Before opening your iPod, ensure that the hold switch is in the locked position. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1744 Carefully insert a small flathead screwdriver in the seam between the metal casing and white plastic top. Use the screwdriver to pry up the white plastic top bezel. Be careful not to damage the soft plastic with your screwdriver. The top bezel is held on with an adhesive, so it may be necessary to pry up in several different locations to free the part. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1745 Lift the top bezel off of the iPod. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1746 Carefully insert a small flathead screwdriver in the seam between the metal casing and white plastic bottom Use the screwdriver to pry up the white plastic bottom bezel. Be careful not to damage the soft plastic with your screwdriver. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1747 Use a flathead screwdriver to pry out the metal retaining bracket beneath the bottom bezel. You can free the bracket by first pushing in the metal arms on the corners and then lifting the bracket /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1748 Lift the metal retaining bracket out of the iPod. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1749 Use a spudger or the tip of your finger to carefully disconect the orange click wheel ribbon from the logic board. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1768 Remove the two #00 Phillips screws securing the headphone jack to the casing. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1769 Carefully slide the iPod out of its casing by pushing on the logic board near the bottom edge of the click wheel. Do not pull on the headphone jack board at the top of the iPod, as the connector to the logic board is fragile. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1770 After pushing the logic board out sufficiently, gently grasp the logic board on either side of the display, and continue to slide the iPod out of its casing. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1771 Lift the battery off of the logic board and lay it to the side of the iPod. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1772 Use a spudger or the tip of your finger to carefully disconect the orange hard drive ribbon from the logic board. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1773 Lift the hard drive out of the iPod. /Guide/Repair/iPod-Mini-Hard-Drive/412/all#s1774