Ipods like cellphones tend to fall to the floor every now and then. Most of the time there is no harm done and the device is working like before. Sometimes however it breaks and leaves you with a expensive toy that is no longer working.
I found an article that explains to you how to replace the hard drive of a 4.th generation Ipod with a new one. Josh paid about 100 $ for a new hard drive and used this in his Ipod. He documented every step with pictures, should not be a problem to follow. This only works if the hard drive is damaged, if its another part the guide won´t be useful to you.
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