I have a 20GB 4th gen and I've read that the firmware limits it to 32 or 64 GB. Is this true? is there away around it I would really like to put a 128 or 256 sd card in it
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iPod iPod Classic 4th Gen SSD Upgrade Adventure
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Thanks ordering up my stuff now! can wait to see my baby pur again. It went through 3 HDD.
I'm totally clueless about the different types and 'flavors' of these memory cards. Never had the need, until now. I''m modding my dead 20g 4th gen clickwheel iPod that has the grey-scale screen.
Why would you introduce an extra component into the chain, if you didn't have to? Adding the extra cost and increasing the number of things that could possibly fail etc.
What's the upside to adding the adapter needed to be able to use a micro sd card? Are they that much cheaper, faster, higher capacity? Reliability? Mixes a mean martini?
I keep reading different details like "make sure it's CR or AF type with a 1st gen toggle-bar. I'd advise you spend extra on a nice muffler-bearing, if you can afford yadda yadda." Then I'll forget where I read these extra details, because I got there by following links of links, from links that link...all sorts of links!
So far, I bought a new battery and a CF to 50 pin 1.8 IDE adapter. Couldn't I buy an SD card that plugs straight into my IDE adapter? Why would I buy a card that needs an adapter to fit my adapter?
I also have a budget with no budget. I can't afford to start buying crap from China in hopes something eventually works...
Any advise?
Im sorry was that MicroSD adapter question towards me? I said I didn't use one so I didn't have to use another adapter in the chain, I don't understand what you're getting at. If you can clarify Id love to helpI'm totally clueless about the different types and 'flavors' of these memory cards. Never had the need, until now. I''m modding my dead 20g 4th gen clickwheel iPod that has the grey-scale screen.
Why would you introduce an extra component into the chain, if you didn't have to? Adding the extra cost and increasing the number of things that could possibly fail etc.
What's the upside to adding the adapter needed to be able to use a micro sd card? Are they that much cheaper, faster, higher capacity? Reliability? Mixes a mean martini?
I keep reading different details like "make sure it's CR or AF type with a 1st gen toggle-bar. I'd advise you spend extra on a nice muffler-bearing, if you can afford yadda yadda." Then I'll forget where I read these extra details, because I got there by following links of links, from links that link...all sorts of links!
So far, I bought a new battery and a CF to 50 pin 1.8 IDE adapter. Couldn't I buy an SD card that plugs straight into my IDE adapter? Why would I buy a card that needs an adapter to fit my adapter?
I also have a budget with no budget. I can't afford to start buying crap from China in hopes something eventually works...
Any advise?
This is a really cool project. It's been a long time since I used one, but I always loved the solid tactility of the iPod Classic interface.
LOL! I'd like to clarify if I could, but I'm not sure what my point was...except for maybe I "drunk-replied' you on accident! Not the wisest choice to spend an evening reading as much as I could, on a subject with loads of pieces + parts I don't know a thing about...uh, getting drunk along the way didn't help with retention or comprehension etc.. lol
I'm gonna go do some beerless research right now, and see where it takes me. I'm dying to get my ipod up+running wtih one of these groovy mods!
Again, my apologies...Hopefully my next post will be a 'ipod working great, here's what I did' themed posting.
take it easy
MIke
edit- 8/31/17 My old 20gb 4th gen clickwheel is now a 64gb sd card conversion success! The instructions and advise found here worked perfectly! I was expecting a hiccup or two, but everything worked just fine on my first attempt. I found my original firewire power adapter and eventually quit procrastinating (I was sure it wouldn't work) and attempt what I'd been reading about for a year or so...and surprise-surprise...It worked great! Making me wish I hadn't put it off for so long. doh!
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I need to ask, I put a CF card in the iPod with no adapter, will that brick it if I put it in the wrong way?
(I have an iPod 4th gen greyscale.)
Thank God, I thought I bricked my ipod.
P.S. Nice to see people who use the 4th Generation iPod classic like I do, SSD's!
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Oh, and a couple more things, my ipod will shift from the sad ipod with the apple support link, the explanation folder with the apple support link, and disk mode, And I have no idea whats going on, and need some assistance ass to what im doing. two, I cut off the plastic stub on the card slot, will that brick the ipod.
Thanks in advanced.
hi everybody...
i've been researching this for a while, and finally decided to take the plunge with my 4G iPod photo (40GB). i just did the mod with a KingSpec 64GB SSD, but for some reason Windows is only giving me the option to format it exFat32 for 37.2GB; oddly, the original capacity of the iPod.
does anyone know, is this a coincidence? the SSD is definitely marked as 64GB... why is it only showing a 37.2GB capacity? shows up that way on the iPod and iTunes as well.
any help would be appreciated! thanks!!
i've been researching this for a while, and finally decided to take the plunge with my 4G iPod photo (40GB). i just did the mod with a KingSpec 64GB SSD, but for some reason Windows is only giving me the option to format it exFat32 for 37.2GB; oddly, the original capacity of the iPod.
does anyone know, is this a coincidence? the SSD is definitely marked as 64GB... why is it only showing a 37.2GB capacity? shows up that way on the iPod and iTunes as well.
any help would be appreciated! thanks!!
In reply to both of you, try reformatting it after you connect the SD card in the iPod. On mine, I had to format it using Disk Utility on the Mac after connecting it, then it restarted and iTunes recognized it after that. And the extra stub that has to be cut off to fit the adapter is fine to remove, I did on mine. Good luck to both of you!
Ok, thanks, I'll try to do that, I'll report back to tell if it worked or not. Thanks for all the help!
Nope, that model is limited to 128gb.
- 5g and 5.5g (30gb, 60gb, and 80gb)
- 6g Classic (80gb Thin) ** Maximum 128Gb for iTunes
- 6.5g Classic (160gb Thick) ** Maximum 128Gb for iTunes
- 7g (120gb Thin) ** Maximum 128Gb for iTunes
- 7.5g (160gb Thin)
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Have a 20GB iPod Color with 64GB SDXC
It could do 128GB, max 256GB (if you have many lossless files)
