Tony1d ago

Weekend project: complete.

I’ve been wanting to totally overhaul my old iPod for years. Dead hard drive, dead battery, dead headphone jack, knackered case. Now it’s even better than it was when I bought it in 2006.

Personal music players peaked here… it’s just such a good device.

#iPod #Apple #DIYfix

Show threadAnna
@coldkennels Mine has a clicking HDD. Can you send me to a tutorial?
Apr 5 at 11:40pmWeb
Show threadTony20h ago

@jellycrystals Sure, this is the guide I used: https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPod+Classic+Hard+Drive+Replacement/564

A warning: it is an utter bastard to get these open. Expect to savage both parts of the case trying to separate them; I knew that going in, so I just bought two new case parts from AliExpress alongside the internal components. It was worth the expense - there was no way I could have got it open cleanly. The old ones were heavily scratched up anyway, so it didn't feel like a waste.

iPod Classic Hard Drive Replacement

Upgrade your storage with a new hard drive.

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Show threadAnna19h ago
@coldkennels 25 step tutorial, 15 steps to open the case... Ha! Mine is a 6th gen but looks like they all open the same way.
Show threadTony19h ago

@jellycrystals Yeah, they were fundamentally the same for a long time. My dad fixed my 4th gen one after the headphone jack died back in 2005 and he had a hell of a time getting into it.

Another thing to bear in mind if you decide to do anything other than the HDD while you're in there is that almost everything involves adhesive. My battery was very swollen, and breaking it free from the glue holding it to the back panel was so concerning I did it in the back yard in case it went up in flames!

Show threadAnna19h ago
@coldkennels Mine broke when I decided to use iTunes on my Win10 machine to finally update the music for the first time since 2010. It then started clicking and died. Wish I never tried to update my music :(
Show threadTony19h ago
@jellycrystals to be fair, it's pretty incredible that any mechanical HDD in a portable device kept working for all that long. Mine was clicking and stalling for a long time before it finally packed in. An SSD upgrade was an absolute no-brainer. Gave me space for a bigger battery, too. It's a win/win.