ipod mini ...

jlewis2k1

macrumors 6502a

Original poster

• Feb 4, 2005

• #1

I think my ipod mini is beginning to hate me :-\ It keeps making this clicking noise as if I were using the wheel. I have tried to restart it but i can... it got a mind of its own now. any suggestions?

 

varmit

macrumors 68000

• Feb 5, 2005

• #2

jlewis2k1 said:

I think my ipod mini is beginning to hate me :-\ It keeps making this clicking noise as if I were using the wheel. I have tried to restart it but i can... it got a mind of its own now. any suggestions?

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Do a restore. Hopefully it is just a problem with the software.

 

kretzy

macrumors 604

• Feb 5, 2005

• #3

That really sucks, I'd try the restore but if that doesn't work take it back to where you bought it from, it should still be under warrenty.

 

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Logik

macrumors 6502a

• Feb 5, 2005

• #4

which reminds me... what's the best way to clean that ol scroll wheel on the ipods? mine is a little funky around the outer edges.. not bad but i'd prefer to keep it kinda clean and hence the desire to clean it a bit

 

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dotnina

macrumors 6502a

• Feb 5, 2005

• #5

Logik said:

which reminds me... what's the best way to clean that ol scroll wheel on the ipods? mine is a little funky around the outer edges.. not bad but i'd prefer to keep it kinda clean and hence the desire to clean it a bit

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A clean white eraser. 🙂 One of those nice ones, like the Stadteliner (sp?). I used to use that on my Mini ... worked like a charm. Whatever you do, don't use a crappy eraser, and don't use a pink one. I tried both of those, and it just made a mess, smear-wise and eraser crumb-wise.

 

ClarkeB

macrumors 6502

• Feb 5, 2005

• #6

Oh god, that annoying click sound! Thank god you can turn it off on a 3G.


😀

 

killuminati

macrumors 68020

• Feb 5, 2005

• #7

dotnina said:

A clean white eraser. 🙂 One of those nice ones, like the Stadteliner (sp?). I used to use that on my Mini ... worked like a charm. Whatever you do, don't use a crappy eraser, and don't use a pink one. I tried both of those, and it just made a mess, smear-wise and eraser crumb-wise.

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I'm gona try that, my wheel has gone from white to brown 🙁.

 

cmvsm

macrumors 6502a

• Feb 5, 2005

• #8

The clicking noise may mean the drive is going bad. My old Dell company laptop used to do that and it always pre-cursored a dying drive. Must have sent that thing in to be rebuilt 5 times over a 3 year period. Big time POS.