Taking Apart the iPod mini

So, after posting this entry this morning, I became obsessed with the idea of taking apart the iPod mini. So, I did. Here's some pictures walking through the steps that I followed over at iLounge, although I was able to do it all with my Swiss Army Knife, and it all still seems to work. I did have a bit of difficulty removing the bottom plate from the iPod mini (which went shooting across the room as I pried at it).

Despite all reports of it not working, I tried sticking the 4GB microdrive in my Nikon D70, but, alas, the reports were true. I could reassemble everything now, but I'm debating the microdrive transplant that I mentioned in the last post.

Update: After trying multiple times to format the drive in a way in which it would work with my Nikon, and then after trying to reassemble the iPod mini with other drives (a CF card and my 340MB microdrive), I finally gave up and reassembled the iPod mini. Still works.