Great instruction on the details of how to do it. I upgraded an old 30GB to a 750GB with a new battery. That should last a while. I polished the back with a metal polish to make it look almost new. Thanks so much for your help and clear instructions.
How much does it cost to turn a iPod classic fifth generation into 256 GB SSD. I just got one from my cousin that has a30 gig hard drive and I want to upgrade the storage to 256gb ssd
John Bouchard I was just about to buy one that they claim is brand new or professionally restored with 256 SSD it has a new back casing a new front casing battery and screen for 199.95 is that good price
I have this iPod and I love it. I’ve always loved it more than my cellphones (Samsung, iphone) because it’s just for hear music without WiFi and apps.. I mean it’s so good for a weekend without WiFi.
Great information. The iPod Classic was the best for keeping everything, but most importantly, it's still the only MP3 player I've ever used that uses Smart Playlists that change on the fly as you use the iPod (if you set them up right). Plus, if you work in an environment that's secure and can't bring a phone in, you can still bring in your iPod Classic. I did this conversion over a year ago and it was the best investment for a music player I ever made. All my videos, podcasts, and music in a small device I can take when I travel.
Thanks for the video man, i’ve had several HDD iPods over the years and finally i’ve got one that doesn’t have a set expiration date. I have an enhanced and man the quality is incredible miles better than any of the new phones.
Really good tutorial! A lot of other videos made it seem so complicated and stressed me out cause I didn’t want to break my iPod. Thanks for this, very simple
I found one of those at a thrift store, and I just replaced the battery and the hard drive with a 128 GB Samsung SD card. Usually, I use SanDisk, but I've heard reports that SanDisk doesn't play well with the iFlash adapter. Basically, this was my first time dipping my toes into the iPod fixing waters. And in hindsight, it was a success. All because I did my homework.
So excited. I ordered a new white face plate and rear case with a 3000 mah battery and an iflash solo. I am going to use a 1 tb SD card since I listen to lossless music.
6:12 Heads up folks I have a iPod 30 GB identical to the one in this video. I struggle to flip the black piece that locks in the ribbon. After a while I tried the white piece and it flip up with ease. Be careful at this part and try not to put to much pressure on either piece . And of course don’t get frustrated
the 5th gen iPod Classic has some of the best audio quality out of all the MP3 players I have ever tried when you do this modification it's always a good idea to purchase a new rechargeable battery and replace it the old ones are usually wore the hell out and don't hold a good charge and replace the headphone jack and the click wheel then you're good to go for another 10 years
@@Coty0010 what about the 5.5 gens? i am not even sure which ones mine are, i have a white 80GB ipod video that has jack sparrow on the box and another thinner black one that is 30 GB
I always wanted to flash mod my iPod 5.5 gen because of the benefits; however, I really can’t give up the working hard drive as it gives more weight which I like and I love the feeling the spinning hard disk does when holding it on my hand. I will one day get another iPod 5th gen and flash mod that one just to see it for myself. Great video btw! One day I’ll use your steps to flash mod one!
Hey thanks! I’m still planning on doing the blu-tooth mod, but I’m still in the mental planning phase of it. So it may be a while... I wasn’t expecting this video to make it passed 20 views tbh lol
Thanks for your time to make this video and share it. Very clear explaining and showing what needs to be done. I cant wait to see the bluetooth mod video. Thanks for not do it with stupid background music. Excellent Tutorial 2 thumbs up.
Thank so much for your detailed presentation! The details you give are very helpful. If you could make a video about how to change the battery and add a Bluetooth option. I subscribed.
Hello, I lost most of the photage for the bluetooth mod and really dont feel like starting over on another at this time. As for the battery all you have to do is take it out once you have the back off (it's simply glued to the back housing and can be gently pried off)
I just stuck my iFlash solo in my 30gb 5th gen. The foam is too thick and needs to be cut down. How i know ? Because one side of the faceplate clips are broke and there was a decent sized gap when putting it back together. I took a box cutter and sliced it down the middle and now its fully closed besides the one side, barely notice it. So that pad if left uncut, is putting pressure on the board when its against the metal back cover, making it bend. No SD card issues. Took the one out of my phone, placed it in, and restored without issue. Checking it in gparted showed it was exFAT.
Got a 5th gen “for parts” only $25.. i had replacement parts ready to go… everything worked fine, battery ribbon was just unplugged… swapped the hdd for SD card, keeping the original battery till it dies.
Instead of using Apples iOS just flash Rockbox. The converter is Tarkan iflash for iPod. Also search best EQ settings for Rockbox. The iPod 5.5th Gen. A1136 has a Wolfson Audio Chip. Other models have a Cirrus Audio Chip.
I installed the foam pad just away from the sd card on the black PCB. Did I make a mistake? I notice a lot of people stick the foam pad on top of the metal SD bracket and I applied it on the PCB in case the SD card got loose.
I have a question ... Do you accept other people's ipods to do these updates + other types of upgrades . Plus with the understanding that you would be paid for your services & materials needed . Please let me know if you do this type of work on the side . Thanks for your time with this matter .
