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Easy
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5
Time Required
10 minutes
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- External Casing
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
External Casing
- Pry all four of the plastic feet off the bottom of the enclosure using the iPod opening tool.
Pry all four of the plastic feet off the bottom of the enclosure using the iPod opening tool.
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Step 2
- Unscrew the four screws previously covered by the feet with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Unscrew the four screws previously covered by the feet with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
Step 3
- Flip the device right side up.
- Gently slide the casing upwards and off the hard drive.
Flip the device right side up.
Gently slide the casing upwards and off the hard drive.
Step 4
- Flip device upside down again.
- Gently pry the bottom gray casing away from the device.
Flip device upside down again.
Gently pry the bottom gray casing away from the device.
Step 5
- Rotate so the back of the device is facing you.
- Gently pry the back casing away.
- When the back casing is removed, the fan will become loose.
Rotate so the back of the device is facing you.
Gently pry the back casing away.
When the back casing is removed, the fan will become loose.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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