iPod Goodbye old friend

[jouster]

My fifth gen iPod just died. It's trying to boot, but gets only to the Apple screen then there's an ominous click, the screen dies, and the process repeats.

I'm bummed. It may have been old and outdated but until a few hours ago it worked just fine and I used it regularly. Now, only my first gen nano still lives.

A small connection to a different Apple era has gone...

 

[Falhófnir]

A shame, I still use my 6th gen for going jogging, it also seems to be on its last legs with battery life now There's always the seventh gen, which is largely identical but with modern internals if you care to replace it? Load up an old backup of your 5th gen (if you have one?) and it will be almost the same (sans the jump from iOS9 to 13).

 

[Fusionskies]

My fifth gen iPod just died. It's trying to boot, but gets only to the Apple screen then there's an ominous click, the screen dies, and the process repeats.

I'm bummed. It may have been old and outdated but until a few hours ago it worked just fine and I used it regularly. Now, only my first gen nano still lives.

A small connection to a different Apple era has gone...

I was heartbroken when mine died, although it was around 12 years ago.
You should be able to replace the HDD though. Maybe even take advantage and use this time to swap in an SSD. I'm not sure how it works with the 5th gen, assume its the same procedure as other models.

 

[RogerWilco6502]

I was heartbroken when mine died, although it was around 12 years ago.
You should be able to replace the HDD though. Maybe even take advantage and use this time to swap in an SSD. I'm not sure how it works with the 5th gen, assume its the same procedure as other models.

It is, sort of. I don't have a 5th gen, but I do have a flash-modded 1st gen Mini so I'm vaguely familiar with the process.

@jouster My condolences, I have a 6.5 gen I got new and I will be very sad when/if that goes. The RockBox wiki has some good information if you're interested in a procedure like what we're talking about: https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/CFModGuide

 

[retta283]

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Seems to be possible if you're careful and willing to spend a bit of time with it. The newer the iPod, the harder it is to work on. The 1st-2nd gens were quite simple to replace parts on, 6th gen was a nightmare.

 

[Jack Neill]

A different Apple is no joke, hard to believe how much their products have changed.

 

[Jack Neill]

I put a 128 SD card in a 6th Gen. Might want to check out a iFlash board.

 

[an-other]

I'd concur to convert the iPod to flash memory. Just don't go crazy with the size as it will struggle synching with iTunes.

It's understandable if you don't want to do it. Consider putting it on ebay as broken. There's a market out there for people that convert them.

 

[Jack Neill]

I'd concur to convert the iPod to flash memory. Just don't go crazy with the size as it will struggle synching with iTunes.

It's understandable if you don't want to do it. Consider putting it on ebay as broken. There's a market out there for people that convert them.

I think 256 would be perfect, my 6th gen is limited to 128 and while its fine I like the extra space of my 160, I just won't take the 160 out of my house. My 128 lives inside my jeep.

 

[return2sendai]

There is a whole industry of iPod doctors out there. Just Google, send it off, get it fixed.
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[Fusionskies]

Check out DankPods on YT. He's awesome and knows a lot about iPods.