Sony Walkman NWZ-E438 USB Port Replacement

Unscrew the two screws on the back of the device using a Phillips PH000 screwdriver.

Use a small prying tool to carefully pry open the back of the device.

First, you must remove the black tape on the circuit board.

Next, pull up on the red and gold band until it detaches from the chip.

Using a small plastic prying tool, slip the end under the device circuit board and slowly lift it.

Once the circuit board is lifted, carefully remove the chip with tweezers.

Using a soldering iron, carefully heat the metal connecting the wires from the device to the circuit board.

Carefully remove the circuit board from the device.

Using fine point tweezers, push them between the chip and USB port.

Slowly pry the USB port off of the chip.

Remove USB port.