Thanks! Great video. Do you have a recommendation on size limit and brand for the SD card? Also, are there any good quality replacement batteries available? Thanks
I'd just check ebay for the batteries, brand of SD card doesn't really matter, but can never go wrong with Sandisk Or Samsung, Not sure if there is a hard limmit on Storage size, But 256gb works well.
I take a pair of large tweezers that have a tiny ball at the end on the inside. I learned that when trying to pry the battery plug up. I use the tweezers and hook the balls under it on each side and pull straight up. Its too easy to break the solder from the back, notice how it is pushed forward the way he is doing it. I ruined a 7th gen 160gb buy doing it from the back.
I have the same iPod and followed what you did. The disk drive was scogged when the iPod was dropped. I put a 128 gig card in and everything fires up. But....my MacBook air only identifies it as another disk drive with the name iPod. It will not connect and sync and act like an iPod. Am I missing something?
I've been thinking of doing this with this same model but I'm pretty nervous about breaking it, because I've never done something like this. Should I do it?
I would never recommend doing something if you are uncomfortable with it. But if you do it, just take it slow and be careful and you shouldn't have any issues. ;)
want to add that I took my time and 4 hours later I still don’t have the back off and lots of scratch marks on the sides.. no idea what I’m missing. gggrrrrrrr
Awesome video man!!! Took me like 30 minutes to swap a new faceplate and to install the new ssd . But took me like 30 minutes to try to put in them little screws for the faceplate. LMAO!!!!
Great video. Be VERY careful pulling up on the battery connection. Pull up too hard and the entire power connector can come off of the motherboard. Don't ask me how I know this... :( Make sure you get an SD card that has Wear Leveling built in. Without it, you can wear out the SD card way too soon. I use a flat wood tooth pick to release the power connector and re-set it. If your iPod has the original battery or you don't know if it has been replaced within the last 3 years you should replace the battery while you have it open.
nice job! what is the max that this can be upgraded to? I also heard that the old ipod's were not going to be supported due to the ios, does that leave this an upgrade or ipod to avoid?
So...should I buy a new one or fix an old one? They both end up in about the same cost but building would save one more and would give me the satisfaction.
That's up yo you, If you have the ability and the confidence to preform this "mod" then go for it, it's more rewarding, the iPod with SD card is much lighter, and you don't have to worry about the hard disk failing again due to movement.
so i did this same thing but when i power my ipod on it gives a driver error any ideas on what to do? i have verified to make sure all ribbon cables were plugged in properly but idk
@@bobwa399 You need a PC to transfer music to the iPod, you can either buy the music on itunes, pirate it, or if you have the CDs, you can pull the music from the CDs then transfer it to the ipod. Any music ripped from CDd is HIFI lossless, just make sure you’re doing it as FLAC or ALAC and not MP3
@@HighFidelityFox I have mp3 on my CD readable discs as songs. I too was thinking that i will need a PC to rip from my CD and burn on to I Pod. But I didn't know that the format must not be mp3...thanks for informing. Can Window media player turn mp3 to FLAC/ALAC? I have free version of VLC player too.
Doc Sopwith Hello! No it isn’t, the sound quality is dependent solely on the DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) and the Amp (Amplifier), switching to an sd card only changes the media of witch your music is stored on. It will sound identical.
could be? i bought one on ebay that says it's a ipod classic 5.5 that has the search feature (so it should have the wolf dac ) but when i compared it with my original one with less gb's ( 30 instead if 128 ) it doesn't sound as good... the high frequencies sound ok but not the same ( and not exactly lifeless but lacking depth ) an the bass sucks big time...it doesn't have as much range and sounds like standard definition compared to uhd. Now i have to boost the bass with the eq and it still dosen't sound as good or get as loud .
I've had my 80gb iPod for like 12 years. It just seems to struggle every time i plug it to iTunes, I believe it might be the HDD that wore out over the years, hey I can't demand the poor thing to work the same way when i bought it lol. Thank you for this video, I also will upgrade the battery.
Has anyone done this and tried putting the Rockbox software on it? I have one of the 5th gens on the way. I’ve done this to a couple of iPod Minis using an SD to CF card adapter. The CF takes the place of the original micro drive perfectly. I tried running the Rockbox software on the Mini but the database function just won’t work. Rockbox works fine on the stock hard drive and is vastly superior to Apple’s original software.
Hi can you please help me if you can I have apple iPod 5th classic 30gb is not turn on just turn on when is in the charger I fix a new battery and still not turn on is self just when plag in any help please thank you
Brett Sweitzer Hello, is it not staying in place after you push the clip down? (The clip is what locks it in place and should completely lay down flat)
Sorry, no, you'll need a larger back case. The larger iPods are physically bigger and they're batteries are thicker. Unless you're taking about a first/second gen iPod? If that's the case then You'd have to re-wire the connecters as they are different and I don't think it would be worth it.
