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11-03-2008, 09:01 PM
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My iPod died on friday. It gave me the little picture like this: 
and told me to go to apple.com/support/iPod. It did this every time I powered it up.
So, fast forward to:
Tonight, after (again) re-wiring my Jazz bass, I decide to pull it apart to see what is wrong. It made the whole "Click of Death" buisness, so I figured it was the hard drive.
I pried it apart, took a look around, jiggled some wires, and closed it back up. Just for Gits and Shiggles, I decided to turn it on.
And it works.
I just wonder what I did to make it work.  Not that I'm complaining, mind you, but just wondering...
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11-03-2008, 09:02 PM
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11-03-2008, 09:30 PM
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11-03-2008, 09:34 PM
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IME typical HDD problem. Trust me, it will do that again pretty soon.
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11-03-2008, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by tplyons  What model iPod? | 30 GB iPod Photo. Circa 2005, when they had the iPod color, and the iPod photo, and the normal iPod out at the same time.
Serial number is: 2CD5132B9
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11-03-2008, 09:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Thunderscreech 30 GB iPod Photo. Circa 2005, when they had the iPod color, and the iPod photo, and the normal iPod out at the same time.
Serial number is: 2CD5132B9 | IIRC, those were one of the last units to utilize a hard drive before the switch to solid state memory. If it starts doing that, your hard drive is probably beginning to fail. Start shopping for a replacement.
If the HDD got stuck, you may have bumped it loose again, but it will happen again.
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11-03-2008, 11:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Millcreek Township, UT | | | Yeah... when you get the frowny face, hit the back of your iPod against the side of a table (not so hard you bust the screen). Seriously. I got an extra few months out of my last one that way.
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11-03-2008, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by tplyons IIRC, those were one of the last units to utilize a hard drive before the switch to solid state memory. If it starts doing that, your hard drive is probably beginning to fail. Start shopping for a replacement.
If the HDD got stuck, you may have bumped it loose again, but it will happen again. | iPod Videos used hard drives, and iPod Classics still use hard drives.
I'll ask one of my employees who used to be a Mac Genius if he has any insight, but if I remember correctly there are a myriad of hardware things that the frowny face could mean. 
-Mark
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11-04-2008, 12:38 AM
|  | Online | | Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Sunapee, New Hampshire | | | It'll happen again. You didn't fix anything. It will most likely happen right about the time you get your confidence back and think it's fine now.
I know a guy here on TB that can fix it for you. He's good. Send me a PM if you want his screen name.
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11-04-2008, 04:24 AM
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11-04-2008, 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by varunkapahi .....a 4rd gen.... | A what?
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11-04-2008, 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by MJ5150 A what?
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4rd. Powered by you...
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11-04-2008, 09:29 AM
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11-04-2008, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by varunkapahi good thing i have a 3rd gen nano 8gb flash memory. i dont like HDD based ipods | Quote:
Originally Posted by MJ5150 A what?
-Mike | fixed!
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11-05-2008, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Thunderscreech My iPod died on friday. It gave me the little picture like this:
and told me to go to apple.com/support/iPod. It did this every time I powered it up.
So, fast forward to:
Tonight, after (again) re-wiring my Jazz bass, I decide to pull it apart to see what is wrong. It made the whole "Click of Death" buisness, so I figured it was the hard drive.
I pried it apart, took a look around, jiggled some wires, and closed it back up. Just for Gits and Shiggles, I decided to turn it on.
And it works.
I just wonder what I did to make it work. Not that I'm complaining, mind you, but just wondering... | That doesn't look like a HDD error.( just re-read you post I see that's not the real error) those look like this  or or  (<--I see this is the error you most likely got)
The HDD in the IPOD has acoustic sensors and other methods that can sense immanent failure. sounds like what you are getting. You could do a restore just to make sure the error wasn't a false positive.
I would definitely replace the HDD, and be sure you get a replacement that comes with a spudger and a case wedge (perfect shape to crack the case open. Just be sure when you reassemble the unit, you put the cushions on correctly. the tolerances are so tight on an IPOD even a very slight jar will cause the HDD to move around in the case, and since its the most heavy thing inside the case, it will knock components off the system board, and will brick your POD.
Good luck and go slowly... Its not that hard once you get past how freakin small the components are....
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11-05-2008, 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by fenderhutz | Disney Magic??
I had an old early Gen iPod that would do something similar, i used to just bash it really hard on stuff and it'd start working...until i stopped working. now if i try and start it i can hear it try to startup but nothing. so i just bought a new one.
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11-05-2008, 12:40 PM
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11-05-2008, 03:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Thunderscreech My iPod died on friday. It gave me the little picture like this:
and told me to go to apple.com/support/iPod. It did this every time I powered it up.
So, fast forward to:
Tonight, after (again) re-wiring my Jazz bass, I decide to pull it apart to see what is wrong. It made the whole "Click of Death" buisness, so I figured it was the hard drive.
I pried it apart, took a look around, jiggled some wires, and closed it back up. Just for Gits and Shiggles, I decided to turn it on.
And it works.
I just wonder what I did to make it work. Not that I'm complaining, mind you, but just wondering... |
Mine does this about once every few days. I keep a small screwdriver in the car to open it up at stoplights and jiggle some stuff around. Then it'll be good for a few days. I learned my lesson when I got about 10 min into a 5 hour drive and the dang thing stopped dead, only had one CD in the car
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