
3. Carefully peel the rubber pads from the top of the drive (see Figure 11.42). Put them aside
for now; we will be attaching them to the new drive once we’ve installed it into the iPod.
4. With the rubber pads removed, we can now easily unplug the battery. Although it’s not
imperative that we disconnect the battery, it does make removing and installing the new
hard drive easier. Carefully unplug the battery connector by pulling it straight up off the
motherboard (see Figure 11.43). Once the battery has been disconnected, set it aside.
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Figure 11.41 Rubber Pads on Top of the Hard Drive
Figure 11.42 Removing ...