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First things first remove the faceplate. If
you skip this step and go on to removing the top and bottom plates you
will find they can be removed but you greatly increase the difficulty
and chances of breaking the little tabs off the top and bottom plates.
The easiest way to remove the face is to use the finger hole at the
bottom of the console and simply pull forward. (In this photo the
Xbox is upside down) |
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Give her a good tug and pop! |
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Starting with the gray bottom vent plate, six tabs
that hold it into place. You will find that all of them are
accessible from the sides through the vent holes. Gently pull up
on the plate and simultaneously release the clips by pushing in with the
opening tool or other tool that fits through the hole. |
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Start at the front of the case and work your way
back alternating sides so each pair of tabs are released. |
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Keep gentle pressure to pull it up and away as
you go |
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The top plate offers a bit more of a challenge 3
of the six tabs are not in plain sight, begin with the front two, they
can be accessed from the two corresponding holes where the drive tray
connects. The opening tool has a cut out so it fits just right to
reach the two clips. |
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The next two are visible through the vent holes
and easily accessible. |
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The final tab can be released by removing one of
the Xbox feet at the rear to reveal a hole |
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With the top and bottom vent covers removed we
now lay the xbox down upside down. This makes the process much
easier as the chassis is screwed to the top. With the bottom
shell, (the one with the feet) pointing toward the sky we see these
innocent looking 7 little holes. |
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This is where the opening tool really comes into
play. When releasing the clips I find it helpful to spread the
case with my thumb and forefinger, then position the tool so the tool
lines up with the two holes by the power cord. |
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Press in on the tool, you should hear crisp
clicks as the clips release and the case should pop open a bit. |
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Continue to spread the case apart and push in on
the vent area, there are a couple more spots where the case connects but
these are not clips and do not require the tool. When you press in
nothing too impressive will happen but you may notice that the case
spreads slightly further apart. |
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Then flip the tool around and line up the 5 tabs
with the corresponding holes. Continue spreading the case apart
from the right side and press the tool in. |
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You should hear a series of more click clicks and
the case is free. Spread the back apart a couple inches it should
be able to rest open while you spin it arround to work on the front |
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Begining with the front clip nearest the DVD
drive a fingernail will suffice as an opening tool. A little
pressure spreading the lid apart and it should pop right open |
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same with the next clips |
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and the last |
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Lift the lid and ta-da a steel chassis presents
itself, in this photo the six screws that need to be removed are
circled. You should be very proud at this point shout to anyone
that will listen "I got the thing open!" Okay now settle down and
remove those six screws with a torx 10 driver. |
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Flip it back right side up but before yanking the
other half of the case off remove the eject button. Just jamb a
fingernail under the right hand side and give a yank it will pop out.
You can wiggle the case around and get it off without removing this but
the chance of damage drops to zero if you already took it off. |
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Lift the lid and there we go! This is
another good time for shouting to anyone in the room... use your best
judgment. |
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You should now have a plie of parts that looks
something like this. |
