iPod could i make a flash iPod?

[Scarlet Fever]

I found the other day that a CF card has a similar (if not identical) pin layout to the 1.8" drives used in the iPods. My mate has a 5th Gen iPod which is out of warranty with a dead HDD, so we wanted to experiment with it.

could i replace the HDD with a CF card in his iPod?

EDIT; i just read that the iPod Minis use microdrives, which have a similar interface to the CF cards. would it be better to use a CF card in an old iPod Mini?

 

[yippy]

I believe it has been done before with a mini and works well. Not sure about the 5G though.

I am sure someone can pull up the article where someone did this.

 

[xUKHCx]

Link

Second time today that shows just how useful not deleting old RSS items is.

 

[iBookG4user]

The person here replaced the hard drive of an iPod with a CF card. You can also do it with the mini, but I searched and couldn't find anything for the iPod Video.

 

[ReanimationLP]

Well, if nothing else, and your friend decides not to, I'd be interested in it for parts.

Oh, BTW, the 5Gs connector is completely different.

I would know. I popped open mine to swap the HDDs with my Photo until I got it fixed, but the connectors are completely different going in and out of the drive. The 4G/Photo has a standard CF looking connector, but the 5G has one of those thin ribbon cable connectors you find in laptops.

 

[Scarlet Fever]

Oh, BTW, the 5Gs connector is completely different.

I would know. I popped open mine to swap the HDDs with my Photo until I got it fixed, but the connectors are completely different going in and out of the drive. The 4G/Photo has a standard CF looking connector, but the 5G has one of those thin ribbon cable connectors you find in laptops.

ow. ah well, i suppose i can still do the mod to my dead 1st gen iPod