Microsoft Zune

Zune HD Repair Guide

2009-12-11T16:58:34Z

Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your Microsoft Zune HD on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools

Step 2
This zune HD has a broken glass and lcd.

Step 3

There are 4 screws on the back of the zune HD that need to be removed.

Step 4

Every corner on the back of the zune has a screw.

Step 5

Step 6

Step 10

With all the screws removed you can now take off the backplate. This exposes the motherboard. First thing you want to disconnect is the battery so you have no electrical current running through the motherboard while diss-assembling it.

Step 13

This is what the zune HD looks like when you remove the backplate.

Step 12

There are 3 torx screws on the motherboard make sure they are removed.

Step 15

Here is another torx screw

Step 16

Here is the final torx screw holding the zune HD motherboard in place.

Step 17

Use the green tool to gently life teh motherboard away from the frame.

Step 18

There are a couple clips that needs to be released in order to get the zune HD logicboard out of the frame. Use a flathead to release them so it comes out easier.

Step 19

The battery can be lifted out using the green tool wedge it slightly below to lift it out. There is double sided tape so take your time and ease it out.

Step 20
Do the same for the other end to lift it up.

Step 21

This is what the zune HD logicboard looks like when fully taken apart from lcd/front frame.

Zune 2 - How to open

2008-11-16T01:56:01Z

Before you begin

Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your Microsoft Zune 2 on a clean flat and soft surface, such as a rubber mat or a piece of soft cloth and get the required opening tools

Step 1

Step 2
The gap between the bottom of the screw cover and the front plate is the best place to insert the safe open tool.

Step 3
If you twist the safe open tool the screw cover will pop off exposing two Torx T4 screws.

Step 4
Use your Torx T4 screwdriver to remove them.

Step 5
Pry between the front and backplate next to the aperture of the screw cover.

Step 6
Slide the tool toward the edge, thereby widening the gap between backplate and frontplate on the right side of your Zune II. You can try to slide the tool all the way around the edge. If that fails, reinsert the tool of the right side.

Step 7

Step 8
Slide the tool all along the side to the bottom of the Zune.

Step 9

Repeat the last steps and twist the safe open tool. You will need to apply some force here and be patient until the backplate will come loose.

Step 10
Sometimes you may not succeed with the plastic tool alone. You can use the flathead screwdrive which will give you more torque, but is also more likely to cause cosmetic damage.

Step 11
Once the back was release from all clips you can lift it up and set it aside.

Step 12
You have successfully opened your Zune 2.

Zune 2 - How to Replace the Battery

2009-01-11T05:58:18Z

Warning - This repair requires soldering skills.
Step 13
As you can see this battery is defective and needs to be replaced.
Begin by removing the shielding foil taped over the top of the hard drive.

Step 14
Pry up the Zune hard drive using the opening tool.

Step 15
Lift up the hard drive and pay attention to the ribbon cable at the bottom of the hard drive. It is extremely sensitive. Make sure the cable does not get punctured or dented.

Step 16
Peel off the shielding foil over the audio jack ribbon cable and battery cable. Don't tear it or damage it, it needs to be re-applied upon reassembly. In General: be very careful with the shielding foil on all components, if it is not reapplied correctly it can keep the Zune from powering up properly after reassembly.

Step 18

Use the opening tool as a lever to pry the Zune Battery loose from the double sided tape on it's bottom.

Step 19
In the image you see how the battery is soldered to the zune logic board. Use a soldering iron to disconnect the defective battery.

Step 20
Connect the new battery to the solder pads using the same color coding as the original battery.
For reassembly follow the steps in reverse order. Remember to reapply all aluminum shielding foil.

Zune 1 - Logic Board Replacement Guide

2008-11-16T00:10:07Z

Prepare

Tools required:

Small Phillips Screw Driver

Small Flathead

Safe Open Tool

Set aside all neccesary tools and place your Zune 1 on a soft material to protect it from scratches.

Behold

Firmly imprint this image on your mind, the Zune should look more or less like this again after reassembly.

Step 1

Begin by removing the screw cover at the dock connector using the flathead screwdriver as shown in image.

Step 2

Remove the two screws under the cover.

Step 3

Insert a small thin tool between the chrome ring and front panel glass directly above one of the screw holes. You will need to exert a small amount of pressure to seperate the display from the back panel.

Step 4

Pry up the Backplate by using the safe open tool.

Step 5

Slide the safe open tool around the sides.

Step 6

Slide the safe open tool around the top, thereby releasing the backplate entirely.

Step 7

Lift up the backplate.

Step 8

Remove the screws circled in red.

Step 9

Flip over to the bottom of the device and remove the screws on the bottom of the hard drive casing.

Step 10

Release the latch of the battery connector.

Step 11

Remove the four screws at the top and bottom of the hard drive enclosure.

Step 12

Carefully lift the hard drive enclosure off the logic board.

Step 14

Turn around the hard drive enclosure, open the latch of the hard drive flex connector and pull out the ribbon cable.

Step 15

Remove the screws holding the logic board to the front plate.

Step 16

Genly lift up the logic board and release it from the front plate.

Step 17

Release the ribbon cable of the button pad and place the logic board aside.

Step 18 - Back to the Front Half

Remove all screws of the button pad cover.

Step 18

Lift the button pad cover off the button pad. You have fully disassembled your Zune 1, to re-assemble it follow the steps in reverse order.