iPod. Once you've inserted the tool, run it along the seam to free the five tabs holding the iPod together. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1494 Continue to run the opening tool along the side of the case until all five tabs have been released. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1495 Work around the corner of the iPod and release the two tabs holding the iPod together near the dock connector. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1496 Free the five tabs holding the iPod together on the other side. You may be able to free the tabs by gently wiggling the front panel of the iPod. Lift the rear panel away from the iPod. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1497 Lift the battery up from the adhesive holding it to the iPod. Lay the battery next to the iPod (it is still connected to the logic board). /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1501 Carefully disconnect the orange ribbon cable from the hard drive. If the cable doesn't come free easily, it may be helpful to gently wiggle the cable from side to side. Lift the hard drive out of the iPod. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1502 Carefully disconnect the white battery connector from the logic board. Be sure to pull only on the connector itself and not on the cables. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1513 Peel up the gray rubber bumper near the hard drive ribbon to reveal the T6 Torx screw beneath. Remove the newly revealed T6 Torx screw. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1514 Remove the 3 remaining T6 Torx screws from the logic board. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1515 Slide the logic board away from the port end of the casing and lift it out of the iPod. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1516 Note the location of the four white plastic tabs securing the display to the logic board. These tabs must be released before the display can be removed. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1517 Use a spudger or your finger to free the four white plastic tabs indicated in the previous picture. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1518 Use a spudger to carefully disconnect the display ribbon cable from beneath the scroll wheel. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1519 Use a spudger to carefully disconnect the orange hard drive cable from beneath the scroll wheel. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1520 Logic board & attached scroll wheel remain. /Guide/Repair/iPod-1st-Generation-Logic-Board/370/all#s1521