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As a change from wondering about my 811 and future Dish HD channels, I turned my attention to a dead iPod I bought on eBay and the little hard drive that showed up yesterday.
It was tough opening up the iPod. However, changing out the hard drive was straightforward. I had to format the new drive, run the updater program and then sync it with iTunes.
I had a bit of a hiccup because we also have a shuffle. Once I figured out which method to use where you have more than one iPod linked to a computer, the new drive was in business.
This is a 4G iPod with Click Wheel. I got it for under $90 on eBay. It came bundled with a nice Marware case and a Griffin iTrip FM modulator. I "froogled" for the 20GB hard drive and got it for under $90.
After having ignored my wife each time she asked what I was going to do with the iPod while it was in its damaged state, I wound up giving it to her knowing it was in working order.
So after four years, I still don't have an iPod to call my own! I do have a nice paperweight (the dead drive) that makes a nice rattle noise. Anyway, a dead iPod with a bad hard drive can be brought back to life with a new hard drive.
As a change from wondering about my 811 and future Dish HD channels, I turned my attention to a dead iPod I bought on eBay and the little hard drive that showed up yesterday.
It was tough opening up the iPod. However, changing out the hard drive was straightforward. I had to format the new drive, run the updater program and then sync it with iTunes.
I had a bit of a hiccup because we also have a shuffle. Once I figured out which method to use where you have more than one iPod linked to a computer, the new drive was in business.
This is a 4G iPod with Click Wheel. I got it for under $90 on eBay. It came bundled with a nice Marware case and a Griffin iTrip FM modulator. I "froogled" for the 20GB hard drive and got it for under $90.
After having ignored my wife each time she asked what I was going to do with the iPod while it was in its damaged state, I wound up giving it to her knowing it was in working order.
So after four years, I still don't have an iPod to call my own! I do have a nice paperweight (the dead drive) that makes a nice rattle noise. Anyway, a dead iPod with a bad hard drive can be brought back to life with a new hard drive.
