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 Boomshrooms
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 Broken Ipod, Connecting HDD to compuer?
#8581706 - 06/30/08 08:44 PM (3 months, 4 days ago) |
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Ok massive problem, my ipod finally wont turn on, how can i hook up the hdd to my computer so i can get all my songs off it?
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Ythan
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Re: Broken Ipod, Connecting HDD to compuer? [Re: Boomshrooms]
#8581794 - 06/30/08 09:06 PM (3 months, 4 days ago) |
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Assuming you can get it open and get the drive out, one of these would probably work.
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Re: Broken Ipod, Connecting HDD to compuer? [Re: Ythan]
#8582793 - 07/01/08 01:38 AM (3 months, 4 days ago) |
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Hold the select and menu buttons at the same time for 6 seconds.
If that doesn't work, hold the select and play buttons at the same time, for 6 seconds.
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Seuss
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Re: Broken Ipod, Connecting HDD to compuer? [Re: zouden]
#8582982 - 07/01/08 04:15 AM (3 months, 4 days ago) |
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Also, leave it plugged into a charger (USB port, etc) hooked to a running computer for a few hours to ensure you have enough battery to turn on.
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Re: Broken Ipod, Connecting HDD to compuer? [Re: Seuss]
#8582990 - 07/01/08 04:33 AM (3 months, 4 days ago) |
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Definitely try what zouden said before pulling it apart. Mine has frozen a couple of times and holding the center 'select' button with 'menu' simultaneously for 6 secs(or longer to be sure) did the trick.
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Re: Broken Ipod, Connecting HDD to compuer? [Re: Boomshrooms]
#8583867 - 07/01/08 12:15 PM (3 months, 4 days ago) |
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How old is it?
I had a 4th gen iPod (last black/white screen made) any the hard drive straight up crashed about 4 months ago. In the 4 months following mine dying, I know 3 other people who's 4th gen iPod did the same thing.
I swear to god they build these things to die within a certain time period.
By the way, I'm not sure if that 3.5 IDE to 1.8 converter will work for the HD in an iPod. I took mine apart and the drive looked smaller than a laptop HDD. I would find it and tell you for sure, but I took it apart because I wanted to see how tiny the platters were. They were about 1.5-2inches in diameter, btw.
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Ythan
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Re: Broken Ipod, Connecting HDD to compuer? [Re: Gumby]
#8584343 - 07/01/08 03:01 PM (3 months, 4 days ago) |
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A standard laptop hard drive is 2.5", not 1.8", so I would hope the iPod drive looked smaller. 
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Re: Broken Ipod, Connecting HDD to compuer? [Re: Gumby]
#8586836 - 07/02/08 06:04 AM (3 months, 3 days ago) |
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> I swear to god they build these things to die within a certain time period.
In a way, you are correct. Because the battery is not replaceable, after a few years, the iPod will be pretty much useless as a portable device.
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