IPod 5G plays but no sound

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Same thing happened to my iPod 5G that was several years old. I found no way to fix the problem and just sold it for spare parts.

could be the headphone jack, they are relatively cheap, could usually be found on ebay, and are very easy to install. If you have a LOD you could see if the sound works coming out of the proprietary dock. If it did work out the the LOD then the headphone jack is problem.

So you have the iPod?

I can probably help you a little.

I'm going to assume you are in the US? If you are UK, I'd be happy if you wanted to send it to me and I'd take a look.

Otherwise I can talk your through opening the iPod and checking the ribbon, and headphone jack.(maybe post some pics on here for you)

Let me know what you think.

I took some pictures of what you need to do and look at.

First remove the backplate of the iPod, identify a small, thin tool to use. Slide the thin tool insie the plastic/metal seal.

Then, using a little force against your tool, lever the two parts of the iPod apart...

Then, when the two parts are nicely seperated (don't pull them right apart at this point)... flip the iPod over.

Lift up one edge of the iPod back cover...notice that the iPod has two ribbons connected on the PCB side of the iPod. (one is battery, one is headphone out).

**I'm going to post in another post,.... I have a feeling loading this many pictures at once is not a good idea!

Now, you are looking for the ribbon at the base of the iPod (by the line out dock)...

Disconnect this ribbon (it is the battery ribbon, supplying power to the iPod).

You can now turn the whole of the chrome case over...

If you move the hard drive over slightly, being careful not to disconnect it's ribbion at the base... you'll see where the headphone jack ribbion attaches behind the hard drive.

Make sure its properly connected. They can come loose.

If the ribbon is connected, then it's probably the headphone jack itself thas is broken...

If you remove the battery (glued in place, use care removing, but basically prize it away from the backplate) you'll see that the headphone jack is held in place with tiny screws...both left and right side need removing to replace the unit as the ribbon for the hold swich is connected to the headphone jack ribbon.

Alternatively buy a spare iPod (faulty) and remove the whole backplate lock stock and barrel and put onto your ipod, that way you wouldn't need to do the fiddly part of removing the headphone jack, but would only need to remove the battey ribbon and headphone jack ribbon from the PCB part of the iPod.

**I'm not comfortable that the above paragraph makes sense, but it'slate, so I'm going to leave it as is. I can't believe I'm the first person to post a 'how to dismember and iPod' post.

Hope this helps, PM me if you think I can help any more.

That's the danger of buying from second-hand shops sometimes.. didn't you get a fake pair of ie8s from a shop?

I've been pretty lucky getting a Sony and 2 Cowons from second-hand places that were as new, but I'd be wary about buying an older device.