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i have an iPod Classic (6th Gen 80GB)purchased in 2009 Recently, it has ceased to respond to anything (which includes any button on the click-wheel), and starts only when the power cable is attached to it. As a result, even when it is on, i am unable to do anything as it doesn’t respond. The only thing it responds to is the HOLD switch, and nothing else.. Using the techniques for hard resetting the iPod (as suggested by Apple) is completely hopeless and of no avail (yes, i have tried it many many times..) This has been happening for quite a long time and now i seriously need to repair it myself as the warranty period has expired. Please help ASAP. Any replies/suggestions are greatly appreciated. Aditya

Aditya, there are two possibilities that I an think of right now, number one is that your click-wheel needs to be replaced number two that your logic board is not recognizing your click wheel. I f nothing has happened to the iPod I would open it up and take a look at the click-wheel connection. Make sure that the clip that holds the cable to the logic board is engaged, meaning that it is down. Also of course check for any corrosion on the board and the click wheel connector and cable itself. After cleaning and should it still not working, start with the click wheel. Oh, and while you are at it and it is open, change your battery as well. this way you will not have to worry about it for another three years. Good Luck and let us know if this worked. iPod Classic Click Wheel Replacement

This drove me F#@&ING BANANAS!!!!! But a solution!!!!! I cleaned the part of the click wheel ribbon near the ribbon connector. Then I applied a small amount of super glue so that I was effectively gluing the ribbon to the board near the connector. http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/1218/… It seems that if the ribbon isn’t flat it won’t work. I hope this works for somebody cause I know how frustrating it has been for me.

I just received my 60GB video! It needed a new battery is all. It was 6.99 for a 900mah that lasts about 6-8 hours on a charge, more if you turn down the brightness and set the screen to dim after 5 secs or so. So happy to have it back. Sure I could’ve just snagged an old Android cheapie (Android since many support MicroSD cards and a 128gb card is only 18.00 give or take) but the feel of using the old clickwheel iPods us just fun! Sadly Apple dropped support for them so I partitioned my 2015 MBP SSD and I stalled Yosemite so I could plug in the iPod and have it work. I still use a cheapie Android with a 128GB MicroSD in it solely for music and have it USB connected to my car deck and securely locked in my glovebox and it powers off and on with the car which is great. Then I navigate to the USB input on my deck and it pops up showing the phone and all my music. I do the same with my iPod click wheel in my second car. Both work perfectly. Definitely glad I bought a 9.00 battery and resurrected it from my drawer “the dead" lol. Incidentally, my wife’s 160GB click wheel, wheel quit responding to touch and she’s been using it for years until yesterday, it didn’t get dropped, wet or otherwise so I have a battery for it already and am breaking it open today to clean it up and see if something is just loose or….fingers crossed. Will update if I saved it and what it was. It sucks Apple quit supporting these in iTunes and MacOS. THEYRE STILL VERY CAPABLE devices!! There’s workarounds as I’ve done but still….UGH! BAD APPLE!!! BAD! If her wheel is shot I’ll put my wheel in her iPod since it’s larger in capacity and they’re exactly the same except for storage amount (same year and model) I can’t out her HD in my iPod because mine is thinner and won’t accommodate the larger thicker hard drive.