Creative Nomad II Headphone Jack Replacement

Using your thumb, slide down and remove the battery cover.

Using your index finger, remove the old AA battery.

Install the new AA battery.

Slide down the eject button.

Pull out the old SmartMedia Card.

Insert the new SmartMedia Card.

The notched corner of the SmartMedia card should go in the top left corner.

Using a Phillips #00 Screwdriver, remove the two 7.5 mm screws located on the left and right side of the back cover, respectively.

Remove the back cover of the Nomad II.

Remove the following items located on the left and right side of the device:

The rubber USB port cover

The plastic lock/unlock switch cover

The buttons located on the left side of the device

Using a Phillips #00 Screwdriver, remove the two 5.5 mm screws located in the bottom corners of the battery compartment.

Using your fingers, carefully remove the battery compartment.

Using a Phillips #00 Screwdriver, remove the two 5.5 mm screws located on the left and right edges of the circuit board.

Using a pair of tweezers, carefully remove the metal loop attached to the circuit board from its plastic case on the left side of the battery compartment.

Pull out the circuit boards.

Position the circuit boards with the USB port facing up.

Gently separate the circuit boards.

Using a pair of tweezers, gently lift and peel back the thin copper film covering the headphone jack.

Only peel back the film enough to expose the headphone jack.

Gently remove the black adhesive tape from the underside of the headphone jack.

Desolder the four solder joints securing the headphone jack.

Remove the old headphone jack.

Install the new headphone jack.