Hi, I upgrading my Ipod Video 5.5 to 420Gb by micro Sd adaptor. The problem is when I installed rockbox I can't play properly. it plays few seconds then white screen with this notice "divide by zero at..." or some files just play few seconds then it just skip to another song. The ipod play fine on default firmware. Do you know how to fix this? I really want to use rockbox. thanks
Phim KH Xưa I’m sorry, rockbox has been on my todo list, for a while, but I’ve also been encountering a an issue with it. I haven’t got around to figuring out a solution yet.
Can you confirm whether the iPod OS reinstall still works with macOS Catalina once you've switched drives? I've been considering doing a similar upgrade, but iTunes is no more with the newest operating system. I'm trying to not accidentally brick an iPod for precisely this reason.
Hello, I cannot. I downgraded back to Mojave and have no intention of upgrading for a while since i was having stability issues as far as kernel panics on my 2015mpb. However, it looks like you can still restore iPods on catalina. Worst case scenario you can always just put the old hard drive back in. If you decided to try it, please let me know if it works.
Coty, Just dusted off my iPod 5th gen and the HD just makes a clicking sound and the screen says the battery is very low but doesnt seem to charge or turn on. So i guess I need both the SSD upgrade and the battery replaced. Are you going to be uploading a battery replacement vid for the 5th gen soon?
Cade Foster I have no intention of doing a battery video, the reason is that replacing the battery is super easy once you get the back plate off. It’s just a small blue pack glued onto the back casing. So once you get the back off all you have to do is gently ply off the old battery stick the new one on.
Cade Foster I’ve always had success just gently sliding the spudger I used to open the case under it and gently lifting it up. The new battery’s normally come with adhesive strips. So there’s really not much to it.
random question: I broke the brown thing that snaps the power strip into place while I was trying to open mine. Any advice as to how to get mine to stick now? thanks in advance!
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very interested in the upgrades you are doing. Especially the Bluetooth add. Also interested in a Battery replacement. I am thinking of the micro card upgrade unless you think the SD card is the way. I thought I could go more Gig with 4 micro cards. I currently have a 7th gen 160G brand new (just started using), a second 7th gen 160G (music on the unit but unit says nothing one it) and a 5th Gen 80G which I would like to make all the mods to. Great work on the video, really found it interesting. Do you have a list of the items and where you bought them from. Normally I would just pay someone to do the work as I am good with timber not so much electronics, but Australia is a little to far away. lol. Again great work
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! As for your questions, I'll start with addressing the bluetooth mod. The bluetooth has proven to be a pain to make an easy upgrade video on that doesn't look like it was done by a three year old. Finding a Bluetooth transmitter that fits in the free space is easy enough. But adding controls so that you don't have to open the iPod whenever you want to pair with something is the issue as it requires passing a pair button as well as a status LED through the case. I'm still working on an elegant solution but its very slow progress... As for micro SD card vs SD card, their is no difference these days, The adapter I used simply accepted a full size SD card so I used a micro SD card to full size SD card adapter that I got on amazon for about $1USD. As for the parts I got them on eBay, but I have also seen them on amazon, I would just search "iFlash Solo" on either and if they don't have them on the Australian Amazon I know that The maker of the iFlash solo also has their own website here: www.iflash.xyz/ I am unsure if they ship to Australia but I'm sure their is a way. As for the tools I think I found them on amazon, but If you can't find them you can pretty much open the 5th gen with a butter knife if it came to it, lol
Richard Raczka it’s not really a kit per se, but you can find everything on amazon and eBay, the adapter is the “iFlash solo” and the tools will be sold under “iPod repair tools” the ss card can be any sd card of your choosing, but if you get a micro as card be sure it comes with an adapter or you will have to buy one separately.
I bought an iPod 6th gen 80gb for 120 last year and a month later I go to Cuba for vacation come back the HDD can’t download music and was deleting it so I paid for a mod and repair to upgrade for ssd 128gb for 200 $ I used it for a year and the click wheel and battery was wearing out so I sold it for 100 and got a new modded one 128gb sd 5.5 best (dac) for 250$ but it crashed cause of the battery so I payed extra 20$ (270)extra 30gb(160) go with 39hour battery only downside is it’s hdd I plan on modding this when the hard drive wears out to ssd
Nice video! Quick question though: If you use the iFlash-Solo hard drive, will that still allow you enough room to install the bluetooth module in that same ipod?
Thanks, and yes, My understanding is that you can only install the blutooth mod if you do the hard swap. Because there is more room with something like the iFlash-solo while as there is no room to spare with the stock hard drive.
Thanks for the info! I just found my old iPod Video 5G while moving that I would like to mod. I've subscribe and am very interested in the bluetooth mod.
Chimpur it depends on the adapter. iFlash has adapters that let you go up to 1TB using multiple sd cards in raid. The speed doesn’t matter to much, but I would stick with a class 10 if possible.
