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Offline daskrabs

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ipod 4G hard drive upgrade
« on: August 31, 2007, 04:34:46 PM »
i've seen a couple of tutorials on the net about how to upgrade the hard drives in ipods. seems easy enough. i'm looking to get my hands on a 4G ipod and a 160 GB hard drive (ATA), and eventually combine that with rockbox. can anyone speak to the possibility and/or ease of doing this? thanks
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Offline Llorean

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Re: ipod 4G hard drive upgrade
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2007, 04:37:11 PM »
Let's start with "Impossible." 160gb drives are 2.5" (at the smallest) and the iPod requires 1.8" drives. Well, not technically impossible, perhaps, but what you have won't be the same size/shape as an iPod any more.
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Offline daskrabs

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Re: ipod 4G hard drive upgrade
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2007, 04:39:35 PM »
so they're not just laptop hard drives after all, huh? can you recommend a site that sells 1.8" hard drives?
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Offline linuxstb

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Re: ipod 4G hard drive upgrade
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2007, 04:43:02 PM »
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Offline LambdaCalculus

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Re: ipod 4G hard drive upgrade
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2007, 06:45:50 PM »
You may also find this page useful:

http://www.ifixit.com
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Offline AquaStreak

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Re: ipod 4G hard drive upgrade
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2007, 08:56:00 PM »
Um, then how do the new iPods have 160GB? Sorry if thats a n00b question... but its thinner than last models, and has 160..
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Offline saratoga

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Re: ipod 4G hard drive upgrade
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2007, 09:24:17 PM »
Quote from: AquaStreak on September 16, 2007, 08:56:00 PM
Um, then how do the new iPods have 160GB? Sorry if thats a n00b question... but its thinner than last models, and has 160..

In the time since this thread was posted and when you bumped it, 160GB drives become available.
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