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iPod Touch 5th Generation: Battery Solder Pad scraped off iPod Touch 5th Gen

Sun, 15 Nov 2020 07:36:35 -0700

So… I messed up badly. I have done a few of these for friends over the years but this time it went south. While de-soldering the old battery I accidentally pulled off the first solder pad on the battery connector. So my question is how to I go about fixing this. Is there somewhere else I can run a small wire to or is it worth trying to cut into the old trace. (never done that before) Also if somebody has a wiring diagram as I’m not sure which pad I pulled.

⟐ Commented novembre 15, 2020 at 7:36 GMT-7

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: Fried iPod while working out in the gym

Sat, 07 Nov 2020 05:35:06 -0700

I am a deployed Soldier in the middle east and the heat can reach as high as 110 degrees. I was exercising with my ipod on my arm sleeve in the ac but still sweating a lot and all of a sudden it just stopped working. It doesnt turn on, it doesnt charge. its dead. The plastic on the arm sleeve was foggy and steamy. Do you have any recommendations?

⟐ Commented novembre 07, 2020 at 5:35 GMT-7

iPod Classic: PART of click wheel not working-Can you replace 2 logicboard buttons?

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 06:01:20 -0700

I'm having a problem similar to the "iPod Classic NOT RESPONDING to any touch!" thread.

The bottom 'play/pause' button doesn't work well and the 'skip back' button doesn't work at all.

I took the device apart and have found the 2 problem buttons aren't clicking like the others. You can literally hear the 'click' when I press the working buttons but the bottom button barely makes a sound and the right is silent.

They all FEEL like they're clicking but, I don't know. I'm guessing the buttons have just 'gone bad' or something? There's a lot of data on this ipod and was wondering if its possible to just replace the 2 buttons?

⟐ Answered ottobre 22, 2020 at 6:01 GMT-7

iPod Classic: Is it a bad click wheel or hold switch?

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 06:03:34 -0700

I’ve performed several iPod surgeries over the years, typically replacing batteries or hard drives. In my latest endeavor, I attempted my first logic board replacement. The existing board was fine; I was upgrading from a 6th gen to 7th gen to maximize the capacity of an iFlash Quad board.

I swapped out the logic boards, reconnected everything, and plugged the iPod into my computer. It restored, but the click wheel was unresponsive. Thinking I received a bad board, I reassembled the iPod with the original board, restored via iTunes… and have the same problem. I cannot reset or get into the diagnostic menu because the buttons won’t work. When I plug in a power cord, the iPod powers up and the “lock” icon still appears and disappears on screen as I toggle the hold switch, but the click wheel does nothing.

The possible causes seem to be 1) I have a damaged click wheel (but wouldn’t the buttons on the board still be responsive even if the scrolling feature didn’t work?), 2) I shorted something on each board during assembly and fried the buttons on both logic boards (seems less likely), 3) the hold switch is faulty and is not unlocking the click wheel controls, regardless of whether the lock icon is showing on screen.

Does anyone have any suggestions on how I can narrow down the problem?

⟐ Answer accepted agosto 25, 2020 at 6:03 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): iPod Classic 5th parts on iPod Classic 6th or 7th

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 15:24:17 -0700

I was wondering today.

Can the parts of an IPod Classic 5th generation be used on an iPod Classic 6th or 7th?

thabks

⟐ Answered agosto 03, 2020 at 15:24 GMT-7

iPod Nano 1st Generation: I think I fried my iPod with the wrong power source.

Sun, 07 Jun 2020 10:50:23 -0700

I plugged my iPod into my inMotion speakers, but it turns out I had the wrong power adapter connecting the speakers to the wall. The speakers say DC IN 5V, and the adapter says 9V 1.11a.

I didn't know it was the wrong adapter until I inserted my iPod and the speakers (still off) started making a buzzing sound. The iPod then displayed: Connect to iTunes to restore. When I felt the upper back case, it was hot, and now it won't turn on at all. I've tried connecting to iTunes (nothing happened), reseting (nothing) and trying another power source (nothing).

What part of my iPod do I need to replace?

⟐ Answered giugno 07, 2020 at 10:50 GMT-7

iPod: I have a small piece of tissue lodged in headphonesjack

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 19:48:21 -0700

i have a small piece of paper lodged in my headphones jack and would like to remove it but dont know how, any suggestions/tips will be greatly appreciated

⟐ Commented marzo 30, 2020 at 19:48 GMT-7

iPod Classic: iPod battery not charging after hard drive replacement

Fri, 20 Mar 2020 12:02:28 -0700

Two weeks ago I replaced the hard drive in an ipod I had purchased on ebay. (Yes I was DUPED) I have not needed to recharge my battery until yesterday because the battery power was fine. Anyway I am two days into trying to charge the battery with zero success. I don't know which version I have. Is it possible something went wrong with the installation of the hard drive or do I just need to accept that now I need a new battery?

⟐ Answered marzo 20, 2020 at 12:02 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Why can't restore my iPod?

Wed, 05 Feb 2020 10:07:19 -0700

when I try Restore in iTunes 9, get message "iPod to busy can';t restore"

⟐ Commented febbraio 05, 2020 at 10:07 GMT-7

iPod Classic: LCD upgrade to OLED

Mon, 06 Jan 2020 05:29:26 -0700

I want to upgrade my LCD to OLED for my iPod classic. Would that be possible?

⟐ Commented gennaio 06, 2020 at 5:29 GMT-7

iPod 3rd Generation: iPod freezes at Apple symbol and I can't restore it.