So this is a 5th gen, you say? Can the iFlash adaptor allow up to 512GB for iTunes on this gen iPod? I'm getting fed up with what smartphones have become and I'm thinking of getting an iPod Classic with video playback as a means of still being able to enjoy my iTunes content even if I decide to ditch smartphones completely. Also an Apple TV for watching my iTunes video content on the big screen, and play compatible games. I don't plan to get Spotify or Apple Music, despite my brother highly recommending I get the former, while iTunes is still my main choice for buying TV episodes, I now buy digital music from Amazon, gaming is something I'd rather do on my 3DS, PlayStation Vita and Switch, which brings us to one of my main issues with smartphones these days: games! They went from giving you cheap fun for just an upfront fee starting at 79p (that's 7.9 packets of Space Raiders!) to mostly being "free" games that bully you into spending £1000+ on in-app purchases! Such games are worse than Tiger handhelds! I also REALLY hate what most smartphone companies are doing, killing the headphone jack (only the Samsung Galaxy S9 has one it seems!) and giving us these UGLY notches! I really don't like Apple's business practices right now. While I do still buy some digital music (now through Amazon rather than iTunes), I would still rather buy CDs. When it comes to movies and TV shows, I'd rather watch and record them via satellite broadcast, and buy them on DVD and Blu Ray. I only got Netflix because I bought a 4K TV last year and I was desperate for 4K shows to watch on it. The only real use I have for Netflix besides that is Bojack Horseman.
adultmoshifan87 adultmoshifan87 so, yes and no, the iPod WILL support 512GB. However the default iPod operating system loads all of the file names into RAM. What this means is you can only hold about 20,000 items on the iPod if it’s a 30GB or 50,000 if it’s a 60GB or larger (as larger iPods also had more RAM) this should be fine if you mix music and movies, just don’t expect to hold 512GB of just music. Although as I understand 3rd party operating systems like rock box do store the track list on the hard drive so it over comes that limitation. Also I hear you on the current state of smart phones. It’s getting pretty ridiculous. I’ve been pretty close to buying a flip phone over the past year. If my current phone ever gives out, that’ll probably be what I do.
@@Mattia_22 Good to know, thanks. I'll have to research this a little more because I am terrible with tools (Hulk SMASH) and then find a reliable, easy program or way to transfer the iTunes on my iPod to the iTunes on my PC. I use my iPod every night at work and have been for years and I would like to upgrade it.
is there a limit to what size card I can put in the 160gb classic model? great tutorial btw! definitely going to give it a go then try for the Bluetooth upgrade
Depends on firmware version. If you have less than 2.0.4, the limit is 128GB. 2.0.4 and 2.0.5 -- I don't think you have to worry about limit. Current size is limited by card capacity. 4x 400GB = 1.6TB
I managed to pick a bunch of them up on ebay a while back, I never realized the actual retail cost until people started pointing it out after this video...
Great instruction on the details of how to do it. I upgraded an old 30GB to a 750GB with a new battery. That should last a while. I polished the back with a metal polish to make it look almost new. Thanks so much for your help and clear instructions.
Where did you get the battery? Also, it supports 750?
I had complete success with an old 30GB iPod Classic! Now showing 256GB!
Where did you buy the stuff
Jerry Vidals Amazon
How much does it cost to turn a iPod classic fifth generation into 256 GB SSD. I just got one from my cousin that has a30 gig hard drive and I want to upgrade the storage to 256gb ssd
@@richard5981 $40 for the SSD, $6 for
Sesamo Tool for Electronic Device Repair.
John Bouchard I was just about to buy one that they claim is brand new or professionally restored with 256 SSD it has a new back casing a new front casing battery and screen for 199.95 is that good price
I have this iPod and I love it. I’ve always loved it more than my cellphones (Samsung, iphone) because it’s just for hear music without WiFi and apps.. I mean it’s so good for a weekend without WiFi.
Great information. The iPod Classic was the best for keeping everything, but most importantly, it's still the only MP3 player I've ever used that uses Smart Playlists that change on the fly as you use the iPod (if you set them up right). Plus, if you work in an environment that's secure and can't bring a phone in, you can still bring in your iPod Classic. I did this conversion over a year ago and it was the best investment for a music player I ever made. All my videos, podcasts, and music in a small device I can take when I travel.
Thanks for the video man, i’ve had several HDD iPods over the years and finally i’ve got one that doesn’t have a set expiration date. I have an enhanced and man the quality is incredible miles better than any of the new phones.
Really good tutorial! A lot of other videos made it seem so complicated and stressed me out cause I didn’t want to break my iPod. Thanks for this, very simple
I found one of those at a thrift store, and I just replaced the battery and the hard drive with a 128 GB Samsung SD card. Usually, I use SanDisk, but I've heard reports that SanDisk doesn't play well with the iFlash adapter. Basically, this was my first time dipping my toes into the iPod fixing waters. And in hindsight, it was a success. All because I did my homework.
Thank you for taking the time to put this together, very helpful . Successful upgrade. Did the battery too while I was in there.
