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iPod 2nd Generation: My iPod is possibly corrupt and don't know how to fix without spending

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 03:23:54 -0700

My iPod is not working at all. and is showing a folder icon with a warning sign with exclamation mark in the middle. I did a LOT of research on it and have heard that the only way to fix it is to buy a whole mac and download iTunes 2-4 (the iTunes version that best supports this model.), and I'm just wondering if it's possible to... not pay like 100$ on a MacBook I'll never use and instead just somehow use my pc to fix it? disk mode won't work at all, iTunes doesn't even see my iPod if it's plugged in and the iPod is too old for RockBox. Someone PLEASE help me.

⟐ Commented August 04, 2025 at 3:23 MST

iPod 2nd Generation: iPod shows sad iPod and hard drive replacing didn't worked

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 17:10:16 -0700

I recently found my old Ipod, When I turned it on It showed the sad Ipod screen and also a few pixels were at the side, and replacing the hard drive didn't work

iPod 2nd Generation: Can I remove the metal which surround the jack

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 17:03:04 -0700

Hello,

I have a faulty jack on my iPod a1019.

I’m pretty sure it’s a pad which has to be solder. But i’m wondering how i can access those pad. Can I remove the metal which surround the jack and the firewire port ?

Thanks !

⟐ Commented November 21, 2023 at 17:03 MST

iPod 2nd Generation: Replacement headphone jack source

Sat, 18 Feb 2023 12:51:50 -0700

Please advise what is the replacement part for an iPod classic gen 2 headphone jack! Any help is appreciated:) thanks.

iPod 2nd Generation: How to fix a broken hard drive cable

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 20:26:33 -0700

Hi,

I have an old iPod that is not working. I took it apart and realized the part circled in yellow was completely removed from the logic board. The cable was still locked in, but the mechanism was completely ripped off the board. Is this something that will require soldering back to board?

⟐ Edited by author March 27, 2021 at 20:26 MST

iPod 2nd Generation: Repair of click wheel and possibly other part?

Fri, 07 Dec 2018 16:19:53 -0700

Hi how much is it usually to repair these iPods I’ve got an up to date one but still love the classic.

⟐ Answer deleted December 07, 2018 at 16:19 MST

iPod 2nd Generation: 2002 iPod 2nd Generation Windows Version won't format for iTunes?

Thu, 06 Aug 2015 01:24:28 -0700

Hello!

I bought an iPod 2nd Generation yesterday from eBay. It was working fine with preloaded songs on it. This iPod is from 2002 so I'm finding it really hard to find support for it which is why I'm here right now. Because it's a windows formatted iPod and I'm running a Mac, I first tried hooking it up to my mac with it mounting on my desktop but iTunes wouldn't recognize it? So I thought it was a windows problem not a new version of iTunes just not recognizing my old iPod.. I went to disk utility and reformatted my iPod to Mac Os Extended (Journaled) which took all the music off my iPod, and now I'm seeing a folder icon with an exclamation point. I've tried looking on youtube which they say hold combinations of the center button and the menu button then the center button and the play button which both are not working. Other I've tried a few things but nothing seems to work. I just want iTunes to recognize the iPod and reinstall it's software on the disk. How would you reformat a brand new hard drive for an iPod? I see them being sold online, after purchasing one there seems to be no instructions on how to get them to work with iTunes? From what I understand you may have to use an older version of iTunes to put the software back on, but i'm not sure. If anyone has any ideas on how to fix this issue I'd be so thankful! It' so hard searching all over the internet with no answers to such a common problem.

Thanks!

⟐ Edited August 06, 2015 at 1:24 MST

iPod 2nd Generation: iPod won't connect whit itunes

Sat, 24 Jan 2015 04:32:17 -0700

i have got yesterday a ipod 2e generation, model A1019 whit firewire . When i connect this firewire whit my laptop, en start up the itunes, it wil not connect. It seemes that the itunes version wil not work whit fire wire