Wed, 20 Nov 2019 06:52:51 -0700

I have a 30GB 3rd Generation iPod (A1040) that is having trouble. My iPod starts up, but stops at the apple logo and does not go any further. I have tried the iPod diagnostic drive scan (<<, Menu, Select, >>) and it stops with the error symbol. I have also tried the diagnostic tools and the HD test comes back saying the HD is bad.

However, when I set it into disk mode and connect it to my iMac, it shows up and I can see the disk in "Disk Utilities" and iTunes. I have scanned it with TechTools' surface scan, and it tested ~58k blocks and came back with no errors. I formatted it in Disk Utilities with the zero out all data option. Still no luck.

When I try to restore the iPod, the installer runs and says its finished and that the iPod is restarting... but the iPod just sits there with the 'OK to disconnect' check symbol and never restarts. When I reset it (Menu, Play/Pause), it starts up with the apple logo with a loading bar underneath which fills up and disappears. Then the apple logo comes back up and it freezes there. (Seems like it does not load the firmware restore properly to me...)

The battery is decent and I am doing all of this with a firewire dock cable... It seems to charge fine.

What is going on? Has the logic board gone bad, is is the firmware on the hard drive corrupted and not reinstalling?

⟐ Commented novembre 20, 2019 at 6:52 GMT-7

iPod Classic: iFlash microSD/SD card adapter with iPod 7th Generation

Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:54:21 -0700

Hi guys,

couple of weeks ago my iPod classic started acting weird, to the point that I can't sync it with iTunes anymore. I have checked number of reallocs on the HDD and its around 13k so I guess this is the problem. While looking into the topic of fixing the devil, I've came across couple of options:

1) Apple Store - cost between 120-250 quid so nah

2) Fixing it by myself with a 1.8" HDD - cost around 100 quid (getting there but still nah)

3) Fixing it by myself with a iFlash SD/microSD card adapter - adapter itself 33 quid plus the cost of the sd cards *winner?*

I want to go with option number 3, as it will be easier/cheaper to fix in the future (instead of buying new disk, ill just but new cards), but it generates couple concerns.

1. Is it actually a good option? Are these adapters an actual thing, or just a rip off

2. Is it better to go for double SD or quad microSD? It would be cheaper to acheive lets say 256gb with quad microSD than with two SD cards, but is the save/read speed would be the same?

What do you guys think?

⟐ Commented ottobre 16, 2019 at 9:54 GMT-7

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Memory Card in iPod Touch

Fri, 30 Aug 2019 12:29:04 -0700

Is there a memory card in the Ipod touch 5th gen that I can put in another Ipod touch 5th gen. Long story short, I cant remember my passcode,and I want to keep my photos on the Ipod. Help please:(

⟐ Answer deleted agosto 30, 2019 at 12:29 GMT-7

iPod Classic: iPod classic cylindrical redundancy check

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 18:37:21 -0700

Tried restoring ipod classic, in both restore mode and disk mode ipod freezes on do not disconnect screen and itunes recognizes it, prepares for restore, and then ipod disconnects itself from computer. Computer recognizes "apple ipod" drive D:\ but the volume cannot be populated. tried right clicking file folder and formatting without success. Tried fdisk, got error "cylindrical redundancy check". Even tried active killdisk and got "device not ready". I also ran a test on the hard drive which did not report any bad sectors. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answer edited luglio 24, 2019 at 18:37 GMT-7

iPod Touch 2nd Generation: How to upgrade to iso 7

Mon, 03 Jun 2019 19:36:08 -0700

how to upgrade to iOS 7

⟐ Answered giugno 03, 2019 at 19:36 GMT-7

iPod Nano: reset the iPod for new owner

Sun, 06 Jan 2019 11:55:26 -0700

got ipod off friend had all his sstuff on it want to change it to my own

⟐ Commented gennaio 06, 2019 at 11:55 GMT-7

iPod Classic: Is there a USB splitter available to separate charge/data functions?

Sat, 05 Jan 2019 09:58:02 -0700

I have an iPod Classic 160GB A1238 model. If I connect it to external power source it turns on fine and works. But it does not do that when I connect it to any other power device like Mac or PC. What that means is that I am not able to add an new song to it OR I can not take a backup of the 10GB data that exists on it.

Is there any USB splitter available which will allow me to connect it to external power as well as to PC USB port for data transfer?

⟐ Commented gennaio 05, 2019 at 9:58 GMT-7

iPod Touch 4th Generation: Missing battery soldering pad?

Sat, 13 Oct 2018 05:15:45 -0700

I was soldering in a new battery on my 4th gen ipod touch when i realized the middle battery terminal was missing from the board. I orderered a carbon based "non conductive wire glue", if i just apply this where the pad was and stick it to the battery, will it work? or do i need to use a silver epoxy/ink? also, i have a scrap board i can play with that has all three battery terminals, can i somehow rip one off and put it on the other board? thanks a lot

⟐ Answered ottobre 13, 2018 at 5:15 GMT-7

iPod Touch 5th Generation: Fix Sattered Outer Screen

Fri, 10 Aug 2018 04:31:58 -0700

How do I fix just the shattered glass screen on a 5th generation iPod? Everything else is working fine?

⟐ Answer accepted agosto 10, 2018 at 4:31 GMT-7

iPod: making a clear lcd screen

Fri, 25 May 2018 04:31:54 -0700

Hi, I have been repairing some iPods lately and iPhones, something that is really bugging me is that fact that everytime I finish the job and put everything back together there is a smudge of some sought or a tiny bit of dust or hair. Now I have been using a lint cloth. My question is what spray can I use and what cloth, so the iPod looks as it did before? thanks

⟐ Answer accepted maggio 25, 2018 at 4:31 GMT-7