See the link for instructions for removing the battery in different model
IPods. The left hand side of the page has links for the different models.

http://ipodminibattery.com/index.html

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Tony Marsillo
Nutmeg Repair
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"Bob Shuman" wrote in message
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Reposting since it appears the previous message did not post.

My college aged son's 16-month old 20GB IPod (2nd generation I believe)
died
a few days ago. The LCD display is still working and the battery seems
fine as well. When the USB cable is plugged into to computer, it charges
the battery and displays the "do not disconnect" message, but does not
ever
autostart the iTunes application. The "hold" button also displays
properly
on the LCD, but no other front panel buttons do anything at all. (It will
not shut off and requires the battery be exhausted before shutting down).

Since there really is not much to the device and the battery and display
are
working properly, I suspect the PCB is likely good and the fault is most
likely a crashed hard drive. Does anyone have any experience with repair
of
the iPod device? Can the drive be easily replaced? How does it open (no
screws so I assume the plastic face/cover snaps off the polished metal
backing, but there are no "pry slots" and the fit is very tight. Any
advice
anyone can offer?

If I'm not able to repair it, then can someone provide suggested mail/web
repair sites and approximate prices to replace the drive? Also, is this
typical of the lifespan? My son says it was used extensively over the
time
period, but never dropped or physically abused. Thanks in advance.

Bob