Steps 1–9: Case
Step 10: Battery
Parts
iPod Video 30 GB Replacement Battery
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iPod Video 60/80 GB Replacement Battery
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Tools
iPod Opening Tools
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Step 4
Gently glide the small iPod opening tool on the top of the display, making sure to free the retaining clips.
The other sides of the iPod should now easily come loose. If they do not, use iPod opening tools on the right side of the iPod in the same way as on the left side of the iPod.
Separate the front of the iPod from the back about an inch (or a couple of centimeters).
The iPod casing is now open, but don't completely separate the two halves just yet. Two ribbon cables are still connecting the back panel to the rest of the iPod.
Step 5
Use a small iPod opening tool to slide up the brown connector holding the orange battery ribbon cable in place. You only need to lift the brown connector up about 1-2mm to free the cable.
Make sure to slide the brown connector directly upwards. The connector is frail and will break if it is accidentally shifted to the side.
Remove the cable from the connector.
Step 6
You should now have one orange ribbon cable still attaching the front case to the back.
At this point you are able to remove and replace the blue rubber bumpers, or continue with separating the case.
Am I the only one that got a battery from ifixit and the battery cable was not like the original and much shorter, the ribbon cable was rapped around the other side and about 3/4 inch shorter, and im not sure how to go about the rest of the steps... any advice would be a great help.
oops, just realized you have to make the bends to the cable yourself and unravel the ribbon from how the batter comes shipped.
the brown connector holding the orange battery ribbon cable in place broke off is that bad?
that piece needs to be on their (on the motherboard) so the battery stays connected securely.
I followed all these steps to the letter, charged the new battery and all worked fine for about a day. Now I can't get the iPod to respond to anything. The screen is black, it won't charge, itunes doesn't realize it's plugged in. It is flat out dead and just won't respond to anything. Suggestions?
Mine is acting the same way. I first replaced the hard drive, then the screen, then the battery. Now all it does it says 'do not disconnect'. On my new laptop, it won't let itunes load and stops the o/s from starting if its connnected upon startup. Any ideas?
I wish I'd done some troubleshooting before I bought a new jack. I got this far in the manual and discovered the connector holding the second ribbon in place had popped open and the ribbon was loose. I reconnected it and problem solved!
If it pops open it looks as if the connector is gone but it isn't. I put the ribbon back in place and gently swept the tool over the spot where the connector is and it went back into place.
Oh well, I have an extra jack if I should ever need it in the future. I know others with the same kind of iPod so I might save the day for someone someday.