I have a 1st Gen. 5g ipod and it has a flakey ( positional ) firewire port. I would sure like to get it fixed. I have never taken one apart but am going to try, hope it's not too tough! I was told that the whole mother board has to be replaced. Is that right? If so, I would like to buy a board if anyone has one they could part with. In fact if someone out there would have one and able to try and fix it for me, for a fee, I would love that! I just don't want to spend too much on the old thing but I hate to just let it sit. Thanks , Tom