Preparations Read this website's Legal Guidelines and make sure you understand the risks of this repair. Place your Apple iPod mini 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 This is the mini fully assembled.
		Step 2 Use a green tool to wedge between the plastic top piece and the metal frame.
		Step 3 Use a small flathead to slowly remove teh plastic top protector from the metal frame.  It is attached by double sided tape so it slowly do you do not bend or damage the top piece.
		Step 4 The entire top piece can be removed.
		Step 5 The bottom piece can be removed just like the top piece.  Again be careful not to bend the plastic too much.
		Step 6 You can use the flathead to do the last part of removing the bottom piece.
		Step 7 This is what it looks like when the plastic piece is removed.
		Step 8 This piece of metal on the bottom clips in the main metal frame at each of its 4 corners.   To use a flathead to to release the clips and wedge it free, insert the flathead in the corner and spin it to wedge the spring shaped extension out of the groove.
		Step 9 This is the same step from a different angle.
		Step 10 This is what it looks like when the extension is removed from the groove.
		Step 11 The entire metal piece comes out.
		Step 12 This is the clickwheel cable and needs to be CAREFULLY disconnected from the logicboard.  Use a flathead and gently rock it back and forth to ease the cable loose.
		Step 14 Once it comes out a little you will see the plastic connector.
		Step 15 Try to put pressure on the the plastic connector while trying to disconnect the cable and no the cable itself since it cannot handle much force.
		Step 16 Here comes the tricky part.  Once the clickwheel cable is fully disconnected push the motherboard out from the bottom of the ipod to the top.  It should slike right out.  Once you can't push from the bottom anymore pull it out from the top.
		Step 18 Now you have completely seperated theipod mini motherboard from the frame.
		Step 19 This is the iPod mini motherboard view from the back.  You will see the battery at the top and the microdrive on the bottom.
		Step 20 The battery can be removed from the motherboard one the connector cable is disconnected.
		Step 21 This is the connector cable for the battery.
		Step 22 Use a flat head to gently disconnect the cable.
		Step 23 If you can't release the cable with a flathead you can always gently pull it out of the motherboard.
		Step 24 The battery is now fully disconnected.  You can proceed to install a new battery and start re-assemblying your ipod mini.
		Step 25 (Optional) Connect the iPod minibattery connector to the motherboard.
		Step 26 (Optional) Lay the battery horizontally so that it fits squarely on to the back of the motherboard.
		Step 27 Tuck in the excess battery connector cable above the connection point so it does not get in the way when you are putting your mini back together.
		Step 28 - Tips for reassembly Slide the motherboard back in and put the metal base piece back in so it clicks into the four grooves.
		Step 29 Follow the first steps backwards if you have any problems with further re-assembly