Apple
TV – Apple TV 2nd generation - Disassembling procedure – How to removal the
case – How to remove the logic board – How to remove the status LED
Use
a spudger to pry the bottom cover off the Apple TV. It may be necessary to use
two spudgers (one to hold it open while you pry with the other one)
Carefully
remove the bottom cover from the unit
Remove
the pink thermal pad. (I already removed mine) Remove the five philips #1
screws securing the heatsink and logic board to the upper casing.
Using
a screwdriver (flathead) or a spudger, pull the power cable out of the logic
board Now with a spudger or flathead screw driver, CAREFULLY remove the LED
connector. Do this very carefully as this connector is extreme fragile, and
easily damaged.
Use
a flathead screwdriver or spudger to tilit the logic board to an angle so you
can grab it with your hands Holding the logic board by it edges, lift it up
slightly. And remove Thats all. The logic board has been removed. Just follow
the steps (Step 1-5 in reverse to install the board)
The
chip with the grease on is the Apple A4 chip. The thermal pad took the
silkscreen off, so its hard to read. The The black ball surrounded by meta is
the IR Remote sensor. In the third picture, the power connector and LED status
connector are shown.
HDMI
Port
Micro
USB Port (used for diagnostics, and service)
Digital
TOS Link out (Optical Out)
Gigabit
Ethernet
The
second picture shows the thermal pads (pinkish white edge stuff) this keeps the
components of the logic board cool and happy.
LED
status light replacing
The
last remaining part in the Apple TV is the status LED. You can remove this part
with your plastic spudger.
How to disassemble the 2nd generation Apple TV
