The Gizmophile

After six long years, my iPod finally died and I think it was a slow and painful death too.  It had been acting up recently and it was making clicking sounds over the last month or two.  I am impressed that this iPod lasted for this long and I’m sure it will last a few more years assuming I can revive it or waste 25 bucks trying.

So instead of buying a new or used  iPod, iPhone, etc, I thought it would be more fun to crack it open and experiment a little.  Judging by the error on the display and the clicking noises, I was pretty sure that the hard drive is dead.  Luckily, a new replacement drive is only about 25 bucks on eBay – definitely cheaper than buying another device.

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