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iPod Classic: iPod 6th gen won’t open

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:49:05 -0700

Hello! I’m currently trying to pry open my iPod. I have the tools with me, but it has been a difficult process, I’ve been trying since yesterday. I guess the right side and the bottom are good, but I’m struggling to get the left side. Any tips? Thanks!

iPod Classic: Any known methods for removing scratches from plastic screen

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:13:40 -0700

Iv have recently repaired and iPod classic 7gen but when the screen when is lit up you can see little rainbow scratch marks across the plastic screen and I am wonder if anyone has any know methods of removing these scratches

Any answers or suggest are greatly appreciated

Thanks

⟐ Answered March 12, 2026 at 16:13 MST

iPod Classic: Can the HDD be replaced with a SSD

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 21:07:47 -0700

Is there a SSD compatible with the iPod Classic?

⟐ Commented February 25, 2026 at 21:07 MST

iPod Classic: Why does my iPod say there is 0KB of space left when it is empty?

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 15:09:40 -0700

How come, when I look at my iPod Classic 6th gen's storage capacity, it says 0KB left even though nothing is on it? Please help me!

⟐ Answer edited February 05, 2026 at 15:09 MST

iPod Classic: How to overcome 128GB limit on 6Gen iPod?

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:01:12 -0700

Besides using Rockbox, is there any way around the 127GB limit on the 6th gen iPod? Can I install a 7th gen logic board? Will that be compatible with other components like battery, screen, etc.?

Thanks. Do you know what else I would need to replace?

⟐ Commented January 12, 2026 at 16:01 MST

iPod Classic: replacement Dock Connector Bezel

Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:08:25 -0700

where do I find a dock connector bezel?

⟐ Answered January 07, 2026 at 15:08 MST

iPod Classic: Which battery should I buy; thin or thick?

Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:44:34 -0700

Hello! I have an iPod Classic 7th gen, 160gb (black), and the battery doesn't last 3 minutes. I want to replace it, but I'm not sure whether to get the "thin" or "thick" replacement. Please help!

Brian

SN - MC297LL

⟐ Answer accepted December 31, 2025 at 9:44 MST

iPod Classic: iPod Classic NOT RESPONDING to any touch!---HELP---!

Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:59:08 -0700

i have an iPod Classic (6th Gen 80GB)purchased in 2009

Recently, it has ceased to respond to anything (which includes any button on the click-wheel), and starts only when the power cable is attached to it.

As a result, even when it is on, i am unable to do anything as it doesn't respond. The only thing it responds to is the HOLD switch, and nothing else..

Using the techniques for hard resetting the iPod (as suggested by Apple) is completely hopeless and of no avail (yes, i have tried it many many times..)

This has been happening for quite a long time and now i seriously need to repair it myself as the warranty period has expired.

Please help ASAP. Any replies/suggestions are greatly appreciated.

Aditya

⟐ Answered December 28, 2025 at 18:59 MST

iPod Classic: Battery won't charge up - only works when plugged in.

Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:45:59 -0700

Hi,

It got to the time when the battery needed to be replaced, or so I thought. I took it to a repair shop who installed a new one, after which they told me I was good to go. Once the battery had reached its max paying time, I plugged it in (for several hours)for it to recharge. However, when it came to unplugging it in view of listening, again the battery stated it was out. I tried different chargers, both through the mains and a computer. So, I brought it back to shop where I left overnight so they could take a look at it. The next day, I returned to find that they had tried multiple batteries but the device still wouldn't charge. I can now only as a consequence listen to it plugged into the wall. I suspect there is something wrong with the motherboard but not too sure. Can you help?

⟐ Commented December 22, 2025 at 20:45 MST

iPod Classic: replaced screen now have a white screen

Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:06:49 -0700

I recently replaced the screen and audio jack connection on my ipod classic, put it all together double checked all connections and the screen just stays white, I tried resetting holding down menu and center button, I tried resetting in itunes and the screen just turns grey and no luck, Im able to hear the click sound, play music and it works fine except for the whitescreen

⟐ Commented December 13, 2025 at 20:06 MST

iPod Classic: Black screen of death?

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 04:51:48 -0700

Hi you'll, I was installing Rockbox that it crashed.

Now I have the black screen, when I connect to PC, windows bilps and apple USB driver shows on device manager, plus it seams to go to recovery mode when I hold menu+select button but it won't update by itune

If anyone can help please

⟐ Commented November 11, 2025 at 4:51 MST

iPod Classic: Why is my music faint with loud static?

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 19:50:57 -0700

I’ve had my iPod classic when I was younger, but at a certain point the music would be very faint and there would be loud static. This would happen when I would have headphones on. So I stopped using it back in 2010ish.

So today I’ve pulled the corpse from the grave to see if I can fix it. I had to change the battery since it was swollen, and I’ve changed the audio-jack and hold button component.

I have tested the audio-jack and it still does the same thing, faint music with loud static. Imagine a terrible car stereo with the bass too loud and the actual music barely audible.

I’ve also tried docking it in my car and it sounds great as it should.

I’m not sure what can be wrong with it. I would appreciate any advice. Thank you!

⟐ Commented October 16, 2025 at 19:50 MST

iPod Classic: Why did I seem to lose even the original memory?

Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:47:13 -0700

Recently I purchased a modded 2 tb iPod 6. It already had Rockbox installed but almost from the moment I got it, it seemed to have problems like requesting that it needed to be formatted. Formatted it and uninstalled/reinstalled the drives. It went from 2 TB to 1 TB. I was willing to accept that loss since it could not read the second sd card. Then after a week of working just fine it crashed during one song and stated "partition cannot be found." It went to 128 gb and then to 32 mb on the AOMEI partition assistant. I keep getting an error code of 1415 when I try to restore it on iTunes. I flipped from the front to the back USB plug in as I read on another site. Nothing works. Talked to the original seller and he said he wont accept a return because I did not follow the instructions. I am not sure about that since my computer would not communicate with it. I have another iPod that was modded to 516 gb and have had it for like 7 years and never had a problem with any computer I connected it to. Could it be the SD cards are corrupted? The original seller said he might let me send it back but would have to crack it open and that might ruin the casing. I am to the point of just getting the tools and cracking it open myself and replacing the SD cards.

⟐ Answered October 06, 2025 at 16:47 MST

iPod Classic: iPod syncs then ejects 10 seconds later

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 07:32:40 -0700

I've had my iPod classic for two years and needless to say she goes EVERYWHERE with me. I've had no problems with her until recently. I sync my iPod to itunes and then a few seconds later it will automatically go into ejecting. I've uninstalled and re-installed itunes,I have the lastest version.. I've even restored my iPod. Please help me I'm going insane !!!!

⟐ Commented October 03, 2025 at 7:32 MST

iPod Classic: Why does my iPod show a red "x" in a circle?

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:57:37 -0700

My 80 GB iPod Classic shows a red "x" in a circle and won't go into disk mode. Does that mean the hard drive is bad? It happened when I connected it to my computer and upgraded iTunes to 9. I am using Windows XP.

⟐ Answered September 16, 2025 at 17:57 MST

iPod Classic: My iPod says error 1675 even after switching the HDD to SD

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:35:07 -0700

I installed rockbox in may 31st, tried to check it out, all of the sudden when i was installing it, my ipod froze and turned off so i tried putting it on DFU, Disk Mode or Diagnostic mode and nothing happened, my itunes cant make a recovery it always says error 1675, did my research and said it was the HDD. decided to replace it today and the same thing pops up on my screen the error 1675. My Ipod was doing great without rockbox until i decided to install it. So i really need help to save my ipod.

⟐ Commented August 10, 2025 at 20:35 MST

iPod Classic: iPod screen will no longer turn on - can't access files at all

Sun, 10 Aug 2025 05:31:01 -0700

Hi! My bluetooth headphones are out of reach for a bit and my phone doesn't have a headphone jack apparently, so I pulled out my old iPod classic to use in the meantime. I wanted to upload my old music to it, but I seem to have bricked it somehow in the process. It turned on just fine when I got it out, but when I plugged it into my laptop, my laptop reformatted the hard drive. It looked normal, just no longer had any music on it. I then tried to add my mp3 files to the music folder, like an article online said I could. However, after I did that, the screen lost the interface and only said "Do not Disconnect" until i hit eject, then "Okay to disconnect." Even once I disconnected it, that's all it said on the screen. I looked on the apple website and it said to hold down the menu and select button for 10 seconds to reset it, which I did a couple times. Each time, it turned off, brought up the apple logo, then went back to "okay to disconnect." When I plugged it into my computer, I could see the mp3s I put on there in file explorer, but only that, like it was a thumbdrive and not an iPod. After a couple resets, the screen stopped turning on altogether. I left it alone plugged in for a couple hours, so it's not out of battery. Now, when I connect it to my laptop, it doesn't show up in file explorer at all. Out of desperation, I trid downloading iTunes to see if that would do anything. It did recognize there was an iPod plugged in, and said it needs to prepare it for recovery and leave it plugged in, but when I hit continue, it says "An iPod has been detected, but it could not be identified properly. Please disconnect and reconnect, then try again. An unknown error occurred (1675)." Disconnecting and reconnecting does the same thing. There is a more info link, but it leads to a dead page on the apple site. I tried contacting apple but they said to take it to an apple store, and I don't have a car to get to one. Is there anything I can do or have I ruined it? Any help appreciated! Thank you!

⟐ Answer accepted August 10, 2025 at 5:31 MST

iPod Classic: 160GB iPod classic not holding charge

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 10:51:32 -0700

Hello. I successfully replaced the battery on my 160GB iPod classic but it still won't hold a charge.

Things I've tried:

- replacing the battery

- resetting the iPod (holding down menu and center button)

-reconnecting the battery cable to the back of the iPod

The odd part is, is it indicates that it is charging (shows the graphic charging screen) but as soon as I disconnect it from the charger it gives the no battery notification and turns off. Help?

⟐ Commented June 13, 2025 at 10:51 MST

iPod Classic: have an iPod classic 15 years old, my service engineer yesterday delet

Sun, 25 May 2025 10:35:34 -0700

have an iPod classic 15 years old, my service engineer yesterday deleted my iTune, how can I get my iTune software back on my pc?

⟐ Answered May 25, 2025 at 10:35 MST

iPod Classic: How to install the software?

Sun, 25 May 2025 10:07:34 -0700

how to sofwear install in ipod a1238 160gb

⟐ Commented May 25, 2025 at 10:07 MST