AmesMUG: repair dead 4G iPod or new iPod Nano?

[Brandon Newendorp]

Many 4G iPods have the "click of death" without being actually dead  
(mine included).  Usually you can just open it up and reseat the hard  
drive connector to the logic board and it's taken care of.  I've had  
to do this a couple times with my 4G iPod.  Sounds crazy, but I  
wouldn't be surprised if it fixed things.  I'd be happy to give it a  
try sometime, if you want.
--
Brandon Newendorp


On Aug 30, 2007, at 11:55 PM, Colin Wheeler wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Well i think it's official, I turned on my iPod yesterday expecting  
> nothing less than I do with it about every day. I started listening  
> to podcasts before I go to sleep and got about 25 min in and then  
> suddenly it stopped. Then I heard it... the dreaded hard drive  
> clicking sound and after that it wouldn't respond to anything fast,  
> it would always boot and occasionally you could move around in the  
> menu but it was clear to me something was wrong with the hard  
> drive. At least I don't believe i've ever heard it made consistent  
> clicking sound before. I think im gonna stick it in the freezer  
> overnight and make sure there isn't anything critical on there when  
> I plug it in tomorrow (i don't believe there isn't anything on it  
> that I don't have backed up onto my LaCiE 200GB Backup drive.)  
> Thank goodness for backups :D
>
> That said I am currently considering 2 options if the iPod can't be  
> restored into it's former condition which I don't have high hopes  
> for at the moment (1) I know there are professionals who will  
> charge a small fee to put a new hard drive in it but so far the  
> prices for this seem the same as the cost of a new iPod nano ( at  
> least as I see here http://www.rapidrepair.com/shop/4g-ipod-hard- 
> drives.html ) or (2) buy a new iPod nano. I know Apple is holding a  
> event next Wednesday (i believe) in which they are expected to  
> release new iPods, *Mr burns grin* almost seems too convenient.
>
> So my question is assuming I decide to have the hard drive replaced  
> what places would people recommend? I am holding off doing anything  
> for now till Apples event next week, but for now I'm wondering what  
> places anybody's used for iPod repair beyond sending it into Apple?
>
> From Colin Wheeler
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