A few weeks ago I decided to take apart my iPod Classic. The screen had these black lines on it, and being out of warranty, I took it upon myself to fix it. I purchased a new screen on eBay for $7 and then thought to myself "Hey, the iPod is pretty scratched, I wonder how hard it would be to replace the front and back cover?". I watched some videos on Youtube and it looked easy enough, so I ordered a new front, back, and clickwheel.
Anyways, I get the iPod open and I'm super careful not to break anything. I replace the parts I want and put the thing back together. I turn it on and to my dismay, I get an x inside of a red circle. Now I've read that this is most likely caused by a hard drive failure or by a loose cable. I double checked all the cables and I still get this message. When I put the front of the iPod inside of my iHome dock (without the back, hard drive, etc. Just the motherboard and screen) the screen lights up fine.
Is it possible that I did something to the hard drive when I opened it? Should I try buying an 80GB hard drive on eBay and replacing it myself? Or should I just not bother?
Thanks
Anyways, I get the iPod open and I'm super careful not to break anything. I replace the parts I want and put the thing back together. I turn it on and to my dismay, I get an x inside of a red circle. Now I've read that this is most likely caused by a hard drive failure or by a loose cable. I double checked all the cables and I still get this message. When I put the front of the iPod inside of my iHome dock (without the back, hard drive, etc. Just the motherboard and screen) the screen lights up fine.
Is it possible that I did something to the hard drive when I opened it? Should I try buying an 80GB hard drive on eBay and replacing it myself? Or should I just not bother?
Thanks