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

[Colin Wheeler]

Woot! I initially reconnected the connector on the hard drive end and  
then today did it on the logic board too and suddenly iTunes  
recognized it again and got it setup and initialized. I lost the data  
that was on there, but hey I have backups :D As I write this I am  
listening to music off of my formerly dead iPod that's now been  
resurrected. Thanks brandon. I decided to name it something  
appropriate this time :)


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

On Aug 31, 2007, at 9:21 PM, Brandon Newendorp wrote:

> Nope, reseat the connector on the logic board in addition to the  
> connector on the HDD.
> --
> Brandon Newendorp
>
>
> On Aug 31, 2007, at 8:19 PM, Colin Wheeler wrote:
>
>> 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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