The Apple diyMod: My Take on the Famous iMod [56k killer] Featuring 3G, 4G, 5G and nano 1G! - Page 114

Based on some of things you have said, I'm guessing that "messing with iPods" is a little more then just a hobby for you. The USB adapter would probably be a very worthwhile investment considering what you have already invested.

So I'm thinking about ditching my 5.5g iPod for a 4g and modding it. But I neeeeeeed more storage, would anyone be able to tell me the biggest drive I can fit in a 4g ipod? I found a 250GB Western Digital but I'm not sure if it will go.

*edit* Don't think I looked for 5 mins and gave up. I looked for a bit and I'm still reading, just thought I would tap into the wonderful insight of the diy people.

odd...

I submitted a reply, but now I don't see it.

I agree with Joneboi, with one other point...

It's my understanding, based on other's comments not personal experience, that the Wolfson DAC in the 5th gen iPods is a little better then the 4th gens. The only advantage I see to modding a 4th gen is that you can put the caps inside the case. If this is your motivation, then nevermind

Main reason: I'd like to diymod it and keep all of the guts inside and not have to use a ALO cable or something similar. I was going to wait for Toshiba to release their 240GB drive that will fit in a 5.5g, it was announced in Sept. but I have yet to see it.

Where does one find a 64GB CF, google didn't turn up much. I didn't see any on ebay or newegg either.

I wish I could rockbox the new classics.

yeah at this stage the 120gb is the largest available. the 240 have been 'coming soon' at rapid repair for ages and when they do you'll be looking at a few hundred dollars. i'm not sure if the logic board on the 4G will allow anything that big.

BTW guys I got it all sorted out. my flex cables arrived today and i'm up and working again. I found a bur on the 120gb drives connector and that must've damaged all three cables I had, when I tried it out in them. I tell you what though I wish I could find somewhere to buy those little brown plastic bits that clamp the battery cable in place to the connector. they break all too easily and are easily lost too. i've used little bits of plastic or cardboard as a substitute before but would like a better solution (other than being more careful of course). but I still may invest in a usb/ziff/ide convertor for future use; anyone know where I might get one??

I have try to use an Ipod HD 5G on a special box adaptater (Zif to USB) to use the hard drive has a regular external HD...
The hard drive is read by the os system , but never run under window.
If someone knows why, it 'll be usefull.
Thank.

Was disk use enabled the last time it was synched?

The 4Gs cost a lot less than 5.5s as do spare parts. For a 1st time DIY Mod, I want to limit my exposure. Capacity isn't a big issue for me as I use 256k files and 20gb is more than enough to hold what I need. Being able to put the caps inside is very desireable as i want to keep it all compact as possible.

having disc use enabled wont do anything once its in its own enclosure; thats just instructions for the ipod to enable it, not the HD itself. I think you probably need to reformat/initialize it using your disk tools. was the ipod formatted as mac or PC format initially?? probably the boot partition is getting in the way if you havent re-formatted it. I just bought one of those too except without the enclosure. Its just one that has a ribbon cable; I just plan to use it as a way of testing/reformatting HD.s I may get one of those enclosures to use with my laptop though. they are nice and small

yes, i'm under Windows, but as there is noway to make the HD read under windows (only in the os) i can't reformat it.
i think is due to the initial small "apple" partition .
i think it's impossible to use an used Apple HD as a regular external drive in an enclosure.
It'll work only for HD witch haven't been initialised with an ipod.
Maybe i have wrong and wait for your results.

If you have a Toshiba made-for-ipod 80GB hard drive (MK8010GAH or MK8022GAA), there is a thread on HDDguru forum where the members there thought that these models hard drive are protected or locked, and can only be used inside iPods.
See discussion here.

I'm encountering problems with my ipod MK8010GAH drive. I can't seem to transfer more than ~900MB of files (any sort) onto it.

Even when its inside the iPod, I can't seem to get a reliable scan on the drive.
(iMod actually, so I'm not going to open up my iPod.)

I tried so many times I have already lost count.
Each time I would restore it with iTunes to wipe it clean, enable disk use etc; WinXP's chkdsk (with /f /r options) would report no problem, no bad sectors etc.
When I start transferring files, either syncing with iTunes, or direct drag and drop, or a mixture of both, everything is fine, until I hit that particular 900MB or so mark. I even tried to do it one file at a time, and in all sort of different order.

Once I get near that mark, both the iPod and the PC would hang, and I would get a series of ""Windows - Delayed Write Failed" error messages, or "File not found" etc. I encounter the same thing with different PCs, different USB ports, different iPod USB cables... Same thing with or without it being Rockboxed.

So I'm thinking my hard drive is screwed... (at least I hope that's the problem and not something wrong with the logic board or other connectors).

I'm going to buy a different model hard drive and send it to Vinnie to replace it for me.

Hi SidcityMeis.
Yes i think you have right, the Hard is locked.
Concerning your problem with the size of the files, i think it can be due to the fact that it's limited by the format fat32.
So, your hard drive run normaly and mines too.
You have right to don't open your Imod, i have make it many times and now...
I return it to Vinie for repair !
I have broke the Zif connector bw HD and mother board.
And as it's an RWA Imod, cost is quite expensive.