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iPod Classic 7th Generation: Battery replacement still not working

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 23:16:44 -0700

I have an ipod classic 7th gen that has had a bad battery for years, haven't used it all for at least 10 years. I recently opened it and put a replacement battery in it. I plugged it in and it immediately turned on and quite quickly showed a full battery. Once unplugged it will immediately show that it needs to be plugged in. I thought maybe it was a dead replacement battery so I ordered another from a different vendor. Same issue with the second battery. I then tried taking the new battery out and plugged it in without any battery connected and had the same issue. Just wondering what could be causing it. When plugged into wall it works and looks fine. When plugged into a computer it said it's charging but after 24 hours still shows as dead after unplugged. Any help would be great.

⟐ Edited by author March 01, 2026 at 23:16 MST

iPod Classic 7th Generation: hold switch strange work

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:02:26 -0700

Hello. I have Ipod classic 7 gen and hold switch works like power button. When I switch hold to lock position ipod power off and when switch to unlod ipod power on and apple logo appears. I changed the hold switch and headphone jack to new one but problem wasn`t solved. Where can be the problem?

iPod Classic 7th Generation: moisture under front cover of iPod classic 7th generation

Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:19:06 -0700

How can I remove moisture from beneath the front cover of the iPod?

iPod Classic 7th Generation: Error code 1413 on Restore

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 15:55:37 -0700

I have a iPod Classic Gen 7

iTunes doesn't want to restore it, returns error code 1413.

I can not for the life of my find what is causing this.

Attempted Fixes:

Restore on MacOS
- Music app nor Finder recognise the iPod
Changed ports on Windows PC
- No change in result
Formatted the HDD (https://methodshop.com/erase-ipod/)
- Maybe caused more issues now that the G: Drive shows nothing inside it

SMART DATA:

Retracts: 6

Reallocs: 0

Pending Sectors: 0

PowerOn Hours: 10197

Start/Stops: 203513

Temp: Min 4c

Temp: Max 48c

Below is what I get on my Windows 11 PC

UPDATE:

My iPod now shows:

0kb out of 0kb???

This is probably a Drive issue

⟐ Commented August 29, 2024 at 15:55 MST

iPod Classic 7th Generation: How does the pinout of the clickwheel work?

Sat, 13 Jul 2024 03:03:00 -0700

Ipod click wheel C implementation

Would it be possible to repurpose the click wheel on an Ipod 7th generation for a homebrew project like this? I'm not sure how hard it would be to reverse engineer, but if the pinout is the same or similar I think this could be a really cool project!

iPod Classic 7th Generation: Controls do no respond

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:05:16 -0700

IPod appears locked. None of the controls work. Can not turn off, left and right arrows do nothing, menu no response, bottom 6 o'clock no response.