My IPT did not come with a polishing cloth doese every IPT come with one?

Can i use a screwdriver to take the screen off

Guys, for anyone trying to dissemble their ipor, be very carefull, there is on the top left of the ipod behind the benzel, a very thin cable that connects the benzel to the mother board. If you trying to remove the benzel, do not lift it untill you got the tape out, then carefully lift the benzel, and unplug the cable.

Hey, this is not easy... I've successfully broken the LCD on my ipt2g trying to fix a chip in the glass. the mistake occurred when i was initially popping it open. Ive spent the last two years of my life fixing cellphones for a radio shack and like to consider myself somewhat of an expert on using a pry tool to pop open anything. i made a noob mistake. the kind of simple ^@^^ i did on my first phones. this is simply not easy to do, applying to much force causes a violent opening, not enough and you fidget around until you slip up. go at it with purpose and a good mindset. hold it above something soft and never allow you hands to get sweaty. when you slip and break it, try to keep your cool and not kick a hole in drywall.

xKOMx... yo

U R so right, this is no experience for the faint of heart, I use 3 guitar picks, have been modified, used to use the Nokia tool (I'm Nokia level III certified) stil, I've manage to open 3 of this iPods.

GOOODDD, it's so difficult, please, be very careful, you'll find yourself replacing in the best case scenario the Digitizer.

Good luck

Beware of cracking glass opps!

What wisth is the spudger? Where can one have one?

For some reason the multi-touch stopped working after i started to remove the glass. should i pretend that i didn't try and mess with it and send it in for warranty repair or should i try again to take it apart? i don't know why it isn't working whether i nicked something or if somehow the glass isn't touching anymore or something silly like that.

I've also cracked my sceen trying to get it open. :(

Cool. I cracked my bezel too. Why aren't there any written instructions or warnings? $65 mistake. Ugh…

Citazione da bizzbobb:

Cool. I cracked my bezel too. Why aren't there any written instructions or warnings? $65 mistake. Ugh…

Actually, this warning is written across the top of the page:

"Teardowns provide a look inside a device and should not be used as disassembly instructions."

What if you cracked your glass display cover can you fix it and how do you know if you cracked you LCD also?

i crack the LCD screen nd the bottom(down) sensors wont feel when i touch it above(top) does feel when i touch it, idk what do to lol

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Citazione da Floofy:

For some reason the multi-touch stopped working after i started to remove the glass. should i pretend that i didn't try and mess with it and send it in for warranty repair or should i try again to take it apart? i don't know why it isn't working whether i nicked something or if somehow the glass isn't touching anymore or something silly like that.

did you figure out what you did...either i have done something different or similar!

I luv this website but man what a bad set of instructions for #4. I have been repairing iPhone's for some time now and just tried my first iPod touch using these instructions....not only did I destroy the digitizer, I also destroyed the frame and the lcd! then I went to youtube and for the correct instructions. Im not blaming iFixit but a complete set of instructions would be very helpful!! oh and i still luv this site and I luv the tools I just bought off here!

Citazione da chargit:

I luv this website but man what a bad set of instructions for #4. I have been repairing iPhone's for some time now and just tried my first iPod touch using these instructions....not only did I destroy the digitizer, I also destroyed the frame and the lcd! then I went to youtube and for the correct instructions. Im not blaming iFixit but a complete set of instructions would be very helpful!! oh and i still luv this site and I luv the tools I just bought off here!

iPod Touch 2nd Generation Repair Manual.

Citazione da bizzbobb:

Cool. I cracked my bezel too. Why aren't there any written instructions or warnings? $65 mistake. Ugh…

I dont understand it took me less than 45 mins to replace the digitizer and bezel and the contact was easy to connect btw i got the bezel and digitizer under $30 so look for a good seller!

Does anyone have any tips for removing the glass... I cracked mine... badly... using the same techniques...

really? 10 years and nothing? RIP now cracked the glass…

What is the function of the copper adhesive tape at the top of the LCd screen

Citazione da tony:

What is the function of the copper adhesive tape at the top of the LCd screen

ground connection for the LCD, protects from static, etc, may also hold down something underneath!

There are 6 screws connecting the metal baking to the back plate

wow #*#! u guys i broke the glass

how do i remove the metal backing to remove the battery? do i need to buy one of your screwdrivers?

Very interesting about the Broadcom chip. I wonder why Apple shut that functionality down? I mean, if it has bluetooth I could hookup a headset and use Fring with no problem.

The bluetooth could be a way of tracking people or something i think someone is controlling my IPT because it will close out to the home screen in the middle of a game and that makes me mad anybody know why it does that and if it can be fixed?

Citazione da Qman:

The bluetooth could be a way of tracking people or something i think someone is controlling my IPT because it will close out to the home screen in the middle of a game and that makes me mad anybody know why it does that and if it can be fixed?

That is because Ram inside the device is getting so hot that it is nearly going to overheat so the ipod cleverly shuts down the application so it can free up RAM.

Citazione da technobot:

That is because Ram inside the device is getting so hot that it is nearly going to overheat so the ipod cleverly shuts down the application so it can free up RAM.

an add: restart the device to really clear the RAM.

I'm having freezing trouble while playing music using the external speaker. When it happens the left bottom of the iPod becomes really hot. It's in the region of that chip of step 13 with the white sticker. Do you know what is that?

Citazione da technobot:

That is because Ram inside the device is getting so hot that it is nearly going to overheat so the iPod cleverly shuts down the application so it can free up RAM.

Its not because the ram is overheating, the device doesnt generate enough heat for that to even be a factor, its because the ram is getting full.

Citazione da Qman:

The bluetooth could be a way of tracking people or something i think someone is controlling my IPT because it will close out to the home screen in the middle of a game and that makes me mad anybody know why it does that and if it can be fixed?

Nothing about the RAM getting hot. It's just running low on memory. Apps start closing when the device has about less than 10 MB RAM available. But jailbreaking solves this, there are tweaks that allow for expanding virtual memory, e.g. iMemory Enhancer from Gumball Tech repo.

Do you have to dissasemble the whole board just to get to the earphone jack? I need to replace it... it looks like it requires soldering?

Citazione da pteotexz:

Do you have to dissasemble the whole board just to get to the earphone jack? I need to replace it... it looks like it requires soldering?

I have the same question.

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Citazione da pteotexz:

Do you have to dissasemble the whole board just to get to the earphone jack? I need to replace it... it looks like it requires soldering?

Did anyone resoldered this? Is it difficult?

Where does one purchase a replacement back panel?

Thanks! Broke mine down too, except i used a flat screwdriver and a pocketknife! :)

not as clean as your teardown, but quite the same. Great job!

Where might one purchase a new back plate?