Photos: Cracking open the iPod Nano

The back plate is just a piece of molded metal, but it was a bear to remove. Apple definitely does not want you to open your iPod.

The first thing you see when you remove the back cover is the battery. Notice that you should not poke at it.

The second thing you notice is the flash memory chip--4GB from Hynix, in this case.

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