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See All. You will see a cable at the bottom the drive that attaches the drive to the circuitry. Gently work the cable out of the drive, using either your fingers or a screwdriver. Remove the drive. Once the cable has been detached, you should be able to completely remove the drive from the housing. Once you have pulled the drive out, take off the foam cover and put it on your replacement drive. Put the rubber shock absorbers on it as well.
Install the new drive. Insert the new drive in the same direction that the old drive was installed. Gently insert the cable so that the hard drive can send and receive data from the iPod's motherboard. Close up the iPod and ensure that all of the tabs click. Restore the iPod. With the new hard drive installed, all that is left is to perform a restore on the iPod.
See the first method in this article for detailed instructions on restoring the device. Method 5. Obtain a replacement screen. You will need to order a replacement screen for your iPod. Make sure to order the display for the 4th Generation iPod or Photo, or the display will not work.
Open the iPod. A set of iPod opening tools is recommended for getting into the seam of the iPod to disengage the tabs.
You can use a thin flat-head screwdriver if you don't have an iPod opening tool. Start by inserting your tool into the seam at the top of the iPod, near the headphone jack. Run the tool to the corner, creating an opening. Leave the tool inserted to keep the gap open. Move the second tool down the seam on both sides, releasing the tabs that hold the casing together. There are two tabs at the bottom near the dock connector.
Disconnect the two halves. Once you've separated the halves, gently open the iPod like a book. You will notice a cable connecting the iPod's logic board to a small board on the other half. This is the headphone connector, and needs to be removed to continue.
Disconnect it from the iPod side by gently pulling the connector straight up. Disconnect the hard drive. Hold the hard drive with one hand and pull the cable out from the bottom.
You may need to wiggle the cable slightly to get it loose. Remove the hard drive and set it aside. Peel the tape off covering the hard drive cable's connection to the logic board. Flip up the black connector with your fingernail and pull the cable directly out. Set the cable aside. Disconnect the battery. On the bottom corner of the logic board you will see a small, white connector. Gently pull this connector out, making sure that you are only grabbing the connector, and not the cables.
Disconnect the display and click wheel. On the opposite side of the battery connector, you will see a small connector with a black tab. Up the side you will see another, larger connector with a black tab. Flip up both of these so that you can remove the ribbon cables from the connectors.
Remove the Torx screws. There are six Torx screws located around the edge of the logic board. You will need to remove each of these to separate the logic board from the front panel. Carefully remove the logic board by gripping the edges of the large end. Remove the display. After you remove the logic board, you will see the display panel.
Pull this straight out to remove it. It may have some adhesive, so you might have to wiggle it a bit. Replace it with your new screen, and then follow these steps in reverse to close up the iPod. Method 6. Make sure to order the display for the 5th Generation iPod with Video, or the display will not work. Use an iPod opening tool or a flathead screwdriver to gently by the front casing from the back. You will need to disengage the tabs around the edge of the iPod.
Don't completely separate the two halves when you disengage all of the tabs. There are ribbons connecting the two halves that could get damaged if you pull it apart. Disconnect the battery cable.
You will see a small, brown latch holding a ribbon cable in place in one of the corners. Use tweezers to lift the latch so that you can slide the ribbon cable out. Don't pull the latch too hard, or you may accidentally separate the logic board, which will render your iPod essentially unusable.
Disconnect the headphone jack. At this point you should have one cable connecting the two halves of your iPod. This cable connects the headphone jack to your logic board. Lift the hard drive up to reveal the brown connector. Use your fingernail or opening tool to lift the latch on the connector and release the cable. Pull the cable out with your fingers and your iPod halves will now be completely separated.
Remove the hard drive. Lift the hard drive up from the top of the iPod, and remove the ribbon cable that attaches it to the circuitry. You may need to use your opening tool to release the hinge on the motherboard connector cable.
Remove the front panel. On the each side of the iPod, you should see several small screws. Remove these with a Phillips screwdriver and set the screws somewhere you won't lose them. Once the screws are removed, work the metal framework free. There will be a little resistance, as the framework is usually lightly glued to keep it in place.
The framework houses the logic board, front display, and click wheel. Lift it completely out of the front panel. On the logic board, you will see another ribbon cable connected. This cable attaches to the display. Flip the tab up that holds the ribbon in place. Gently wiggle the display free from the framework, and lightly pull it out. The ribbon cable will come with it. Install your new screen. Now that the display is separated, you can install your new screen.
Insert the new screen's cable into the logic board and close the tab to secure it. Follow the previous steps in reverse to reattach all of your components and close up your iPod.
You will likely need to perform a restore once your iPod has been put back together. See the first method in this article for details on how to restore your iPod. Method 7. You will need to order a replacement screen and digitizer for your iPod.
Make sure to order the display for the iPod Touch Gen 3, or the display will not work. You will need an iPod opening tool or a thin flat-head screwdriver in order to separate the case of your iPod touch. A screwdriver is more likely to leave scratches than an iPod opening tool.
Insert your tool into the seam between the glass and plastic near the volume buttons. Rotate the tool to pry the glass away from the casing. Continue doing this around the edge of the iPod. Do not run the tool down the seam. Instead insert, pry, and remove it to insert it in another location. Detach the clips around the inside of the casing that hold the glass panel in place. Lift the panel away from the rest of the iPod, lifting from the bottom. The panel will still be attached by a cable at the top.
Detach the cable attaching the panel to the iPod. This is located at the top of the iPod, and is very fragile. You will need to gently pry the connector off of the logic board with your opening tool. Pry the display up. Insert the opening tool between the white backlight assembly and the metal panel beneath it.
Insert the tool at the bottom end of the display, in the middle. Gently pry it up, taking care not to bend the screen as you do so. Rotate the display up, leaving the top near the iPod. You will need to continue holding this up while you work underneath it. Remove the screws in the metal tray. You will need to remove all seven to continue. Lay the display back down and remove another Phillips screw at the top edge of the iPod. Can you use the diagnostics menu to pinpoint a say bad hard drive or bad hard drive and motherboard or bad clickwheel etc.
Does apple have a machine which does the diagnostics? Thanks for any info. NOTE: some of the tests require you to connect a USB and FireWire cable, and the test may seem to be stuck until you do so - therefore I recommend you use the manual mode and only select the appropriate tests. There's also an LCD display test that fills the screen with solid colors, and you can confirm logic board version number and other system config info.
The second link in this post "diagnostic mode can be found here" directed me to malware. Josh Calvetti josh. Well, provided it's not an iPod Touch, there are diagnostics built-in. Through running the diagnostics, it should be able to tell what's wrong. I've been to the diagnostics menu many times I'm just not sure what to make of what it tells me. For example could I test for a bad HD?
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