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iPod 5th Generation (Video): Where to buy microswitch for iPod gen 5?

Thu, 07 May 2026 07:13:40 -0700

The microswitch that is soldered onto the logic board has fallen of (This is for the center button) I cannot find the old one to solder it back, nor can I find the right microswitch online. Can anyone link me to a seller online? Thanks!

⟐ Commented May 07, 2026 at 7:13 MST

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 5th Generation (Video): How to fix white screen loop on iPod 5G?

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:12:34 -0700

I received a dead iPod. It had no HDD and a dead Chinese battery. When I received it, it showed a white screen for a couple of seconds and that was it. Now I installed a new 3000mAh battery and an SD card mod (256gb), but the screen still shows nothing but a white light for a couple of seconds.

⟐ Commented March 13, 2026 at 12:12 MST

iPod 5th Generation (Video): When I plug in battery to 5th gen iPod, sounds like it's shorting.

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 20:38:16 -0700

Found an old iPod 5th gen. When I tried to replace the battery, the screen would flicker and make a somewhat of a sizzle / crackle sound and then eventually just stay white and I would notice the whole bottom portion of the logic board getting intensely hot. Any ideas what would be causing this? The board looks very clean, I can't seem to see anything that stands out that would be causing a short.

⟐ Commented March 05, 2026 at 20:38 MST

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 4th Generation or Photo: It is not recovering, please HELP

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 08:29:01 -0700

I replaced the hard drive with The compact flash drive returned error 1413, then 1439. It then recovered, but when reconnecting to the computer, it returned the error. Now, when connecting, it returns a check mark.But the computer and iTunes It doesn't see it, I use a good adapter and a 64GB flash drive formatted fat32 , Also tried other types of formatting

iPod 5th Generation (Video): Why does my iPod stutter/lag while playing some songs?

Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:37:55 -0700

I got an iPod video 30gb model in the fall and a little bit into having it, before upgrading anything, I noticed that during playback some songs would begin to lag a little bit. There'd be a sudden stutter in playback and then the stuttering would continue for the rest of the song and sometimes into the next song. I figured that this was mostly an issue with the hard drive (which only had mp3s on it), and I thought that, like the answer on another similar question here suggested, it would go away when I replaced the storage.

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?

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 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: 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 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 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 Original: iPod wont boot correctly, cycles through three different displays

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:06:35 -0700

My ipod classic 5th gen wont boot to main screen. the apple logo appears, then it will say "connect to your computer. use itunes to restore" message, but when i connect to my computer (i have tried both my apple laptop and my windows desktop), it will not appear in either of the itunes. i got it to appear once on a very old 2007 apple laptop, but when i tried to restore it on there, it just gave me an unsuccessful/unknown error message. however, when i plug it into any computer, i get the "do not disconnect" message, but it wont show up anywhere. i havent used this ipod since middle school and would love to get it working again, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

⟐ Edited by author March 06, 2025 at 9:06 MST

iPod 5th Generation (Video): iPod rejects rockbox install

Wed, 29 Jan 2025 22:54:31 -0700

Hi,setting up new ipod with 1TB SS hard drive. iTunes setup ipod with format and set of files. Tried to install rockbox firmware utility but ipod refuses to install rockbox. What could be wrong. Hard drive seems fine.

Thank you

⟐ Commented January 29, 2025 at 22:54 MST

iPod 4th Generation or Photo: Close iPod after sdxc switch and won't turn on.

Mon, 13 Jan 2025 09:20:56 -0700

Closed ipod after evrthing complete even installing song and listening but upon closing device it shut off and won't turn back on. Battery was charged as well.

⟐ Commented January 13, 2025 at 9:20 MST

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: It isimpossible to syncronize with itunes.

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 17:51:14 -0700

I podclassic is working normally but it is impossible to syncronize with itunes..

iPod 5th Generation (Video): iPod won't sync with iTunes

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 20:47:39 -0700

After update to iTunes version 12.13.2.3, my ipod video 5th gen won't sync. Sync option is greyed out. Tried a new cable, checked apple.com and ifixit discussions, and tried installing a previous version of iTunes, but that didn't work because the iTunes library was created with a newer version. Put the ipod in diagnostic mode and all test results seem to be okay. TIA for any suggestions.