So excited. I ordered a new white face plate and rear case with a 3000 mah battery and an iflash solo. I am going to use a 1 tb SD card since I listen to lossless music.
Great! I modified my 5. Gen iPod Classic with your help to SD-card and iFlash, the effect is brilliant! Thank you so much!
6:12 Heads up folks I have a iPod 30 GB identical to the one in this video. I struggle to flip the black piece that locks in the ribbon. After a while I tried the white piece and it flip up with ease. Be careful at this part and try not to put to much pressure on either piece . And of course don’t get frustrated
Just added the iflash card, and a new battery. Everything is working perfectly! Great tutorial. Thanks!
Bill LeVasseur Awesome! Glad it helped!
can u tell me where can i buy the battery? thanks
the 5th gen iPod Classic has some of the best audio quality out of all the MP3 players I have ever tried when you do this modification it's always a good idea to purchase a new rechargeable battery and replace it the old ones are usually wore the hell out and don't hold a good charge and replace the headphone jack and the click wheel then you're good to go for another 10 years
Yep, 5th gens were the last to use the Wolfson DAC, After that apple switched a cheaper sorta meh DAC.
@@Coty0010 what about the 5.5 gens? i am not even sure which ones mine are, i have a white 80GB ipod video that has jack sparrow on the box and another thinner black one that is 30 GB
actually only the 5.5 gen had the wolfson dac
@@musicconnoisseur4278 so how do i tell which gen model it is ,is the the 80 gig video one with jack sparrow on the box 5.5 gen?
Andrea Mitchell look up the model number
out of all the youtube videos you extplain everything very clear
I always wanted to flash mod my iPod 5.5 gen because of the benefits; however, I really can’t give up the working hard drive as it gives more weight which I like and I love the feeling the spinning hard disk does when holding it on my hand. I will one day get another iPod 5th gen and flash mod that one just to see it for myself. Great video btw! One day I’ll use your steps to flash mod one!
You could do what I’m thinking of doing, having the iPod with the hard drive till it starts having issues and then flash mod it.
I saw that same signature mark inside of my 30gb white ipod classic 5g when I opened it up for the first time.
Good stuff. I was gonna but a refurbished 5th gen but your inspired me!!!! Thanks
grappler41 Awesome, glad you enjoyed it!
Very Cool! I'll anxiously be awaiting your bluetooth mod video. Aloha...
Hey thanks! I’m still planning on doing the blu-tooth mod, but I’m still in the mental planning phase of it. So it may be a while... I wasn’t expecting this video to make it passed 20 views tbh lol
Thanks for your time to make this video and share it. Very clear explaining and showing what needs to be done. I cant wait to see the bluetooth mod video. Thanks for not do it with stupid background music. Excellent Tutorial 2 thumbs up.
Thank so much for your detailed presentation! The details you give are very helpful. If you could make a video about how to change the battery and add a Bluetooth option. I subscribed.
Hello, I lost most of the photage for the bluetooth mod and really dont feel like starting over on another at this time.
As for the battery all you have to do is take it out once you have the back off (it's simply glued to the back housing and can be gently pried off)
@@Coty0010 so you were actually able to make it work with Bluetooth? That's interesting!
I just stuck my iFlash solo in my 30gb 5th gen. The foam is too thick and needs to be cut down. How i know ? Because one side of the faceplate clips are broke and there was a decent sized gap when putting it back together. I took a box cutter and sliced it down the middle and now its fully closed besides the one side, barely notice it. So that pad if left uncut, is putting pressure on the board when its against the metal back cover, making it bend.
No SD card issues. Took the one out of my phone, placed it in, and restored without issue. Checking it in gparted showed it was exFAT.
Got a 5th gen “for parts” only $25.. i had replacement parts ready to go… everything worked fine, battery ribbon was just unplugged… swapped the hdd for SD card, keeping the original battery till it dies.
Best video on this subject, on you tube.
When installing the ribbon on the sd adapter, or a regular HD, if you use both thumb nails one on each side, it works much better.
This was a great walkthrough!
Instead of using Apples iOS just flash Rockbox. The converter is Tarkan iflash for iPod. Also search best EQ settings for Rockbox. The iPod 5.5th Gen. A1136 has a Wolfson Audio Chip. Other models have a Cirrus Audio Chip.
It costs $36
right. I was like where the fuck did he get it for $10
I installed the foam pad just away from the sd card on the black PCB. Did I make a mistake? I notice a lot of people stick the foam pad on top of the metal SD bracket and I applied it on the PCB in case the SD card got loose.
sweet video, very enjoyable, and educational to watch
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. ;)
I have a question ... Do you accept other people's ipods to do these updates + other types of upgrades . Plus with the understanding that you would be paid for your services & materials needed . Please let me know if you do this type of work on the side . Thanks for your time with this matter .
I love your Haruhi figure!!!
My iPod has a problem. It keeps flashing the locker sign on the top even with the hold button unlocked. I don't knowvwhat it can be. Any idea?
