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Remove any iPod or apple music device connected to the iHome and unplug from any power source.
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Flip the iHome so the speakers are laying on a flat surface, and you have the concealed battery areas facing you.
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Using your fingers, press down firmly on the plastic slide and push in the direction of the arrows shown above the word "Open" on the plastic.
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Remove the plastic slide from its location and set it aside.
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Remove all 4 AA batteries by placing your fingernail at one end of the battery and applying force upwards until the battery is freed from its holder.
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Insert your fingernail or a prying tool under the notch of the plastic slide that is protecting the watch battery.
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Set the plastic covering and the watch battery aside.
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Remove the following screws:
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Eight 10 mm using the Phillips #0 on the bottom of your device.
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Use your fingers or a plastic opening tool to carefully pry apart the plastic connections still connecting the base to the top.
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Slowly lift the plastic base towards you and lay it on the flat surface. The base should still be connected to the rest of the iHome by a few wires.
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You should have visible access to most of the components inside the iHome now.
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Remove the two 10 mm Phillips #0 screws attaching the circuit board to the case.
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Desolder each of the sets of grey wires as close as you can to the circuit board.
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Retrieve your replacement board, making sure to align it the same way as your defective board was previously aligned.
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Solder the ends of the grey wires to the same locations on the replacement motherboard as you had them on your original board. (Not pictured in this guide.)
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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