Loosen Phillips screw on bottom of Wii to remove battery case.

The screw is captive to the battery case and will not come out; leave the two connected.

On the bottom side of the Wii, use metal spudger to remove the following:

• One rubber foot
• Three plastic stickers.

Remove the following screws:

• Two 8.1 mm silver tri-wing screws, one under battery case and one under bottom right sticker.
• Two 5.0 mm silver Phillips screws, under top center and top right stickers.
• One 5.8 mm black Phillips screw, under top left foot.

On the right side of the Wii, use the metal spudger to remove the following:

• Two rubber feet.
• Two plastic stickers.

Remove the following screws:

• Two 8.2 mm silver tri-wing screws, under top left and bottom left feet.
• Two 8.2 mm black tri-wing screws, under top right and bottom right stickers.

Remove the two doors on top of the Wii by opening them, then applying pressure behind the hinges. The hinges should pop out without much resistance.

Remove the following screws from the top of the Wii:

• One 5.9 mm black Phillips screw, closest to front of Wii.
• Two 4.0 mm black Phillips screws.

Remove the black plastic shield from the top of the Wii. Slide it away from the front of the Wii to free the covered end.

Remove the following screws from under the black plastic shield:

• Two 8.2 mm silver tri-wing screws.
• Two 5.0 mm silver Phillips screws.

The faceplate is now loose, but is still connected to the body by the faceplate LED power cable.

Open faceplate and disconnect cable from the connector. Using tweezers may make this easier. Set faceplate aside.

Set the Wii on its right side, with the ATI label in the upper left corner.

The plastic outer case is now loose. Pull it straight up and off the Wii.

The inner metal shield is now loose as well. Lift it straight up and off the Wii; this may require some wiggling.

Remove the four 9.2 mm silver screws mounting the optical drive to the Wii.

A magnetic screwdriver or pair of tweezers is very helpful to ensure the recessed screws make it all the way out.

The optical drive is loose, but is still connected by a power cable and a data cable.

With the Wii aligned as pictured, rotate the near end up to reveal the connections underneath.

Disconnect the 12-pin white power cable connector.

Flip up the tab on the optical drive data cable's ZIF connector on the board on the underside of the drive.

Remove the optical drive data cable from the drive.