My one of these is 1999GB...& will play for 4-5 days continuously
Thanks! Great video. Do you have a recommendation on size limit and brand for the SD card? Also, are there any good quality replacement batteries available? Thanks
I'd just check ebay for the batteries, brand of SD card doesn't really matter, but can never go wrong with Sandisk Or Samsung, Not sure if there is a hard limmit on Storage size, But 256gb works well.
Very good,I am in India,where can I get the SSD..?
Looking at the website where they sell the iflash there are so many, which will work for mine?
I take a pair of large tweezers that have a tiny ball at the end on the inside. I learned that when trying to pry the battery plug up. I use the tweezers and hook the balls under it on each side and pull straight up. Its too easy to break the solder from the back, notice how it is pushed forward the way he is doing it. I ruined a 7th gen 160gb buy doing it from the back.
I have the same iPod and followed what you did. The disk drive was scogged when the iPod was dropped. I put a 128 gig card in and everything fires up. But....my MacBook air only identifies it as another disk drive with the name iPod. It will not connect and sync and act like an iPod. Am I missing something?
What’s the Bluetooth mod?
How much to replace battery and and Bluetooth.
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Not sure what went wrong. I get to the connect to iTunes to restore but that's as far as I get. It never shows up in itunes
Where did you get your Iflash solo for 10 dollars?
@@assortedvideochannel1890 Yeah it's around $34 now
Thanks Coty0010 worked completely with iPod 5th gen 30 gb. Liked and subscribed :D
Do you have the bluetooth installation video yet ?
I've been thinking of doing this with this same model but I'm pretty nervous about breaking it, because I've never done something like this. Should I do it?
I would never recommend doing something if you are uncomfortable with it. But if you do it, just take it slow and be careful and you shouldn't have any issues. ;)
want to add that I took my time and 4 hours later I still don’t have the back off and lots of scratch marks on the sides.. no idea what I’m missing. gggrrrrrrr
Great video!
I did the whole process and works fine, but now the IPOD won't turn off at all. Does not matter what I do, it won't turn off, any ideas??
Awesome video man!!! Took me like 30 minutes to swap a new faceplate and to install the new ssd . But took me like 30 minutes to try to put in them little screws for the faceplate. LMAO!!!!
Great video. Be VERY careful pulling up on the battery connection. Pull up too hard and the entire power connector can come off of the motherboard. Don't ask me how I know this... :( Make sure you get an SD card that has Wear Leveling built in. Without it, you can wear out the SD card way too soon. I use a flat wood tooth pick to release the power connector and re-set it. If your iPod has the original battery or you don't know if it has been replaced within the last 3 years you should replace the battery while you have it open.
nice job! what is the max that this can be upgraded to? I also heard that the old ipod's were not going to be supported due to the ios, does that leave this an upgrade or ipod to avoid?
So...should I buy a new one or fix an old one? They both end up in about the same cost but building would save one more and would give me the satisfaction.
That's up yo you, If you have the ability and the confidence to preform this "mod" then go for it, it's more rewarding, the iPod with SD card is much lighter, and you don't have to worry about the hard disk failing again due to movement.
Where did you find the iflash solo for $10.00 ??? They sell for about $40.00 now…..
Well you can build a time machine and buy them off eBay for $90 for 10.
Would you pls share the links where you got the plate and tool kit? Would any SD card be accepted? Thanks!
so i did this same thing but when i power my ipod on it gives a driver error any ideas on what to do? i have verified to make sure all ribbon cables were plugged in properly but idk
It's possible you might either have a dud, or the ribbon cable might of been damaged. It's also possible the SD card is faulty.
Thanks for sharing this!.
No problem :)
What is the voltage draw of the ssd vs the hd and the temperature curve for both
lol mine didn't just snap together. still working on it as we speak. using a gen 6th
I am thinking to buy this model and connect it my Amp. for listening to music only, will it give as good music as music CD connected to the Amp.?
Yes, just load it as lossless format and not mp3
@@HighFidelityFox How to do that? can that be done on I Pod or I have to transfer audio to PC and then convert to lossless then transfer to iPod?
@@bobwa399 You need a PC to transfer music to the iPod, you can either buy the music on itunes, pirate it, or if you have the CDs, you can pull the music from the CDs then transfer it to the ipod. Any music ripped from CDd is HIFI lossless, just make sure you’re doing it as FLAC or ALAC and not MP3
@@HighFidelityFox I have mp3 on my CD readable discs as songs. I too was thinking that i will need a PC to rip from my CD and burn on to I Pod. But I didn't know that the format must not be mp3...thanks for informing. Can Window media player turn mp3 to FLAC/ALAC? I have free version of VLC player too.
Many SD card conversions don't have as good of quality of sound as the original hard drive. Is that true?
Doc Sopwith Hello! No it isn’t, the sound quality is dependent solely on the DAC (Digital to Analog Converter) and the Amp (Amplifier), switching to an sd card only changes the media of witch your music is stored on. It will sound identical.
