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The main board needs to be partially removed for several of the steps, so completely removing and replacing it isn't too much more work. This should be done as a last resort if nothing else works when fixing the iP37.
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Pry the exterior housing off the iHome iP37. You may need extra leverage to do this.
 
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Remove these four 9 mm screws from the plastic casing; you will need a Phillips #2 driver to do this.
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Remove the flanged 9 mm screw from the counterweight; you will need a Phillips #2 driver to do this.
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Lift and remove the counterweight.
 
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Remove the two 9 mm screws that hold the main printed circuit board onto the rest of the iP37; you will need a Phillips #2 driver to do this.
 
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Peel away the black tape covering the red wires that connect to the PCB.
 
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Slowly lift the PCB away from the rest of the device
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Remove the ribbon by first removing the brown insert piece from the connector on the button board
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Pull the ribbon out of the connector on the button board by the blue tab.
 
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Carefully disconnect the white 11-pin connector from the main board.
 
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Peel away the tape holding down the wires between the main board and the DC power and 3.5 mm audio jack board.
 
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Remove the two 3-pin connectors from the DC power and 3.5 mm audio jack board.
 
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Remove the black tape holding down the four wires connecting the main board to the upper half of the device.
 
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Carefully peel away the black melted plastic that covers the connection points from the four wires to the main board.
 
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Desolder the two red and two black wires from the main board, which will completely free the main board from the rest of the assembly.
 
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.