[DigitalFreak]

I've gone through this thread a couple of times and I'm finding myself getting confused with all the different gens and HDD/SDD's being discussed.
 
I own a 6th gen iPod Classic could somebody please throw up a linky to a 160 GB, or bigger, HDD or SSD that has been verified to work on a 6th gen iPod as well as whatever connector I might need to hook the drive up to. I'd prefer a SSD but if there isn't one out there that has been verified to work I'll take the HDD.

 

[icefalkon]

Here is his list of working and not working CF Cards:
 
**THE LIST SO FAR** (Last Updated : 2nd November 2012)
Known to work:-
A-Data Speedy 8Gb
A-Data Speedy 16Gb (some reports of filesystem problems, could be card specific)
A-Data Speedy 32Gb
A-Data Speedy 533x 32Gb (new) (reported ok on 6th gen Classic and up)
Apacer Photo Steno III 133x 16Gb
AXTREMEX UDMA 600x 128Gb
CnMemory 80x First Class Gold 32GB (5g reported ok)
CnMemory 300x Ultra High Speed Edition 32GB (6g & 7g – not tested on 5g yet)
Dolgix 133x 32Gb
Dolgix 133x 64Gb
Duracell 133x 32Gb (Dane-Elec)
Duracell ProPhoto 32gb 300x UDMA (DU-CF30-32G-C)
ExtreMEmory Performance 16Gb
Hirsch x64 16Gb
Kingston Elite Pro 133x 8Gb
Kingston Elite Pro 133x 16Gb
Kingston Elite Pro 133x 32Gb
Kingston Elite Pro S2 32Gb
Kingston Ultimate 266x 16Gb (5g, 5.5g)
Kingston Ultimate 266x 32Gb (all including 6g up)
Komputerbay Professional Extreme Speed UDMA6 (90Mb/s) 600x 128Gb
Lexar Platinum II 80x 4Gb
Lexar Platinum II 80x 8Gb
Lexar Platinum II 200x 16Gb
MemoryStar Professional 400x 32Gb
Mustang Interlagos 32Gb 633x
Patriot Signature 8Gb 266x (PSF8G266CF)
Patriot Signature 64Gb 266x
Peak Technology 16Gb
Photofast 533X 64Gb
Pretec 233x 32Gb
Pretec 233x 64Gb (Reported 6th gen and up)
Samsung OEM 150x (ebay) 16Gb
Samsung OEM 150x (ebay) 32Gb
Sandisk Ultra II (all capacities)
Sandisk Extreme 60Mb/s UDMA 400x 32Gb
Sandisk Extreme III (all capacities) (excludes new 30Mb/s 2008 models)
SanDisk Extreme Pro 64GB (90Mb/s)
Silicon Power 32GB CF200X
TakeMS Hyperspeed 120x 32Gb
Topram (Ebay and Amazon) 32Gb (Possible problems with 6g Classics)
Transcend 133x 8Gb
Transcend 133x 16Gb (Restore Loop problem for cards purchased since Feb 2009)
Transcend 133x 32Gb (Restore Loop problem for cards purchased since Feb 2009)
Transcend 400x 32Gb (TS32GCF400) (newer cards have restore loop issues 5g/5.5g)
Transcend 400x 64Gb (TS32GCF400) (newer cards have restore loop issues 5g/5.5g)
WINTEC Filemate Professional 400x 8Gb (3FMCF8GBS-R)
WINTEC FileMate Professional 400x 32GB
WINTEC FileMate Professional 600x 64GB
 
 
Known not to work:-
Apacer 133x 32gb
Hama 2Gb
PQI 32Gb
Ridata Lighting Series 233x 16Gb
Ridata Lighting Series 233x 32Gb
Samsung OEM 280x (ebay) 4Gb
Samsung OEM 280x (ebay) 8Gb
Samsung OEM 280x (ebay) 16Gb
Sandisk Extreme III 8Gb (30Mb/s 2008 version)
Sandisk Extreme III 16GB (30Mb/s 2008 version)
Silicon Systems ssd-c64mi-3012 64gb
Topram (ebay) 16Gb
 
 
Hope this helps!
 
Steve from NYC

 

[DigitalFreak]

It's not 160 GB but I should be able to live comfortably with THIS 128 GB SSD. Would I need any type of special connector to make it shake hands with the iPod motherboard?