Coty0010 also its depend on the bit rate of the song, 128 and up.
could be? i bought one on ebay that says it's a ipod classic 5.5 that has the search feature (so it should have the wolf dac ) but when i compared it with my original one with less gb's ( 30 instead if 128 ) it doesn't sound as good... the high frequencies sound ok but not the same ( and not exactly lifeless but lacking depth ) an the bass sucks big time...it doesn't have as much range and sounds like standard definition compared to uhd. Now i have to boost the bass with the eq and it still dosen't sound as good or get as loud .
@@freebirdfatcatmaddog That sounds like an amplifier or audio jack failure.
How much does all this cost to do this to your iPod and who does it because I really don't want to mess up that the whole process.
I've had my 80gb iPod for like 12 years. It just seems to struggle every time i plug it to iTunes, I believe it might be the HDD that wore out over the years, hey I can't demand the poor thing to work the same way when i bought it lol. Thank you for this video, I also will upgrade the battery.
Where i can buy adapter sd? :(
What’s the name of that adapter?
Has anyone done this and tried putting the Rockbox software on it? I have one of the 5th gens on the way. I’ve done this to a couple of iPod Minis using an SD to CF card adapter. The CF takes the place of the original micro drive perfectly. I tried running the Rockbox software on the Mini but the database function just won’t work. Rockbox works fine on the stock hard drive and is vastly superior to Apple’s original software.
Hi - What sort of equipment do you use to open the Ipod? Looks pro
I did this and now it won’t go to he reboot screen? Any ideas what is wrong???
Power cable probably isn't seated correctly.
Hi can you please help me if you can I have apple iPod 5th classic 30gb is not turn on just turn on when is in the charger I fix a new battery and still not turn on is self just when plag in any help please thank you
Can’t get my hard drive to stay snapped into the cable it appears to be in as deep as yours any tips you can give me??
Thanks in advance
Brett Sweitzer Hello, is it not staying in place after you push the clip down? (The clip is what locks it in place and should completely lay down flat)
how do you install the O's when itunes is no longer supporting classic ipod?
holden6525 sadly I don’t have an answer for you short of buying a usb to 1.5” hdd adapter and cloning the disk.
Does the SD card need to be formatted?
If I remove the adhesive cushion, can I fit a bigger "fat" iPod classic battery?
Sorry, no, you'll need a larger back case. The larger iPods are physically bigger and they're batteries are thicker. Unless you're taking about a first/second gen iPod? If that's the case then You'd have to re-wire the connecters as they are different and I don't think it would be worth it.
How do i get the video on you added the bluetooth feature?
Please give me link where you bought it
I founonly onec wchich were 56$ and more...
iflash.xyz is the website. It's like €31.
is it possible to change the port to usb-c?
Possible? Yeah. Easy? No
Good information, thanks.
I've tried to install a ssd zif hard drive to the iPod I get an red X come up with a circle what have I done wrong ?
What generation is it, if it's a 5th gen, Does itunes detect it? If not you might have put the ribbon cable on upside down.
Did you do the Bluetooth mod?
Hi, I upgrading my Ipod Video 5.5 to 420Gb by micro Sd adaptor. The problem is when I installed rockbox I can't play properly. it plays few seconds then white screen with this notice "divide by zero at..." or some files just play few seconds then it just skip to another song. The ipod play fine on default firmware. Do you know how to fix this? I really want to use rockbox. thanks
Phim KH Xưa I’m sorry, rockbox has been on my todo list, for a while, but I’ve also been encountering a an issue with it. I haven’t got around to figuring out a solution yet.
What kind of SD card?
Can you confirm whether the iPod OS reinstall still works with macOS Catalina once you've switched drives? I've been considering doing a similar upgrade, but iTunes is no more with the newest operating system. I'm trying to not accidentally brick an iPod for precisely this reason.
Hello, I cannot. I downgraded back to Mojave and have no intention of upgrading for a while since i was having stability issues as far as kernel panics on my 2015mpb.
However, it looks like you can still restore iPods on catalina. Worst case scenario you can always just put the old hard drive back in. If you decided to try it, please let me know if it works.
a sdd is solid state drive and a sd card is just that so if you say it is not a sdd then you are wrong
Coty,
Just dusted off my iPod 5th gen and the HD just makes a clicking sound and the screen says the battery is very low but doesnt seem to charge or turn on. So i guess I need both the SSD upgrade and the battery replaced. Are you going to be uploading a battery replacement vid for the 5th gen soon?
Cade Foster I have no intention of doing a battery video, the reason is that replacing the battery is super easy once you get the back plate off. It’s just a small blue pack glued onto the back casing. So once you get the back off all you have to do is gently ply off the old battery stick the new one on.
So you don't have to heat the back of the case to soften the glue before you pull the battery off?
Cade Foster I’ve always had success just gently sliding the spudger I used to open the case under it and gently lifting it up. The new battery’s normally come with adhesive strips. So there’s really not much to it.
random question: I broke the brown thing that snaps the power strip into place while I was trying to open mine. Any advice as to how to get mine to stick now? thanks in advance!
