ipod drive

[me hate windows]

My iPod's hard drive is broken. Only about 1.7 gigs can be read and the other part doesn't work. It fell out of the car when I was getting out. My iPod is out of warrantie and I would rather get a new 10 or 20 gig drive than pay apple to fix it. I know that the 10 gig drive is just as thick as the 5 and the 20 is thicker. Could I put a new drive in myself? Could I fit a 20 in or would it be too thick? and where can I buy one of those drives?

 

[janey]

too much of a hassle to just replace the hard drive, trust me it's been done befure. it might even be cheaper to get a 20gb iPod than to replace the hard drive in the 10gb iPod.

 

[Billicus]

Re: ipod drive

Originally posted by me hate windows
My iPod's hard drive is broken. Only about 1.7 gigs can be read and the other part doesn't work. It fell out of the car when I was getting out. My iPod is out of warrantie and I would rather get a new 10 or 20 gig drive than pay apple to fix it. I know that the 10 gig drive is just as thick as the 5 and the 20 is thicker. Could I put a new drive in myself? Could I fit a 20 in or would it be too thick? and where can I buy one of those drives?

Apple would probably give you a ten gigabyte iPod if you can figure out a way to make the damage not your fault. (Ala: the iPod's gigabytes have mysteriously disappeared.)

 

[iJon]

Re: Re: ipod drive

Originally posted by Billicus
Apple would probably give you a ten gigabyte iPod if you can figure out a way to make the damage not your fault. (Ala: the iPod's gigabytes have mysteriously disappeared.)

since its out of warranty dont count on it,lol.

iJon

 

[me hate windows]

i can open it, so all i have to do is buy a new drive. I opened it to fiddle around and see if I could magically get it to work(I thought the connection had come partially undon), but it is still 1.7 gigs. If somebody could tell me of a place to buy one of those drives, I will.

 

[Billicus]

Re: Re: Re: ipod drive

Originally posted by iJon
since its out of warranty dont count on it,lol.

iJon

Oops.

 

[Jaykay]

Originally posted by me hate windows
i can open it, so all i have to do is buy a new drive. I opened it to fiddle around and see if I could magically get it to work(I thought the connection had come partially undon), but it is still 1.7 gigs. If somebody could tell me of a place to buy one of those drives, I will.

The drive is about the same if not more expensive than the ipod itself i think.