Open your iPod according to the instructions in Chapter 3.
2. Unplug and remove the battery from the iPod.
3. Slide the hard drive from the orange hard drive connector (see Figure 6-1). Just use
your fingers.
4. Remove the hard drive from the iPod, and remove the pieces of rubber that protect the
hard drive (see Figure 6-2).
5. Put the pieces of rubber on the new hard drive.
6. Slide the new hard drive into the connector (see Figure 6-3).
7. Put the iPod back together.
Figure 6-1: Disconnect the hard drive.
Figure 6-2: Remove the hard drive.
Figure 6-3: Connect the new hard drive.
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Replace the Hard Drive in
a Third-Generation iPod
To replace the hard drive in a third-generation iPod:
1. Open your iPod according to the instructions in Chapter 3.
2. Disconnect the audio jack from the logic board (see Figure 6-4).
3. Locate the hard drive.
4. Slide the hard drive from the hard drive connector.
5. Remove the hard drive from the iPod, and remove the pieces of rubber that protect the
hard drive.
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