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Greetings… My very original 5GB first generation iPod is finally giving out. My wife worked for an Apple company years ago when these came out and she got it as a perk for working for Apple. Well, it has been a helluva great toy, but the hard drive is wearing out (bearing I would assume) and the battery isn’t quite what it used to be. So, I want to fix it. I saw this video online and thought that might work, but not sure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43ziWVWS4… Can you advise? If the compact flash card isn’t compatible, can I get a new drive? Preferably larger than 5GB I hope.. Many thanks.. Randall
Here is the URL for the adapter in the video. It looks like a doable project to me. Just go slow and be gentle and you should be fine. Also including a URL for flash cards. There are many suppliers of flash cards–this is just a sample. Ralph http://www.tarkan.info/20080115/tutorial… http://www.memorysuppliers.com/compactfl…
There are adapters that you can get for about $5-$15 online. However, CF cards are fairly expensive. 8GB’s go for $20-$50 and a 32GB (Largest Available) goes for anywhere from $85 to $300
Although I don’t have any links to products for you, if you simply want to upgrade to another hard drive, use this guide. To replace the battery (which you say you need to do), use this guide.
