You could also soak the plywood in the bathtub for a day, then bend it. The less wide it is, the easier it will bend (especially when it's soaked).
You're going to power the drive externally, I take it? The iPod hard drives only run on 3.3v, so that's surely not going to power a full size...
I have a 2G iPod at work that I could crack open. With any luck, the insides are similar to that of the 1G iPod. Without opening and checking,...
If I can find one, I might try to get ahold of a broken 5G iPod on eBay or through a Mac forum member. Then the soldering can really begin!
Thanks for the kind words :-) I'm glad my project could be of some help for yours! Except now you'll need a magnifying glass! That connector...
I, too, would be interested in learning about the IDE(?) port on the 5G iPods, possibly for future projects. Past project (No, I didn't...
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