Step 7
Carefully disconnect the orange ribbon cable from the hard drive.
If the cable doesn't come free easily, it may be helpful to gently wiggle the cable from side to side.
Lift the hard drive out of the iPod.
Step 8 — Hard Drive Cable
Carefully disconnect the white battery connector from the logic board. Be sure to pull only on the connector itself and not on the cables.
Step 9
Peel up the gray rubber bumper near the hard drive ribbon to reveal the T6 Torx screw beneath.
Remove the newly revealed T6 Torx screw.