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iPod 5th Generation (Video): iPod won't power on. Completely dead.

Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:26:22 -0700

I've already replaced the battery in my iPod. And it still won't turn on or be recognized on any computer or take a charge. I want to keep hard drive because of all my music. Now I'm looking into buying a new logic board. Is there a certain kind of board I need to buy? Is there things to watch out for when switching out logic boards?

⟐ Commented 8月 31, 2017 at 17:26 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Very Low Battery, disk mode doesn't work

Mon, 24 Jul 2017 04:55:42 -0700

I recently took the front and back covers off my ipod to paint it. It was fully functional before this. Now, I get the very low battery screen. Holding select and play does absolutely nothing, and holding select and menu temporarily closes the screen. It is not being recognized by my computer, and the battery held a lot of charge a few days ago. Any other recommendations?

⟐ Answer accepted 7月 24, 2017 at 4:55 GMT-7

iPod Classic: Why is my iPod when fully charged only last for 20 mim

Wed, 25 Jan 2017 03:27:25 -0700

ipod classic only lasting 20 min when fully charged

⟐ Answer accepted 1月 25, 2017 at 3:27 GMT-7

iPod 4th Generation or Photo: iPod is frozen on hold.

Sun, 04 Dec 2016 13:49:01 -0700

My iPod Photo is stuck on hold. I cannot reboot. I also tried installing a hold switch from another iPod Photo & that didn't work, so it isn't a bad switch. Any ideas? New hard drive? New logic board? Something else?

⟐ Answer accepted 12月 04, 2016 at 13:49 GMT-7

iPod Classic: screen is freeze, cant turn off,

Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:52:43 -0700

my ipod 120gb, the screen is freeze, and i cant turn it off...

⟐ Answered 10月 21, 2016 at 19:52 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Clicking the center button doesn't work any more

Mon, 16 May 2016 06:17:42 -0700

I can turn my ipod on and scroll up and down and even turn it off but the center click will not let me select a menu item such as shuffle - it works fine when controlled by my car stereo but clicking the center button just doesn't work any more - can this be fixed easily

⟐ Answer accepted 5月 16, 2016 at 6:17 GMT-7

iPod Classic: How to reformat to use with Windows not iTunes please

Thu, 28 Jan 2016 23:04:43 -0700

My son just gave me his old 6th gen 120GB iPod classic. I don't have a Mac, nor do I use ITunes, but I have a boatload of music on my PC in a variety of formats: MP3 FLAC, WMA etc. that I would like to upload to this ipod and manage it from my PC.

Can I do this please? I would assume I need to reformat the drive as it's an actual hard drive, but would I need to use NTFS or FAT please? Unfortunately, knowing those acronyms is the extent of my computer knowledge - not even sure how I know those, lol.

I understand from Mac users that ITunes is all-invasive, and tries to overwrite - oops, I mean Sync - every time you plug it in. I would assume I would not have that problem with a PC?

What sort of software could I use to upload the music please?

Any tips on this greatly appreciated

Thanks very much

Phil

⟐ Commented 1月 28, 2016 at 23:04 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): iPod plays, charges, but won't sync to iTunes?

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:08:11 -0700

My iPod (5th gen video 30gb) plays fine, and charges (by wall plug or pc) but won't sync to iTunes to download more songs. My PC sees it but iTunes doesn't. Any ideas?

⟐ Commented 1月 26, 2016 at 2:08 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Why does my iPod keeps asking to restore and then restarts again?

Thu, 30 Apr 2015 06:59:32 -0700

everytime i plug in my ipod it asks to restore, and after i click restore the apple shows up on the screen. then it starts up again and nothing is resloved.

⟐ Commented 4月 30, 2015 at 6:59 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Upgrade a 30gig Video(5G) with a 120gig iPod Classic harddrive

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:43:13 -0700

A few days ago a roommate gave me his 120gig iPod classic with a cracked LCD.

I'm using Windows 7 64bit

G4 PowerMac with 10.4.11

G4 iBook with 10.5.8

All with itunes v9.2 up to v9.2.061 in Win

I formated The 120gig Classic in itunes before I removed the hard-drive a Toshiba(MK1231GAL) with no problems. I installed the hard-drive in a 30gig iPod Video (5G) v1.3 Model #A1136

Serial #4U5495X3TXK (Model #MA146LL in the about section) With the 120gig Rubber bumpers. Fit inside just fine

And is just doesn't seem to be working. In iPod Diagnostics it shows the drive just fine.

(In Windows)I can't open itunes before i plug it in via USB. Under normal mode I keep getting iPod needs to be restored but when it try's to restore the iPod is busy. Under Disk mode its Corrupted and cannot restore and locks up itunes.

When I tried again today in Disk Mode windows see's the iPod as a removable disk that isn't accessible.

