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March 7, 2007

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When all else fails: fixing your broken iPod

Posted Mar. 7, ’07, 11:13 AM PT by Kate Marshall
Category | iPod

iPod repairI remember it as if it were yesterday: December 6, 2004. Late at night. I’m a university senior, who’s put the finishing touches on the literature review for her thesis about how the iPod became so darn popular in mainstream society. Then Lady Irony stumbles into the party, half-drunk and yelling, and she freezes my Beloved First iPod with no good reason. She froze it completely and only a trip to AppleCare would set things right.

Irony sucks when it happens to your favorite MP3 player. So I can certainly sympathize with anyone whose iPod goes south, no matter how old it might be. The good folks at CrunchGear have provided a detailed repair guide for cracking open your shiny ‘Pod and playing “Apple Repair Technician.” They even have pictures! Although the initial steps are well known and easy, CrunchGear’s Matt Hickey also shows you how to fix pressure on the iPod’s hard drive and even replace the drive itself if that’s what’s causing your troubles.

For intensive surgery of this kind, there are caveats: don’t break that little ribbon connecting the audio jack and hold switch to the iPod’s main body. Don’t throw your iPod against the wall to open its case (despite any overwhelming temptations you might have because you think it will be therapeutic). Don’t try this if you don’t even like to change your laptop’s battery for fear of Messing Something Up. And accept the fact that even with your best efforts, your iPod might be destined for the Great Electronic Beyond anyway. That’s when you scrap it for money towards a new iPod (tearfully, if you want to).


1 Comments

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March 30, 2007 10:22 AM

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