iPod hard drive dead/dying

Skitzo · 25th September 2005, 12:08 PM

I own a generation 3 (click-wheel) iPod, which was bought in July of 2004.

I was at a party last night, and my iPod was plugged into my friends PC, copying stuff over. I woke up this morning, only to find it wouldn't turn on. It wouldn't get past the Apple logo loading screen. I put it up to my ear and I could hear the hard drive spinning up, then a clunk, then the iPod resetting.. someone must've dropped it off the table or something..

The warrenty ran out 2 months ago. After looking on Apple's site (http://www.apple.com/au/support/ipod/service/faq/), it is going to cost me $389.55 to get it replaced.. $10 less than it cost to buy it brand new.. a year ago...

Do I have any other (cheaper) options, or do I now have to make a video of me destroying a dead iPod? It only costs ~$150 to get it replaced if the battery is dead.. hmm..

ReForce · 25th September 2005, 1:54 PM

I've had a similar problem where it kept just stopping at the apple logo, clunking, then resetting. This happened for a few days, and i couldn't work out why, as it'd been working fine before. I think I ended up plugging it into my PC and then rebooting the PC (this made the PC recognise the iPod and give the "do not disconnect" sign on the iPod's screen), and then installing the latest firmware and then using the restore utility to wipe it back to the factory settings. Sorry if my instructions are a bit vague, but it happened a while ago...all I know is that it *did* end up working again, so don't write yours off yet.

Skitzo · 25th September 2005, 6:42 PM

I haven't been able to get it to detect on my PC yet.. maybe I'll let it sit for a few days..

Thanks for your help, ReForce

Edit: I just got a "looking for hard drive" screen thing.. after resetting it a few times, I got a picture of a magnifying glass over a CD disc.. it just sat there. Does this mean that the disk is totally fux0red? It hasn't shown up a second time after I reset it more.. hmm..

asiandevil · 25th September 2005, 9:00 PM

not sure but i think that picture is a file system error so it could be that the hdd is gone

25th September 2005, 12:08 PM	#1
Skitzo Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 32	iPod hard drive dead/dying I own a generation 3 (click-wheel) iPod, which was bought in July of 2004. I was at a party last night, and my iPod was plugged into my friends PC, copying stuff over. I woke up this morning, only to find it wouldn't turn on. It wouldn't get past the Apple logo loading screen. I put it up to my ear and I could hear the hard drive spinning up, then a clunk, then the iPod resetting.. someone must've dropped it off the table or something.. The warrenty ran out 2 months ago. After looking on Apple's site (http://www.apple.com/au/support/ipod/service/faq/), it is going to cost me $389.55 to get it replaced.. $10 less than it cost to buy it brand new.. a year ago... Do I have any other (cheaper) options, or do I now have to make a video of me destroying a dead iPod? It only costs ~$150 to get it replaced if the battery is dead.. hmm.. __________________ bang the head that doesn't bang Wait a minute. I am having one of those things. A headache with pictures. An Idea? Yes!

25th September 2005, 6:42 PM	#3
Skitzo Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Adelaide Posts: 32	I haven't been able to get it to detect on my PC yet.. maybe I'll let it sit for a few days.. Thanks for your help, ReForce Edit: I just got a "looking for hard drive" screen thing.. after resetting it a few times, I got a picture of a magnifying glass over a CD disc.. it just sat there. Does this mean that the disk is totally fux0red? It hasn't shown up a second time after I reset it more.. hmm.. __________________ bang the head that doesn't bang Wait a minute. I am having one of those things. A headache with pictures. An Idea? Yes! Last edited by Skitzo; 25th September 2005 at 6:52 PM.

25th September 2005, 9:00 PM	#4
asiandevil Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 489	not sure but i think that picture is a file system error so it could be that the hdd is gone Last edited by asiandevil; 25th September 2005 at 9:00 PM.

25th September 2005, 1:54 PM	#2
ReForce Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Frankston South.Melbourne Posts: 700	I've had a similar problem where it kept just stopping at the apple logo, clunking, then resetting. This happened for a few days, and i couldn't work out why, as it'd been working fine before. I think I ended up plugging it into my PC and then rebooting the PC (this made the PC recognise the iPod and give the "do not disconnect" sign on the iPod's screen), and then installing the latest firmware and then using the restore utility to wipe it back to the factory settings. Sorry if my instructions are a bit vague, but it happened a while ago...all I know is that it did end up working again, so don't write yours off yet.