The back of the Zune HD is held in place with four tri-wing screws.
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Caption byDonald Bell
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Inside the back cover you'll find a few strips of foam padding and a hidden message that reads "For our Princess" placed there to memorialize a Zune team member who passed away.
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Caption byDonald Bell
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This view shows the Zune HD's main board and some additional screws.
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Caption byDonald Bell
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Here we see three ribbon cables that route to various functions, including the digitizer, OLED screen, and home button.
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Caption byDonald Bell
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The Zune HD's internal battery. Like any rechargeable battery, it should be properly recycled instead of thrown away.
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Caption byDonald Bell
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Here's the Zune HD's frame being removed from the OLED screen beneath it.
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Caption byDonald Bell
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Finally, here are all the separate components that go into the Zune HD, neatly arranged.
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Caption byDonald Bell
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For all you chip nerds out there, the large chips on the top left and right are the Zune HD's NAND Flash memory, manufactured by Toshiba. The smaller chip below the memory handles the Zune HD's Wi-Fi.
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Caption byDonald Bell
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The chip in the center is the heart of the Zune HD, a Nvidia Tegra APX2600-HM-A3 processor with a 600MHz core.
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Caption byDonald Bell
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