Replace ipod hard drive

[Mattw]

I have a 4th Generation ipod that is 1 month out of warranty and the hard drive is dead on it. Is it possible to source replacement disks for them? and are they fairly easy to fit, i assume its similar to an ide connection or laptop hdd connection.

 

[hanmat]

basically my ipod is knackered. i went to apple and they said that the hard drive has flunked it, so either replace that or buy a new ipod. should i replace the hard drive and wait for something else to go wrong or buy a new ipod? the only thing is that its a 40GB iphoto and i love it, it's proper old skool-it can't be replaced coz they don't make that model anymore

you can replace the hard drives, it just clips in and out, if you take the silver bit off the back, you can pull it out and replace it that way. its just the decision of whats best to do, ie buy new ipod w/ new warranty etc or new HD