(In OSX) Normal mode I get cannot be restored because the iPod is Busy. More Information leads to Error 1405. In Disk Mode the iPod is busy. Disk Utility in I get a Input/Output error. No option for First Aid either

I tried restoring using a different Firmware File in windows and OSX. But know luck.

I know this is looking like a bad harddrive. But not 2 days before I removed it it restored just fine in the orig 120gig case.

So I was curious if the 5G video was the main problem. As in a motherboard incompatibility of some sort.

The orig 30gig is going back in the 5G tonight and maybe the 120gig too.

To all the guys involved with the Site, Guides, and Answers.

Many Thanks

You all saved me a lot of headache during G3/G4 iBook, MacBook, and iPod teardowns.

Well reinstalled the 30gig in the 5G and it's working just fine. The 6th Gen 120gig is another matter. Its doing alot of the same things, itunes will see it, restore it, copy songs for a few minutes and lock up. So I'm just gonna do some more research and hopefully I can get some use out of it.

⟐ Answer edited 1月 20, 2012 at 23:43 GMT-7

iPod Classic: iPod Classic 80GB Error 1303

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:14:08 -0700

i have been having trouble with my iPod classic since i took it to Mexico and connected it to a laptop over there. before i connected to the laptop, everything was working well with it, songs didn't pause randomly, etc. but now it doesn't want to sync all the songs i have in my library it mostly syncs up to 1gb of "selected" songs. i cant even put videos in it. i just keep getting error 1303. i looked on apple forums and google for answers already but i just cant seem to find an answer to fix it, help please anyone? i included a link for the screen shot error i get

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44896390@N0...

⟐ Answer edited 11月 17, 2011 at 2:14 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): iPod does not connect to iTunes

Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:37:26 -0700

My wife found her old iPod and wants me to fix it. It plays the music that is on it, it takes a charge through a wall outlet or when connected to a computer but will not connect to iTunes. It even plays on a speaker dock. I tried several USB cables so that is not the problem. I connected it to two Macs, an iMac and a MacBook, but does not show up on either one. It does not show up in Disk Utility. I reset the iPod several times.

Any idea what the problem is with this thing?

⟐ Answer accepted 2月 14, 2011 at 6:37 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): How do I reinstall firmware on my iPod 5th Generation Video classic?

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 14:53:40 -0700

I plugged my ipod 5th gen classic into a set top box to record television. Rather than delete a recording, I chose the reformat disk option. The ipod is now trying to restart continuously, the Apple logo appears and disappers immediately. The iPod is not detedcted when plugged into a Mac or PC. It was working fine until I did this, unless this action has damaged the hardware. The iPod was FAT32 formatted. Any help appreciated. Thanks.

⟐ Comment deleted 1月 10, 2011 at 14:53 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Unit's click wheel and button is unresponsive

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 13:50:49 -0700

I have just replaced the click wheel and button, but the unit still will not respond. It will power up and sync when connected to my pc. When ejected, it wants to know which language I am using.

⟐ Answered 10月 05, 2010 at 13:50 GMT-7

iPod Original: iPod frozen on: Do not Disconnect

Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:31:09 -0700

There's no physical damage to the iPod, but the display says "do not disconnect." After an hour or so, I did disconnect from my computer.

⟐ Answered 4月 05, 2010 at 15:31 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Can I fix a severed hold switch ribbon?

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:44:47 -0700

When replacing the battery on my iPod the battery was so stuck with the adhesive, that when it finally came loose, I severed the orange ribbon cable that goes to the hold switch. As such the iPod thinks it's eternally on hold. Can I fix it?

⟐ Edited 1月 19, 2010 at 0:44 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): The selected device could not be found error on finder and itunes.

Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:51:26 -0700

It is a 80gb iPod 5.5 gen with fat32 format. It was working prior to adding 2 songs after my mac glitched I force ejected it and now this is happening please help.

⟐ Commented 8月 18, 2025 at 16:51 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): After battery install success, controls don't work

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:21:39 -0700

After a new battery was installed successfully, the screen is stuck on: music, videos, extras, settings, etc. The wheel contacts click but does not change or move when I spin it. The IPOD works great when plugged into ITUNES on a computer or a car radio. What am I missing?

⟐ Answer accepted 9月 24, 2024 at 9:21 GMT-7

iPod 2nd Generation: iPod 2nd gen - Headphone jack = motherboard?

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:31:26 -0700

I'm wondering about replacing the headphone jack in my super old ipod. I don't see that fix specifically. Is it a full motherboard replacement? Or just not do-able these days?

⟐ Commented 11月 20, 2023 at 16:31 GMT-7

iPod 5th Generation (Video): iPod Video No Sound at All

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:41:03 -0700

Hello everyone. I have an ipod video 5.5 30 GB with no sound neither on the line out (dock connector) nor in the headphone jack. Now, I know the problem lies in an IC in the logic board and can be fixed by performing a reflow.

My question is: which IC I need to heat up?

Thanks a lot for any answers.

⟐ Commented 10月 23, 2023 at 18:41 GMT-7