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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 八月 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 七月 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 六月 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 一月 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 一月 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 十月 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 八月 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 五月 25, 2018 at 4:31 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): No sound from headphone or dock

Sat, 12 May 2018 06:12:33 -0700

My iPod isn't outputting any sound from the headphone Jack or from the dock port. I've tried various docks and headphones and it's the same. Sometimes there's a loud electronic noise, but most of the time there is silence. The screen shows the song is playing and I can pause, skip and everything else like normal.

I took it to apple but obviously it's too old to be repaired or replaced by them.

Any help would be much appreciated!

⟐ Answer accepted 五月 12, 2018 at 6:12 GMT-7

iPod Nano 7th Generation: Washed in Laundry, Has now run out of Power. Please Help!

Thu, 03 May 2018 21:17:56 -0700

I washed my clothes but forgot to get my ipod nano gen 7 out...i can't turn it on... i put it in rice. can you show me what should i do now :(

⟐ Edited 五月 03, 2018 at 21:17 GMT-7

iPod Nano 6th Generation: a part of the Display is black, looks like liquid

Sun, 08 Apr 2018 08:15:37 -0700

I opened a ipod nano 6 to fix the powerbutton, but now 1/3 of the display is dark. but if i wipe with the finger on the darke part, it becomes colour. It looks like i wipe a liquid.

Does someone now what the problem is?

Thanks for your help!!!

⟐ Answer accepted 四月 08, 2018 at 8:15 GMT-7

iPod Touch 4th Generation: The touch screen on my iPod touch isn't working after replacement.

Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:32:11 -0700

I replaced my ipod touch's screen and digitizer because it was cracked. But now the touch screen is not working. It won't let me turn it off, or unlock it or anything touch wise.

⟐ Commented 四月 03, 2018 at 13:32 GMT-7

iPod Classic: How to isolate source of charging problem in iPod Classic

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 08:44:22 -0700

I have and IPOD Classic that will not charge. When measuring the charging amps to the device, I notice erratic readings. For a while it would show 0.08 A, then for a little while it would jump to 0.44 A then reduce to 0.32 A for a while. Then drop off to 0.08 A. Charging volts is steady between 5.15 and 5.17 V. The IPOD will continue to show the "low battery" screen continuously. I have tried multiple batteries with no change in outcome. I have switched cables as well. My conclusion thus far is that the problem is internal to the IPOD - the charge port, the power chip, the battery connector or something else.

I was hoping someone might have a step-by-step on how to isolate the issue.

⟐ Commented 二月 22, 2018 at 8:44 GMT-7

iPod Nano 3rd Generation: Why isnt my iPod nano working!?

Sat, 17 Feb 2018 10:24:03 -0700

My friends ipod Nano broke and it doesn't want to turn on! @%^! put it on his ihome it says its charging but that's all it does! It refuses to turn on! I can fix it for him but i need to know whats wrong with it first and I cant risk dismantling it since its not mine. His ipod is the 3rd generation Nano. Any advice?

⟐ Answer accepted 二月 17, 2018 at 10:24 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): screen is frozen

Fri, 09 Feb 2018 06:03:50 -0700

I can't move my screen with the click wheel. Trried to unlock/lock but stuck on "clock"

⟐ Answered 二月 09, 2018 at 6:03 GMT-7

iPod: Unlocking a locked iPod

Wed, 31 Jan 2018 06:37:13 -0700

How will I go about unlocking an iPod which number code has been forgotten.

⟐ Commented 一月 31, 2018 at 6:37 GMT-7

iPod Touch 3rd Generation: Does the iPod touch 3rd generation screen fit the 4th generation?

Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:13:46 -0700

My ipod touch screen cracked

⟐ Answer accepted 一月 23, 2018 at 9:13 GMT-7

iPod 4th Generation or Photo: Replaced old 60GB Tosiba HDD with 128GB SSD. But, only showing 55.8GB.

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:41:37 -0700

Hi,

In my research to upgrade the iPod Photo 4th gen, I found that 256GB was the limit.

I couldn't find any 256GB 50pin IDE SSDs, so I purchased this: https://www.memoryc.ie/14775-128gb-kings...

which lists it as compatible for my iPod.

Only trouble is that the iPod is only showing 55.8GB in the about UI and in iTunes.

I've done the restore iPod in iTunes going by what other people have said and it done that no problem. I've also sync'd a song and that works.

Just the size is not displaying correctly on the iPod or iTunes. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

⟐ Answer accepted 一月 22, 2018 at 11:41 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Device won’t work

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:13:37 -0700

After turning it on the screen shows a a sad face and to contact Apple support. It also clicks a few times before the screen goes black. Is this worth repairing?

⟐ Commented 一月 17, 2018 at 8:13 GMT-7

iPod Nano 6th Generation: iPod Nano 6th gen won't turn on

Fri, 12 Jan 2018 08:34:28 -0700

I've got a 6th generation ipod nano that is not turning on as far as I can tell. Pressing the sleep/wake button has no effect. When I plug it in to a computer, nothing happens on the nano's end. On the computer's end, apple-related stuff stalls until I unplug the nano. That is, if itunes is running, it becomes unresponsive until the nano is removed and if itunes isn't running, it can't be started until the nano is removed. When plugged in to a new USB port on a Windows machine, the "Add New Hardware" dialogue comes up and takes a really long time to complete (as in, over half-an-hour).

So, those are the current symptoms. Here is a bit of history that may or may not be applicable:

- The original lcd screen was cracked as the result of an impact, but it was functioning as of a few months ago (not sure exactly when it was last used due to another issue detailed below)

- The sleep/wake button ceased to function. It did not emit an audible clicking sound when pressed and seemed to have no give in it. This is the main reason the ipod wasn't used for several months (repairing the button would require removing the screen, which would probably result in destroying the screen as it was already cracked). It was possible to operate the nano by connecting it to a power source or a computer such that the screen would wake up, but once the screen when dark, there was no way to work with the nano.

- Yesterday, I fixed the wake/sleep button using the tear down guide on ifixit and info here: http://blog.alejandro.md/2015/04/28/ipod.... The sleep/wake button now emits a nice click when pressed. I superglued a small piece of aluminum to the underlying metal pressure plate.

- I have tried two lcd screens and neither light up under any circumstances. I have tried a new one ordered from ifixit as well as the original. The original screen did splinter more when I removed it, so it probably isn't safe to assume that using it is a valid "before-repair" condition.

- All ribbons look to still be intact, but I don't know if they can be damaged so as to not work without any visible evidence.

- The battery produces a voltage of 3.8 V at the solder points on the main board, so I don't think there is a problem with the battery. This is after having the nano plugged in to a computer for over an hour.

- I did not verify that the ipod still worked before opening it up. Thus, I have no idea if my repairs caused this issue.

Is there anything else I can look at and/or replace? To be honest, I think the only other thing I could replace is the headphone jack, button controls, and connecting ribbon unit, but I am not convinced that would do any good.

Please let me know what you think.

Thanks,

David

⟐ Commented 一月 12, 2018 at 8:34 GMT-7