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

[Colin Wheeler]

By reset the connector I presume do you mean the connection at the point of
the hard drive itself and not the point in which it connects to the logic
board? I pried open the case and took the connection out from the hard drive
and put it back in. So far it doesn't look good, but at the same time I need
to charge the battery on it before I can make any conclusions for sure.

Colin Wheeler
http://code.google.com/p/redflag

On 8/31/07, Brandon Newendorp <bnew at iastate.edu> wrote:
>
> 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
> http://code.google.com/p/redflag
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