[xpedian]

My iPod went blank, today. It was working fine. I did drop it last week, but it seemed to survive the short fall nicely. Now it's dead. Is there any advice out there opening this thing up? I don't want to take it anywhere since I don't have the money, really. I want to open it up and see what's going on in there...

[AssassyN]

Well opening it up would be my absolute LAST resort as it completely voids any chance of a warrenty and unless you possess some impressive electrical skills, you could really screw some stuff up.

First off, it this iPod covered under any kind of warrenty (AppleCare, store you purchased it at, etc.)? If so, definitely call them and arrange for a pickup so it can be repaired/replaced.

If not, give THIS SITE a good look and try resetting the iPod, and if that fails, try the Diagnostic Mode. Best of luck!