• The iPod has a new battery.
• I had the same issue on different PCs with different cables.
• I tried cleaning the connector with isopropanol.
  

On the logic board of an iPod Nano 7th generation, I damaged two solder pad areas marked in my diagram.

One area is inside a black circle where the solder pad is completely lifted or missing. I don’t know where this pad originally connects, and I’m not sure how to properly restore the connection since there is no usable copper left in that spot.

Another area is inside a red circle, which is also damaged but I already ran a repair there.

There is also a yellow circle where I ran a thin copper wire, and that one is the only point I connected to the battery line.

Right now my main issue is the black circled area. I don’t know the correct point on the board to jump it to, or how to trace it properly when the pad is completely gone.

Has anyone repaired something like this before? What is the safest way to find the correct alternate connection point and rebuild that line without risking instability or damaging the board further?

Stuck on a iPod Classic 7th Gen with iFlash Quad build. Would appreciate any help.

Setup:

- iPod Classic 7th Gen

- iFlash Quad

- 256GB + 512GB Samsung EVO Select MicroSD cards (both on confirmed compatibility list)

- New 3600mah battery

Background:

PC crashed and soft locked during first restore attempt. Powered down computer, disconnected the iPod and rebooted. After that the iPod wouldn't boot — stuck asking to restore. I have manual and auto tested the iPod through diagnostic mode. All internals and hardware are recognised by the system and functional.

What I've tried:

- Reseated SD cards - ipod identifies all 768GB, both cards detected.

- Completed iFlash SDXC prep guide, cards formatted to FAT32.

- Tried restoring on Windows with iTunes 12.13 and 12.8 — restore completes fully, success message shows, iPod reboots to Apple logo then immediately drops back into recovery mode. Loops every time.

- Tried restoring on Mac via Finder — restore froze completely for 5+ hours with zero progress.

Any ideas what's causing the restore loop or the Mac freeze. I suspect it is software issue rather than hardware, but otherwise am lost.

Thanks for taking the time to read! Best wishes :)

Adam

On the logic board of an iPod Nano 7th generation, I damaged two solder pad areas marked in my diagram.

One area is inside a black circle where the solder pad is completely lifted or missing. I don’t know where this pad originally connects, and I’m not sure how to properly restore the connection since there is no usable copper left in that spot.

Another area is inside a red circle, which is also damaged but I already ran a repair there.

There is also a yellow circle where I ran a thin copper wire, and that one is the only point I connected to the battery line.

Right now my main issue is the black circled area. I don’t know the correct point on the board to jump it to, or how to trace it properly when the pad is completely gone.

Has anyone repaired something like this before? What is the safest way to find the correct alternate connection point and rebuild that line without risking instability or damaging the board further?

This one specifically is my weirdest case, No Water Damage, Cracks, or dents. Just a scuffed up 8GB iPod Touch 2nd Gen

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Cheers for the help!

Case for a hybride

About a month ago, I upgraded it to an iFlash Quad with 512gb worth of microSDs. When I did this and put in my files again, I had all the lossless files in my collection converted to ALAC so they could play correctly on the stock OS synced through iTunes. However, the issue of some songs lagging has persisted, especially when using the iPod through Ford Sync in my car. I thought it only really happened during longer songs but recently it's been doing it on some songs as short as 2.5 minutes. Is there any way to fix this that isnt just trying to replace the storage again?

The Hold switch works and the lock icon turns on/off.

Holding Menu and Select to hard reset works, but doesn't fix the problem. Holding Menu and Pause/Play to enter Disk Mode doesn't work.

I let my iPod die and tested each button individually to see if it powered on, and it did for the menu, back, and select buttons, but not for play/pause or next.

Because most of the buttons register, I think it's a software issue, and have been trying to do a clean install of the OS, or switch to Rockbox, but I've plugged it into both a Windows computer and a Chromebook with two different cables, and tested all USB ports, and it won't register in iTunes or file explorer. It also doesn't show up in Device Manager or Disk Manager, so I can't update any drivers.

I'm comfortable opening my device, and I modded a full size iPod a few years ago to expand the storage, so recommendations for physical fixes would also be appreciated.

It was an iPod I got off of Facebook marketplace a while back and the buttons didn't work when I received it, but at the time I was able to transfer music to it through iTunes.

Any ideas on what to try?