iPod Classic 5th Gen Hard Drive and Battery Upgrade Tutorial Ultimate Repair Guide

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An in depth repair guide for the iPod classic 5th gen. This is one of the best ipods to own in 2023 as you can upgrade the hard drives and the parts availability is very good. It is also very easy to open up and fix as i demonstrate in this video.

Timestamps:

00:49 - Disassembly
3:28 - Fix Buttons not clicking
5:10 - Replace Front plastic and LCD
5:50 - Install new touch wheel
6:09 - Front half re assembly

7:06 - Prepare new rear housing
8:13 - Replace headphone and lock switch flex
9:20 - New Battery

10:40 - Clean HDD Flex
11:10 - Choosing a new hard drive
15:03 - Installing new hard drive

19:18 - RAM explanation



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