Kannan Ramaswamy

This is an IPOD Video 5th Gen 30GB unit. When connected to a charger, the unit tries to boot and stays on the Apple logo...

I have an IPOD Classic 5th Generation 30GB. I was trying to upgrade the unit to SSD. All went smoothly. The new drive went...

I have and IPOD Classic that will not charge. When measuring the charging amps to the device, I notice erratic readings....

Recently I had to replace the motherboard in my IPOD classic. The IPOD shell is black and the replacement board came from...

I have a strange situation with my IPOD Classic 5. I noticed that the unit became very hot to the touch around the wheel...

Would any one have a link to a video or instructions on how to remove a charing/sync port from an ipod classic...

I am trying to install a CF adapter with a 64GB Compact Flash card in an IPOD classic 6th generation. This drive should...

Here are the things I have done - multiple times 1. Windows: Placed the IPOD in DFU mode and completed recovery. This...

While trying to repair a broken IPOD 6, I noticed that the clip that holds the display ribbon cable in place is broken....

I have a similar issue with a board from an IPOD Classic 6. The brown clip that holds the display ribbon in place is...

Thank you for the response. I think it was a ribbon connector issue. I was using a toshiba ribbon cable 821-0386-03 which by the looks of it, has the connection pins that are shorter on the disk end. This initially did not work. I then found a second ribbon cable which I believe is for a Hitachi drive 821-0387-03. This has slightly longer pins. As soon as I connected with it, the IPOD worked and I was able to get it restored and running. Then I tried with another Toshiba ribbon cable. This time I pushed the cable into the drive connector as deep a it would go before clamping it. Believe it or not, this one worked as well! These boards actually fit exactly in the slot in place of the original drive. I believe the Hitachi cable is probably more stable due to the longer pins. Now I need to figure out where to get these ribbons from. The Toshiba ribbons are more popular. Lots of sellers on ebay. Hitachi cables unfortunately are a different story. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my question...