Opening the case on Dell DJ 30GB

I have the opposite problem. I have opened my Dell DJ 30 and removed the battery. Where did you buy the battery?

To get access to the battery, you need to use a sharp knife (construction type). Cut the interface between the plastic bottom at the outside casing interface and remove the plastic in one piece. It is sort of glued to the bottom, but it comes off easy once the perimeter is free. Under the plastic cover, there are 4 philips head screws to remove a small metal covering plate. Once the plate is removed, you can see the connector for the battery. Remove the connector and then gently pull the battery out. There is nothing holding it in place except the friction of the other components inside. Mine came out easily. Now I need to buy a replacement battery.

It's too late to post this now, since mp3 players are getting cheaper and smaller, but I took one of these DJ's apart and extracted the battery and hard drive.

Both ends of the DJ have a thick black plastic cover each glued to a metal plate which is held down by 4 tiny screws. The glue is sticky so it'll take some patience to remove the plastic ends with a lot of prying. Removing all screws alows the panels to be removed to expose the internals of the DJ.

If you want to replace only the battery, you only need to remove the panel at the bottom where the DJ mates with the base unit. The battery is a very thin plate that takes up the bottom face. You'll see a pair of wires, a black and a red, that terminate to a tiny connector. Disconnect it and then gently pull on the wires to pull the battery out.

If you want to replace the hard drive, you''ll need to remove both end panels and pry out the roller assembly. That entire ***** pops out with a lot of coaxing. Pry it from the groove around its base, not from the black roller. Once this assembly is out, push the circuit board up from the base end. The hard drive is the metal assembly on the back, opposite side from the display. It's metal frame is held down by 4 screws, one of which is under the display. Release the 4 tabs holding the display in place and flip it up and out of the way to access the last screw holding the hard drive holder down.

I can't help you past this point because I'm not replacing the drive. This unit wasn't worth fixing so I'm throwing it all away. I just wanted to tell you all how to disassemble this thing up to this point. Doing this voids your warranty so don't blame me for that.

Here's a link to an Ebay auction advertising a new battery with free shipping (from Hong Kong) for $14.99. I hate to see people paying the $30-$40 other sites are charging.

http://cgi.ebay.com/BATTERY-FIT-DELL-DJ-1-2-1st-2nd-DJ-20-DJ20-S-D0910A_W0QQitemZ260380531206QQcmdZViewItemQQptZOther_MP3_Player_Accessories?hash=item3c9fe39a06&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318%7C301%3A1%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

Batteries are available from Batteries Plus for around $40.

Hi all,

I have the DELL DJ. When I switch on My DJ it Shows Hardisk problem. I don't know what to do. I tried to do format. but got failure same error message shows.

If anyone know to solve this. It will be more helpfull for me. Thanks in Advance