ZEN V Creative Media Player Teardown

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A quick and easy teardown/disassembly guide for the ZEN V Creative Media Player.

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Add Note Edit Step 1 — ZEN V Creative Media Player Teardown  ¶ 

  • Here we have Creative's ZEN V Media Player.

    • The Navigator Stick

    • The Play/Pause Button

    • The Back Button

    • The LCD

    • USB 2.0 Charging Port

    • Headphone Jack

    • Line In Jack

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Add Note Edit Step 2  ¶ 

  • Start by taking a pointy metal spudger and insert it on the bottom edge of the player

  • Slide it along, prying up until a gap forms

  • Proceed to insert and slide the tool along the left and right side of the device, until the plastic piece with the buttons comes free.

  • Half of the covering plastic should be off now

    • Gap between plastics

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Add Note Edit Step 3  ¶ 

  • While doing the following steps note that this piece is glued on to the LCD. Do not apply too much force or shove your tool too far in

    • Glue

  • Bring your tool to the top edge of the player and insert it

  • Insert it on the top edge and slide while prying up

    • The gap

  • Insert it on the two sides and pry until plastic comes loose

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Add Note Edit Step 4  ¶ 

  • Be very gentle with the LCD in the next 2 steps! It is glued to the logic board with black stick pads. Do not break the cable/clip!

    • Adhesive Pads

    • Cable Clip

  • Insert flat end of plastic spudger on the bottom of the LCD. Pry gently upwards.

    • Bottom of LCD

  • Insert on the sides and continue to pry.

  • Finally insert on the top and pry.

    • Top of LCD

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Add Note Edit Step 5  ¶ 

  • Pull back LCD to bottom of player to expose cable/clip

  • Remove orange ESD safe tape with spudger/fingernail

    • Orange ESD safe tape

  • Flip up the clip with flat end of spudger/fingernail

    • Clip is flipped up

  • Pull the LCD away from the player

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Add Note Edit Step 6  ¶ 

  • Put down your spudger and pick up a Phillips #000 Screwdriver

  • Remove the two screws on the logic board

    • Screws

  • Remove Volume control button by pulling it up off the board

    • Volume control button

  • Pull up board from bottom of player

  • Gently wiggle the logic board out of the casing. Be careful because it is connected to a battery underneath it

    • Battery

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Add Note Edit Step 7  ¶ 

  • Insert spudger under the top of the battery and pry

    • Top half of battery

  • There is an adhesive pad under the battery

  • Battery should now be free

  • Remove battery from case and set aside connected to the logic board

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Add Note Edit Step 8  ¶ 

  • Battery may now be removed from logic board with a soldering iron

  • Heat up the contacts and pull away wires

    • Contacts

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