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Zen And The Art of Nomad Hacking

Posted by timothy on from the does-this-have-the-buddha-nature dept.

securitas writes "ExtremeTech just published a step-by-step how-to guide on hacking the Nomad Zen and Nomad Jukebox to upgrade the hard drive in each type of MP3 player. So if a 60 GB hard disk isn't big enough for you (20 GB on the older models) here's how to mod your Nomad."

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  1. Tools you'll need: by 1s44c · · Score: 5, Funny

    Tools you'll need:

    Small Phillips-head screwdriver
    Flat-head jeweler's screwdriver
    A small finger bowl (a place to put the tiny screws while you're working)
    A clean table with good illumination so you can see what you're doing.
    A new 2.5" slim laptop hard-drive (9.5mm high).


    Enough cash to buy a new one once you f**k up the LCD screen.

  2. Gimme that screwdriver by Faust7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    We were careful. We took our time. And we still damaged the unit.

    Ah, but damaging is part of the fun. It's all about taking an electronic device and turning it into something totally unrecognizable that does something totally different. For example, I modded my Xbox to play Commodore 64 games, my digital clock to be a sundial, my microwave to be an anti-salesman irradiation device, and my toaster to be a sexual aid.

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    1. Re:Gimme that screwdriver by Realistic_Dragon · · Score: 2, Funny

      my toaster to be a sexual aid

      If you ask your local A&E docs (or ER for the Americans) they will tell you that plenty of people use a toaster as a sexual aid in it's unmodified form.

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    2. Re:Gimme that screwdriver by bongobongo · · Score: 2, Funny

      my microwave to be an anti-salesman irradiation device

      hopefully you also modded your electric toothbrush to be an anti-litigation device

  3. The answer: by bj8rn · · Score: 3, Funny
    from the does-this-have-the-buddha-nature dept

    Mu.

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  4. Hacking nomads? by koi88 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why do we have to hack nomads? By hand?
    Doesn't Pentagon have bombs and missiles that do this job much better?

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  5. Surgical Procedures by Ateryx · · Score: 3, Funny

    Brain surgery looks easy when broken down into little steps. That still doesn't mean everyone can do it... well.

    "...it's a good idea to remove the battery so that the patient doesn't inadvertently "wake up" in the middle of the operation."

    -Brad

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    "The truth suffers from too much analysis"
  6. Woo, that looks hard. by mrseigen · · Score: 3, Funny

    So they overtightened a couple of screws and bolloxed the LCD screen. Big deal. I'm more intrigued by the paragraph on how to disconnect the IDE data cable from the back of the disk. ExtremeTech, indeed.

  7. mod availability by SilverStreak · · Score: 2, Funny

    that's why it is called the Nomad, and not the NoMOD hehe...