Xbox 360 Teardown

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Description: I am going to show you how to tear apart an...

Here you would usually have a hard drive, my xbox does not. To remove it you push down the button and lift it out

You can put a flat head screw driver in between the plastic as shown and gently pry open the front
avoid metal objects; use soft plastic or wooden objects instead. This makes dismantling longer but with less risk of breakage.
You can alternatively grab inside the USB port and pull the cover off

Be careful during disassembly and mainly cleaning: the memory unit springs tend to jump. And there is no market for buying a replacement, so please be careful with yours. The image shows an example on the left, a unit without spring on the right, one with it.

Use a small tool to stick in and push these pins
For push the these pins it's more safe to use a wooden tool or a very flexible plastique tool, to not break the pins
Be sure to keep pressure pulling outwards for this to come out easily
Make sure that you pop out the pins on both sides

Same as the bottom plate you want to push in the buttons holding this in
Note that there are six buttons holding this together in total so it is ok to accidentally break 1 or 2
It’s not okay to break pieces even if it’s not disastrous,but be careful and avoid metal objects; use soft plastic or wooden objects instead. This makes dismantling longer but with less risk of breakage.

You have to evenly disconnect all four of these connectors holding it together
I used flat head screw driver bits to hold the connectors open
Like the original author, you can use a flat head screw driver, but again, an object made of soft plastic or wood is slower (the first few times) but less risky.
You have to remove a warranty sticker to open the console. Be warned, this will void your warranty.

You must push in these buttons (7 in total)
It is nearly impossible to not mess up the plastic using a screwdriver, i would recommend using an x-acto knife
That’s the reason why you didn’t use a flat screw, but soft plastic or wooden objects and why you had to take your time.
This was one of the harder steps, you must push the button in until it clicks and then go farther still
Make sure you keep pressure applied outwards so that the locks do not re-engage

Remove the six silver screws (T10 Torx screw, 10mm, M2.5)
Flip over the whole Xbox holding both the plastic and the metal, then pull off the casing

Carefully remove the two connectors
The disc drive may have some tape in the front holding it in place, simply remove this.

When you remove the disk drive, pay attention on both sides; there are small pieces of metal that can easily fall from the metal shell. When reassembling, be careful to put them back in place.
Image of one of the pieces being put back in place and another to show what they look like

To remove the fan covering, use a flat head screw driver as shown to gently pry it off

Use a small flat head screw driver to open this locking mechanism and then gently remove the fan connector
Use a screw driver or spludger to pry out the fan from the casing

To remove the "On" button simply disconnect the plastic clip
Remove the three black screws(T8 Torx Screw, 5mm, T2.5) and pull the chip directly outwards so you do not damage the connector

Remove the 9 gold screws (T10 Torx Screw, 10mm, T2.5)
Remove the 8 black screws (T8 Torx Srew, 5mm, T2.5)
Carefully pull out the mother board and make sure that you do not damage any connectors