Anyone have a dead iPod to spare?
I f*cked something putting together a home brew PC when I tried to hook up the front panel FireWire port. I can now charge my iPod via the iPod's FireWire port, but no data goes in or out. When I plug the iPod in, the computer detects nothing. The iPod simply says "OK to disconnect".
As far as I can tell, the drive inside the iPod is okay, and I have some data that I'd like to retrieve. I'm thinking that if I can find someone with a broken, out-of-warranty iPod -- one where the one and only likely failure is the hard drive -- between the two defunct iPods I can get working access to my data.
I'll consider two possible deals: I'd buy your broken old iPod, say for $40 (from within the US only -- I don't want to deal with customs), or I'd settle for simply getting my data back, if you're willing to send me your drive-dead iPod up front, and then I'd (hopefully) send you a whole functional iPod back for the same $40.
In the I-buy-your-iPod scenario, I'll assume the risk of whether this rescue succeeds or not. In the you-buy-the-restored-iPod scenario, we will both agree to absorb the cost of shipping in one direction if the monster doesn't arise from the table.
The iPod melding would probably best be done with matching iPods. My iPod is a 20 GB model, from the last line of iPods before the new non-mechanical buttons came along. The FireWire port has a rectangle white rubber grommet that covers it, and, unlike some earlier models, there's a thin strip of the metal shell between the FireWire port and the white plastic top, as well as between the Hold switch and the top.
As far as I can tell, the drive inside the iPod is okay, and I have some data that I'd like to retrieve. I'm thinking that if I can find someone with a broken, out-of-warranty iPod -- one where the one and only likely failure is the hard drive -- between the two defunct iPods I can get working access to my data.
I'll consider two possible deals: I'd buy your broken old iPod, say for $40 (from within the US only -- I don't want to deal with customs), or I'd settle for simply getting my data back, if you're willing to send me your drive-dead iPod up front, and then I'd (hopefully) send you a whole functional iPod back for the same $40.
In the I-buy-your-iPod scenario, I'll assume the risk of whether this rescue succeeds or not. In the you-buy-the-restored-iPod scenario, we will both agree to absorb the cost of shipping in one direction if the monster doesn't arise from the table.
The iPod melding would probably best be done with matching iPods. My iPod is a 20 GB model, from the last line of iPods before the new non-mechanical buttons came along. The FireWire port has a rectangle white rubber grommet that covers it, and, unlike some earlier models, there's a thin strip of the metal shell between the FireWire port and the white plastic top, as well as between the Hold switch and the top.
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Originally posted by Splinemodel
I know someone who had the same problem. He said the pins connecting the firewire port cracked, and he resoldered them.
I could try that if I don't get any further any other way, but considering that I probably fed +5V into a data line that wasn't expecting it, it seems more likely that a chip fried, rather than a solder joint happening to choose that moment to fail.
Maybe, just maybe, I know someone who can recongnize what's broken and fix this.
The label to the left of the fried component says "L6", and the nearly identical component below is labeled underneath itself as "L5", so I'd guess that both of these components are inductors. One inductor for the TPA signal, and one for TPB?
The bright shape along the upper right edge of the picture is the back of the FireWire port.
Edit: A little more Googling suggests that the part is a choke coil (an inductor), probably with an impedance of around 200 ohms. However, I'm seeing mostly "common mode choke coils" for IEEE 1394 use, which these components don't have enough leads to be.