Insert the edge of an iPod opening tool into the gap between the outer case and the top bezel.

Pry the top bezel off the adhesive securing it to the display retainer.

At this point the hold switch slider is free and may fall. Be careful not to lose it.

Remove the hold switch slider from the top of the Nano.

Remove the two angled Phillips screws from the two corners of the display retainer.

These screw heads are extremely small and easily stripped.

Insert an iPod opening tool between the outer case and the display retainer.

Use the tool to slide the display assembly out of the case slightly.

Do not rotate the display retainer about the top edge of the display, as it is attached to a thin steel bracket that is easily broken.

Do not forcefully remove the display retainer, as the hold switch cable is liable to snap.

Slide the display out of the Nano. It will move about .5" until the display data cable limits its travel.

Do not put unnecessary tension on the very thin display data cable.

With the display pulled out of the case as much as possible, press the lower edge of the glass panel gently toward the lower rear edge of the nano.

Slide the lower edge of the glass panel slightly down and into the case until the top edge pops up out of the case.

Lift the glass panel out of the Nano.

Before reinstalling the glass panel, be sure to clean the face of the display and the inside of the panel as any dust or fingerprints will be annoyingly visible when the Nano is turned on.

Use the edge of an iPod opening tool to separate the hold switch from the adhesive securing it to the top edge of the display.

The hold switch ribbon cable is extremely fragile and easily broken. Work gently.