Difficulty

Easy

Steps

7

Time Required

                          5 - 15 minutes

Sections

2

  • Back Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Motherboard
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Orient the iHome upside down with the speakers facing away from you.

Orient the iHome upside down with the speakers facing away from you.

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Step 2

  • Remove the four 9.5 mm Phillips #2 screws located on each of the four corners of the iHome’s back cover.

Remove the four 9.5 mm Phillips #2 screws located on each of the four corners of the iHome’s back cover.

Step 3

  • Remove the back cover by grabbing its sides and lifting it off the iHome.

Remove the back cover by grabbing its sides and lifting it off the iHome.

Step 4

              Motherboard
  • Disconnect all five wire bundles attached to the motherboard by pulling them away from their connection.
  • The order in which the wire bundles are removed does not matter.
  • You may need to remove some black foam tape in order fully disconnect some of the wires.

Disconnect all five wire bundles attached to the motherboard by pulling them away from their connection.

The order in which the wire bundles are removed does not matter.

You may need to remove some black foam tape in order fully disconnect some of the wires.

Step 5

  • Unscrew the four 9.5 mm Phillips #2 screws on the four metal brackets located at each corner of the motherboard.

Unscrew the four 9.5 mm Phillips #2 screws on the four metal brackets located at each corner of the motherboard.

Step 6

  • Unscrew the grey 6.0 mm Phillips #1 screw directly above the red, blue, and green component ports.

Unscrew the grey 6.0 mm Phillips #1 screw directly above the red, blue, and green component ports.

Step 7

  • Remove the motherboard from its housing by grabbing it near its edges and carefully pulling it upward.

Remove the motherboard from its housing by grabbing it near its edges and carefully pulling it upward.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Joerg Peters - Jan 22, 2017

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Easy to do,

but where can i buy a new motherboard ?

reagrds

Joerg (ifixit@xyz.logopainter.de)

Stefano Antoniutti - Feb 21, 2017

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I have the same problem ? Where I can obtain a new motherboard ?

Stefano Antoniutti

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Rodrigo - Feb 3, 2021

Were you able to buy the motherboard?

Rodrigo - Feb 3, 2021

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Rodrigo

rodrigo@r7criacoes.com.br

Riyu PC - Jun 8, 2022

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i also facing same issue, where can i get new motherboard ?

riyupc123@gmail.com