Mac Repair Guides for Apple Macbook, iPad, Powerbook iPhone & iPod

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chris 6 years ago	Hi my ipod 80g menue button wont work, all other functions work. any ideas. cheers
Julie 7 years ago	When taking apart my ipod, the locking mechanism which holds the battery cable in place came completely off the logic board. I can't get it back on and think I might have damaged the little pins underneath. Does this mean I need a new logic board too?
Sabina, 8 years ago	I did not buy it from you, but I will, Thank you so much for the quick response
Sabina, 8 years ago	I did not buy it from you, but I will, Thank you so much for the quick response
Powerbook Medic 8 years ago	@Sabina - we typically use a #00 for this model, so the #000 definitely shouldn't be too big. If you bought the screwdriver from us, you may want to contact customer support for a replacement or try a different brand.
Sabina 8 years ago	Hi, do you have the right philips screwdriver to open gen 6 ipod Nano? We tried #000 , it is too big. thank you
Powerbook Medic 8 years ago	@Tiffany - it may still be difficult to get to. You can see the headphone module part in the part list to the right. That will show you what you'll see when taking it apart. You can always just replace it as well.
Tiffany 8 years ago	The tip of my headphones broke off in my iPod Classic. If I take it apart as in the above video will I be able to get it out? I've tried every other method of getting out other than taking the iPod apart. Thanks!
Powerbook Medic 8 years ago	@David - if the clip isn't broken you usually can get it back in place and secure it with some electrical/kapton tape.
David 8 years ago	@Powerbook Medic - The clip that holds the power cable on the board on mine has come loose and fallen off (it made a rattling noise until i opened it up) is this fixable and if so how? Thanks
Tengo Kawana 9 years ago	Hi there, When I push down the hdd's little black bar/hinge (to lock the ribbon cable) it broke! I tried to just insert the cable bit doesn't work and it displayed a big read X! Is there any ways to fix this, otherwise I need to buy a new hdd which I think it's a pity cos by this little black hinge. Thanks! Regards, Tengo
Paul randell 9 years ago	Thanks for the help tried restore again but when reset and restored it goes straight back to please plug in to iTunes and restore.have tested iPod manualy everything passes would that be the logic board or the hard has failed.
Powerbook Medic 9 years ago	@Paul - if it won't sync up to your computer in order to do a restore in iTunes, it may be a dead hard drive or logic board.
Paul randell 9 years ago	Hi I have a series two iPod classic 120gb that is permanently stuck on restore mode any suggestions on possible repair.
Powerbook Medic 9 years ago	@Quentin - that is a fairly common issue with these and it requires replacing the headphone module. We sell it in the part list to the right.
Quentin 9 years ago	Hello, The audio jack on my 160Gb iPod is only playing sound out of side of the headphones or speakers, is that able to be fixed?
John 9 years ago	Hi, I've been trying to fix my girlfriend's 80 gb model a1238 and I'm having some trouble. When I plug it into my computer (that runs Windows 8.1), I get an error message that says "The last USB device you connected to this computer malfunctioned and windows does not recognize it." I tried hard reseting it, but no matter what I try, I can't get the screen to come on. Is there anything I can do to remedy this?
Kevin 10 years ago	Hey there, I bought a used iPod classic 30g and the model number on the back cover says A1238. Its says 30gig on it clear as heck. Nothing I have seen so far says this should even exist. The A1238 is supposedly only 80g or 120g, so whats up with this one? The case on this is absolutely mint, like new with zero scratch's. Makes no sense.... [It needs a battery so I can't fire it up to look at the info page just yet.]Anyone know about this? Thanks much.
Stacy 10 years ago	The problem I have is that it will play music for a while then stop playing, but the screen will still be on and working as if it's playing music. This started happening after many drops. What part of the ipod would I have to check out to see what the problem is? I don't just want to toss it in the trash or anything like that. It works, but needs some tweaking.
Powerbook Medic 10 years ago	@Matt - the dock connector is part of the logic board.
Matt 10 years ago	Hi there , I have a 6th gen ipod classic and the dock connector is damaged, is it possible to get a replacement connector?
Powerbook Medic 11 years ago	@Dougie - it is hard to say without opening it up. It may have just damaged the battery or it could have damaged that part of the logic board and it would need to be cleaned and then replaced if that doesn't help.
Dougie fraser 11 years ago	Hi there, I have spilt som liquid onto my I Pod 1238, it will now not charge, it will play and start up normally. Can anybody help me buy telling me what I have to change to fix my little mishap ?? Thanks
Powerbook Medic 11 years ago	@amir - there's no such thing as a 160gb ipod nano. If it is a classic like in this video, you can just follow the video.
amir tirandaz 11 years ago	i need to open the back of my ipod nano 160g plz send me the manual or the video of how to do that.
lynette 11 years ago	the ipod classic you can hear move ment on the insidr and lights up and shows but wont go ahead and load up any suggestions? littlered42@hotmail.com
Powerbook Medic 12 years ago	@marc - if the computer won't recognize it is probably a major issue such as the hard drive or the logic board. you may want to get it professionally diagnosed at this point.
marc 12 years ago	also my laptop wont even recognise that there is a device plugged into it.
marc 12 years ago	my ipod a1238 has a warning symbol circle with x in it and wont load past that screen can you help me
Powerbook Medic 12 years ago	@ashish - you can put it asleep by holding down the down button on the clickwheel.
ashish 12 years ago	how can i switch off my ipod apple a1238
Powerbook Medic 12 years ago	@Dulce - it really depends on the extent of the damage. Typically water damage will kill the logic board first, but you'd really need to open it up and check for corrosive damage or have it professionally diagnosed.
Dulce 12 years ago	Hello! My ipod got soaked, can it still be abled to fix it?
Powerbook Medic 13 years ago	@DMS - it really takes practice to figure out where all the contacts are inside. It's best to start out with one of the non-metal tools until you figure out where all of them are. I don't know of any paint. It'd probably be cheaper just to replace the front.
DMS 13 years ago	how do you avoid scratching the hell out of the casing? If you do scratch the casing, is there a paint that can match the gray casing color?
Jackie 13 years ago	My ipod fell and the screen cracked can you help pleasee!!!!!!!!
Alfonso 13 years ago	Hello, I fell in a pool with my ipod it was soaked, Is it no permanently ruined ? or can it be saved ?! please help