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lint · 11-04-2006, 08:02 PM

Update: The pictures are back - you find them attached to this thread. -- Alex

Hey all, just thought I would share these with you. Taking this thing apart was pretty easy. The right side (plastic) silver bumper pops out after unscrewing the one screw on the back, then sliding a slim knife or screwdriver under it (careful, they are fragile!). The Left side bumper has 2 screws holding it in place under the SD card flap. Once those are undone you can pop it out in a similar fashion. There are 4 screw holes on each side of the reader now. Unscrew those as well as the two near the port at the bottom and lift off the back cover (it is hinged at the top). The internals are screwed to the front faceplate. I did not have the time to dissect it any further. Everything went back together the same way with no problems. I did not notice any unused ports or anything fun like that on the motherboard.

-lint

11-04-2006, 08:02 PM	#1
lint Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 76 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Sony Reader	Reader Internals 2.0 (pics!) Update: The pictures are back - you find them attached to this thread. -- Alex Hey all, just thought I would share these with you. Taking this thing apart was pretty easy. The right side (plastic) silver bumper pops out after unscrewing the one screw on the back, then sliding a slim knife or screwdriver under it (careful, they are fragile!). The Left side bumper has 2 screws holding it in place under the SD card flap. Once those are undone you can pop it out in a similar fashion. There are 4 screw holes on each side of the reader now. Unscrew those as well as the two near the port at the bottom and lift off the back cover (it is hinged at the top). The internals are screwed to the front faceplate. I did not have the time to dissect it any further. Everything went back together the same way with no problems. I did not notice any unused ports or anything fun like that on the motherboard. -lint Attached Thumbnails Last edited by lint; 11-16-2006 at 11:00 PM.