Official Ipod Video / Classic 5g+5.5g+6g+6.5g+7g SSD Mod thread
Oct 12, 2015 at 4:34 PM Post #6,589 of 10,664
Not sure how easy it is where you are, but try and find someone with a broken iPod... bad HD, cracked screen, etc... should be able to find one really cheap possibly free.... I have gotten a few 5th gens for this way...  A newer classic might be more money but you never know... 
 
Oct 12, 2015 at 6:08 PM Post #6,591 of 10,664
Kotzl:
 
If you know anyone who is _really_ good at soldering, you could order a new connector (they are only a couple of $ on ebay) and get them to solder it back on.  There are places here that do it, but with postage it costs almost as much as a new logic board.  But it is possible, I think, if you are skilled with the soldering iron.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vfupcWZsxw
 
Oct 12, 2015 at 6:21 PM Post #6,592 of 10,664
  Kotzl:
 
If you know anyone who is _really_ good at soldering, you could order a new connector (they are only a couple of $ on ebay) and get them to solder it back on.  There are places here that do it, but with postage it costs almost as much as a new logic board.  But it is possible, I think, if you are skilled with the soldering iron.
 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vfupcWZsxw

 
Only if the pads were not lifted off the board
 
Oct 12, 2015 at 10:57 PM Post #6,596 of 10,664
  I think I screwed up my girlfriends Ipod... HDD failed so I tried to surprise her for her birthday and ordered Tarkan iFlash Dual and and SD card to fix it. I opened it up and inserted iFlash but when I tried to plug back in the battery cable I noticed that there is something missing... The part where the cable was inserted to fell off and I think the small tiny connectors are broken. Here's a picture - notice the white part (where the cable should be plugged in) next to Ipod and a tiny connector on the left of it. Pretty sure this should be plugged in in the left upper corner of Ipod... Is there anyway to fix or did I just waste 90 € on the most useless gift ever?

 
Sucks broh, you have to be real gentle with that connector or that's what happens.  You should be able to solder it back up or have someone do it who has the right equipment. 
 
Oct 13, 2015 at 8:24 AM Post #6,598 of 10,664
So guys I've ran into something disturbing. After connecting and booting my unit, I'm getting a frowny face iPod with a warning sign. What could this possible mean? My guess is it's the board, but I really hope it's something else.
 
Oct 13, 2015 at 9:00 AM Post #6,599 of 10,664
  So guys I've ran into something disturbing. After connecting and booting my unit, I'm getting a frowny face iPod with a warning sign. What could this possible mean? My guess is it's the board, but I really hope it's something else.

Don't quote me but I believe that's a corrupt "hard drive"  At least that's what happened to a friend of mine
 
check YouTube... There are a bunch of "How To" videos for fixing the frowny face issues 
 
Oct 13, 2015 at 9:10 AM Post #6,600 of 10,664
  Don't quote me but I believe that's a corrupt "hard drive"  At least that's what happened to a friend of mine
 
check YouTube... There are a bunch of "How To" videos for fixing the frowny face issues 

It can't be a corrupt hard drive as the SSD is freshly formatted. I should've googled this though, lotta information out there, thanks.
 

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