 

[jkahng]

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It shouldn't be.. You are bottlenecked by USB bandwidth not hard drive speed when you are copying files to the IPod.

the drives in the videos are very much out dated.
my 80gb 5.5g gives me about 7-11mb/sec when copying files on to the hdd
 
on the otherhand, the writes speeds of an ssd should give you about 15-30mb/sec.
 
i haven't looked at the newer 120gb and 240gb drives but they should be good for 20-30mb/sec transfer rates
 
the usb 2.0 spec caps out at about 50mb/sec.
 
only modern 2.5" notebook drives or better will be limited by the usb bus speed, not our older 1.8" pata drives.

 

[zzffnn]

Quote:

Here is his list of working and not working CF Cards:
 
............

Steve from NYC

 
Very helpful, thanks Steve. In view of this info, I suspect that some, if not all, of the CF->SD card adapter will NOT work with iPod CF mod.

 

[nikkifm]

would someone be able to tell me if this drive for my ipod classic 6th 80gb

 

[cmarti]

It's not 160 GB but I should be able to live comfortably with THIS

128 GB SSD. Would I need any type of special connector to make it shake hands with the iPod motherboard?

If your 6th generation is the slim one you are drive with that drive, only the fat 160 gb iPod is picky about the drives it takes.

 

[GarsteK1989]

DigitalFreak
 
Here are the links for two different 160GB HDD for iPod 6G 
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-New-1-8-HDD-CE-160GB-Hard-Disk-Drive-MK1626GCB-for-Ipod-Classic-6th/567277159.html

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shipping-S-amsung-1-8-160GB-4200RPM-2M-HS161JQ-Hard-Drive-for-iPod-Classic-6th/680651609.html

 

[DigitalFreak]

Quote:

If your 6th generation is the slim one you are drive with that drive, only the fat 160 gb iPod is picky about the drives it takes.

I got the fat one, mine is the dual platter drive

 

[nikkifm]

what about the 80gb 6th gen what type of ssd?

 

[Chacobo]

Quote:

Spoke to Tarkan today...he informed me that the SD card solution hasn't worked for him at all yet. Have any of you guys tried it?

 
My road to CF mod my ipod 5.5gen is bumpy.. first I got a 64gb flash from some unknown brand and that along was not working, then now I got a 64gb SDXC from Sandisk, putting it in an SDXC to CF adapter, then to a CF to ZIF adapter similar to this one.
 
When the ipod is connected to the computer, it loaded and iTunes could recognize it, but any operations (putting files in it/ formatting/ iTunes restoring) would only run for around 3 seconds before everything freezes, clearly hardware I/O related.
 
CF Type I/ II is not a problem, SDXC/HC conversion is not a problem, and the SD works on its own. I'm on the verge of dropping more dough on the ridiculously priced iflash adapter or another motherboard... and I don't even know if that would work:/

 

[icefalkon]

My primary 5.5 already has an iflash that I'm upgrading from 32 to 128gb. My new project ...I said ***** it...and got another iflash to use on it and a new battery.

I am going to do the DIY iMod.

 

[icefalkon]

I find it ridiculous what they charge to solder/desolder a few points!

 

[Sleinzel]

I just got an Ipod Video (5.5g) 80GB. Bought it because of the Wolfson DAC, and its gonna run on rockbox anyway, so I don't care that much about the older Ipod Firmware.
 
Now my questions are:
 
- Can I upgrade my Ipod to a 240GB Hdd (not SSD, too expensive) and which of HDD would you choose (Toshiba?!?)
- Can I still use Rockbox if I install a 240GB Hdd in it?
 
Ty

 

[cmarti]

I just got an Ipod Video (5.5g) 80GB. Bought it because of the Wolfson DAC, and its gonna run on rockbox anyway, so I don't care that much about the older Ipod Firmware.

Now my questions are:

- Can I upgrade my Ipod to a 240GB Hdd (not SSD, too expensive) and which of HDD would you choose (Toshiba?!?)
- Can I still use Rockbox if I install a 240GB Hdd in it?

Ty

I have the exact same set-up you mention above, it works perfectly. The 5.5g 80GB iPod works great with the 240GB Hdd and Rockbox.