Q: iPod Classic 7th Gen 160gb SO MANY PROBLEMS!!!
My ipod classic automatically disconnects every time i connect it to my pc. I have checked the cable, it is fine and works with other ipods, and my computer's usb port is powerful enough to handle this device. There were some points in time where it would connect after many many menu + select button restores but this is an unreliable method. Also, 4 times the ipod has said it has no music. I plugged it in and itunes couldnt read the music files. When i checked my c: drive it showed that the ipod had all my music on it though.
I've tried all kinds of trouble shooting, apparently these problems have nothing to do with the hard drive because on diagnostic mode i can check its HDSpecs. I've also tried disk mode but itunes doesn't show that the ipod is connected.
I am at my wits end with this ipod. Please help!
iPod classic, Windows 8, automatic disconnects
Posted on Feb 26, 2016 10:26 PM
That is likely. If the iPod is in good shape otherwise, and you want to replace the faulty hard drive, those components are no longer being produced. Instead, you can consider replacing the hard drive with commonly available flash-based storage (compact flash card or SD card) on an adapter. This web site has interesting info
I noticed these "geeky" adapters are now being sold by mainstream and well-known Apple-centric vendor OWC
http://eshop.macsales.com/search/iflash
Although I have not used these particular adapters with 5th gen and later "classic" iPod, I have performed similar modifications (using different adapters) with my even older 4th gen iPod and iPod mini. They work well with flash-based storage replacing their original hard drives. In fact, they actually work better now. The iPod mini originally had only 4GB of storage. Now it has 64GB!
Posted on Feb 29, 2016 3:48 PM