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iPod Anatomy

By // March 19, 2007, 1:07 AM PST // billdetwiler

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  • iPod Mini circuit board and screen

    Apple's iPod revolutionized the mobile music scene. Audiophiles and ordinary listeners alike can carry entire music libraries in their pocket. Few iPod owners however, have seen beneath the device's outer shell--until now. We're peeling back the skin on the iPod Mini, iPod Suffle, and iPod Photo.

    This iPod Anatomy photo gallery gives you an inside look at the hardware that makes the Apple iPod Mini, iPod Shuffle, and iPod Photo sing.

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  • iPod Mini circuit board

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  • iPod Mini battery

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  • iPod Mini click wheel

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  • iPod Mini hard drive

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  • iPod Mini shell

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  • iPod Shuffle case and circuit board

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  • iPod Shuffle circuit board

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  • iPod Shuffle USB connection

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  • iPod Shuffle green LED

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  • iPod Shuffle orange LED

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  • iPod Shuffle battery LED

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  • iPod Shuffle clear case front

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  • iPod Shuffle clear case back

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  • iPod Photo broken screen

    So, lets say your roommate knocks your week-old iPod Photo off the sill and lands on it while climbing in the window.

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  • iPod Photo: Opening the case

    I slid an x-acto knife between the white and the metal at the top right corner and pried around. (I started on the side and I'm lucky I didn't cut the cable to the hard drive).

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  • iPod Photo circuit board

    There are a few really small black screws holding down the board that take about a T6 torx. In lieu of that, I used a REALLY small hex.

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  • iPod Photo: Removing the screen

    I folded the screen out and unplugged it with the hard drive and battery still hooked up. You could probably take them out, but I've heard horror stories about removing the battery.

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  • iPod Photo: Screen detached

    Ready for the replacement screen

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iPod Mini circuit board and screen

Apple's iPod revolutionized the mobile music scene. Audiophiles and ordinary listeners alike can carry entire music libraries in their pocket. Few iPod owners however, have seen beneath the device's outer shell--until now. We're peeling back the skin on the iPod Mini, iPod Suffle, and iPod Photo.

This iPod Anatomy photo gallery gives you an inside look at the hardware that makes the Apple iPod Mini, iPod Shuffle, and iPod Photo sing.

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Bill Detwiler is Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and Tech Pro Research and the host of Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Prior to joining TechRepublic in 2000, Bill was an IT manager, database administrator, and desktop supp...