iPod troubles

[MaximusR3]

I'm gonna throw this out here and see if any of you tech savy people might have some ideas on my next step.

I have an old 5th gen video iPod and a few days ago it decided to stop playing sound, both through the headphone jack and when connected via the port on the bottom. when squeezing the corner of the iPod i could get sound to come back on but only while pressure is applied. This told me that obviously there is a bad connection so i opened up the case to find it.


i located the component by pressing them down individually with headphones plugged in so i could hear when sound comes back in. It seems to be this chip here:



now here is my issue. I don't have a micro-soldering kit, i only have a standard soldering iron but it doesn't seem to matter because the board is dual layered (i can't flip the board over to access the pins to re-solder) and it seems the chip is surface mounted with an adhesive. Any ideas on what i could use to fix this connection problem without being destructive and prying the component off the board and remounting?

[smoke]

That looks like an integrated circuit, obviously in charge of controlling sound output (think micro sound-card).
Short answer is no, not without destroying the device completely. Best thing is take it to an apple store and ask one of their pee-ons what your options are.. most likely. time for a new ipod

[MaximusR3]

yeah that's what i'm afraid of. I like my old 5th gen, i can modify the firmware to have cool layouts. some people have reported having success using a heat gun to melt the adhesive when pressing firmly down on the component but i don't have a heat gun

[Timmy_2_Tones]

http://www.ifixit.com/iPod-Parts

DIY iPod parts here buddy. You can just buy a new Logic board for about $70. You already have the case opened which is really the hardest part.
http://www.ifixit.com/iPod-Parts/iPo...oard/IF195-001

[MaximusR3]

the thing that sucks about that is it costs 70 for a used board. i really wish i didn't have to drop more money into it, i already bought it back when they were fairly new and cost $300+

[Timmy_2_Tones]

Yeah, but, i is cheaper than buying a new one. I have the same model as you and I love it. To me it would be worth it.

[smoke]

the thing that sucks about that is it costs 70 for a used board. i really wish i didn't have to drop more money into it, i already bought it back when they were fairly new and cost $300+

70 bucks is half the cost of a brand new one. Let it go, swallow it, and get a new one. You'll be happier you did..
:geek:

[MaximusR3]

just dusting off this topic with a little status update


I decided to just buy a new one and it's working out great, got that Grom Audio adapter hooked up in my truck and all is well. Then my little brother wanted to know what i planned to do with the old one and if he could have it to try and get his dad to buy the parts to fix it. Long story short, his dad is a douche so i know that would never happen so i front the money and order the new logic board. Finally arrived today and i got it all installed without much trouble, especially since they sent a tool kit along with the board :mrgreen:

Everything is connected, power it up and plug it in. I restore the factory settings through iTunes and throw some songs on there to test it out. Sound is now working again and it has been a success!

....or not. I leave it to charge for a while until he gets home to pick his music to put on. He tries to drag some files in and it gives an error about the file not being present or some crap. i play the file and it is in fact present so that wasn't the issue. I unmount the iPod and it gets stuck on the do not disconnect screen. Hold center button and menu button to force reboot. it gives me the sad ipod face and shuts off. now hours later this is all i get. I don't even hear the HDD spin up, or fail trying (no clicking sound or a vibration or anything). I've taken it fully apart and checked all connections and components a dozen times to no avail. I can even reassemble it with the HDD disconnected and still get the same result lol. Google found me no luck because all the suggestions and forums i read through did not help.

The end result? I feel bad so i'm buying my brother a refurbished nano for 70 and putting the old ipod on ebay for parts. It's got a brand new logic board in it and the screen and other components are in working condition so someone out there will probably find use for it. That's what i'm telling myself anyways lol

[Timmy_2_Tones]

Man that sucks, I have had that shit happen to me before. It sounds like a hard drive failure, that is the bad part about those older ones. Good luck selling it on ebay.

[MaximusR3]

so i put it up on ebay as "as is broken 5.5 gen ipod video"

i put in the description the whole situation of it dying, ordering the new logic board, installing, and now possibly a hard drive failure so i have given up on it.

it sells for 42 bucks so after shipping i got 35, sent it out the same day it sold and today the guy received it.

Now he sends me a message and says the board is water damaged and wants a full refund and to send it back.
WTF? i know for a fact it was a new board when i put it in and it never was in contact with water unless it happened on the way to them or they dropped it themselves. And i said "as is" in plain view on the title as well as description, shouldn't that cover it regardless of what this guy decides is wrong with it?

it's not like i said "broken ipod, if you find any salvageable parts it's yours but if you decide they are no good or you want to swap out your broken stuff with my good stuff and then send it back for a refund it's all good"

[Timmy_2_Tones]

I would tell that guy to take the Water damaged Logic Board and shove it up his ass. Ask him how he knows it is water damaged did he run a continuity test through it and find deterioration on the circuit? Doubtful. Screw him.

Hello,
I apologize that the product you purchased was not what you had expected. Unfortunately I explained the situation with the iPod fully in the description. Also, the product was sold "As-Is" and when I put it into the box there was no water damage on the Logic Board. Thank you for the purchase and maybe next time you will do a better job at reading the description you stupid ignorant ass hole.

Love Timmy_2_Tones




Send Him that....... Then see what the Douche has to say.

[MaximusR3]

i told him i said it was as-is and that it never once came into contact with water in my possession. he has now filed a resolution request through ebay so now we have to see what ebay decides. He says the product is not as described and there is blue dye on the lcd ribbon cable, indicating water damage. and the hard drive is damaged.

well i said from the beginning that the hard drive was probably no good, and as for blue dye i never once saw any blue dye on there. aren't water damage indicators usually red?


i just hope ebay is on my side with this because i did specify as is

[Timmy_2_Tones]

post the link to your add here.
:?:

[MaximusR3]

it also bugs me that the person that bought it is named "theipodstation123" and has been buying up many broken ipods. makes me wonder how many have been requested to be refunded for similar issues...



here's the link:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 500wt_1182


it says "no returns accepted" too at the bottom, i didn't even realize that lol

[MaximusR3]

that bastard. now i go to check my paypal account and it is negative because ebay attached a fee of $1.52 for resolutions and the payment he sent is now held, but i used his payment to cover the shipping costs. I'm going to be so pissed if i end up losing money over this crap

[David_3033]

that bastard. now i go to check my paypal account and it is negative because ebay attached a fee of $1.52 for resolutions and the payment he sent is now held, but i used his payment to cover the shipping costs. I'm going to be so pissed if i end up losing money over this crap

And that my friend is why I hate ebay. I rather use craigslist and see the person im selling to in person and get cash. Then there is definitely no refund they saw it before they bought it. I have sold many things on craigslist including my old xbox 360. Never once I have gotten screwed over by anyone on there.

[MaximusR3]

my only concern with craigslist is what if you arrange to meet the person and it ends up being some guy like timmy and he drugs you and tries to rape you in an alley?

i've never really tried either service but since i dropped $70 into that logic board i was hoping maybe the bids would get up there a bit and help me make some of that money back, whereas on craigslist you put a price and that's pretty much it

[MaximusR3]

final update on this situation:

I won :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

The guy is probably all butt hurt but whatever, I listed "as is" and he got it. That is probably also the last time i use ebay because that was way too much of a hassle for me to want to come back again