• Slide the orange headphone jack ribbon out of its connector.
• The rear panel is now free from the iPod.

• Rotate the hard drive out of the framework and place it so that the connector is facing up.
• Use a spudger to flip up the black plastic tab holding the orange hard drive ribbon in place. The black tab will rotate up 90 degrees, releasing the ribbon cable.

• Slide the orange hard drive ribbon cable directly out of its connector.
• If you are replacing the hard drive in your iPod and it did not come with the rubber mounting brackets and foam padding, transfer these items from your old drive to the replacement drive.