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The first thing you have to do is open a gap between the front face and the back shell. The easiest way to do this is to squeeze the iPod a bit, while pressing towards the side of the iPod you are trying to insert the tool into. It will take a few tries, don’t get discouraged. You may find you have to hold the iPod in your hand to get enough force to insert the tool - if you do so, please be very careful, don’t slip and cut your hand with the tool, or drop your iPod. Once the tool is inserted, gently work it from the top edge to the bottom edge, releasing all of the clips on the left side.

You may have to move the tool up and around the top edge to get that clip to release. Work the tool around the bottom edge, and across the dock connector to the right side. Use extreme caution while sliding the tool across the dock connector, you can easily bend the metal around the dock connector as it is much thinner than the rest of the back shell. There are clips, one on each side of the dock connector to release. Finish releasing the back shell in the same manner as the left side, working the tool back and forth until the clips release. You once again may have to move the tool up and around to the top to get the shell to come off completely. Once the back shell is released, place the iPod on it’s face and GENTLY lift the back shell off, lifting up and away from the Dock connector. Do NOT place too much pressure on the cable that connects the back of the iPod to the front of the unit. Set the back on the work surface as shown. Lift up on the hard drive from the dock connector side about ”. On the opposite side, gently remove the connecting cable from the hard drive by pulling straight on the connector using the black portion of the ribbon cable, it’s raised up above the drive a bit. Do not bend any pins on the hard drive while removing, use extreme caution. Once removed, place the hard drive aside.

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