Sometimes you can snap it back in, if it does and no longer locks, your best bet it to try hot gluing it in place.
Hello, thank you! Could you please let me know how you got south park on you IPod? I can't figure it out
Daniel Shahbazi you just buy it on the iTunes Store and sync it as you would music. Although I think it has to be downloaded as SD not HD.
Coty0010 Thank you! :)
do you have a link to the tool kit?
Joaquim Paris www.amazon.com/Kingsdun-Professional-Non-Abrasive-Spudgers-Anti-Static/dp/B01I35C484/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1531953021&sr=1-8&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Ipod+tool+kit&dpPl=1&dpID=51%2BC8z4u%2BuL&ref=plSrch
I upgraded my ipod with a 200gb sd card. but it only shows 127 gb....
Maybe it reached its limit
very interested in the upgrades you are doing. Especially the Bluetooth add. Also interested in a Battery replacement. I am thinking of the micro card upgrade unless you think the SD card is the way. I thought I could go more Gig with 4 micro cards. I currently have a 7th gen 160G brand new (just started using), a second 7th gen 160G (music on the unit but unit says nothing one it) and a 5th Gen 80G which I would like to make all the mods to. Great work on the video, really found it interesting. Do you have a list of the items and where you bought them from. Normally I would just pay someone to do the work as I am good with timber not so much electronics, but Australia is a little to far away. lol. Again great work
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! As for your questions, I'll start with addressing the bluetooth mod. The bluetooth has proven to be a pain to make an easy upgrade video on that doesn't look like it was done by a three year old. Finding a Bluetooth transmitter that fits in the free space is easy enough. But adding controls so that you don't have to open the iPod whenever you want to pair with something is the issue as it requires passing a pair button as well as a status LED through the case. I'm still working on an elegant solution but its very slow progress... As for micro SD card vs SD card, their is no difference these days, The adapter I used simply accepted a full size SD card so I used a micro SD card to full size SD card adapter that I got on amazon for about $1USD. As for the parts I got them on eBay, but I have also seen them on amazon, I would just search "iFlash Solo" on either and if they don't have them on the Australian Amazon I know that The maker of the iFlash solo also has their own website here: www.iflash.xyz/
I am unsure if they ship to Australia but I'm sure their is a way. As for the tools I think I found them on amazon, but If you can't find them you can pretty much open the 5th gen with a butter knife if it came to it, lol
So where do I get this upgrade kit??
Richard Raczka it’s not really a kit per se, but you can find everything on amazon and eBay, the adapter is the “iFlash solo” and the tools will be sold under “iPod repair tools” the ss card can be any sd card of your choosing, but if you get a micro as card be sure it comes with an adapter or you will have to buy one separately.
I bought an iPod 6th gen 80gb for 120 last year and a month later I go to Cuba for vacation come back the HDD can’t download music and was deleting it so I paid for a mod and repair to upgrade for ssd 128gb for 200 $ I used it for a year and the click wheel and battery was wearing out so I sold it for 100 and got a new modded one 128gb sd 5.5 best (dac) for 250$ but it crashed cause of the battery so I payed extra 20$ (270)extra 30gb(160) go with 39hour battery only downside is it’s hdd I plan on modding this when the hard drive wears out to ssd
Nice video! Quick question though: If you use the iFlash-Solo hard drive, will that still allow you enough room to install the bluetooth module in that same ipod?
Thanks, and yes, My understanding is that you can only install the blutooth mod if you do the hard swap. Because there is more room with something like the iFlash-solo while as there is no room to spare with the stock hard drive.
Thanks for the info! I just found my old iPod Video 5G while moving that I would like to mod. I've subscribe and am very interested in the bluetooth mod.
Is there a limit to the size of SD card you can use? You don't need a super fast card dvi you?
Chimpur it depends on the adapter. iFlash has adapters that let you go up to 1TB using multiple sd cards in raid. The speed doesn’t matter to much, but I would stick with a class 10 if possible.
It goes higher than that. Current theoretical limit is 1.6TB (4x 400GB cards) -- but otherwise, yes, Coty0010 is right.
Mine doesn't do shit. It has a red X and when I connect to itunes it doesn't show up
So this is a 5th gen, you say? Can the iFlash adaptor allow up to 512GB for iTunes on this gen iPod? I'm getting fed up with what smartphones have become and I'm thinking of getting an iPod Classic with video playback as a means of still being able to enjoy my iTunes content even if I decide to ditch smartphones completely. Also an Apple TV for watching my iTunes video content on the big screen, and play compatible games. I don't plan to get Spotify or Apple Music, despite my brother highly recommending I get the former, while iTunes is still my main choice for buying TV episodes, I now buy digital music from Amazon, gaming is something I'd rather do on my 3DS, PlayStation Vita and Switch, which brings us to one of my main issues with smartphones these days: games! They went from giving you cheap fun for just an upfront fee starting at 79p (that's 7.9 packets of Space Raiders!) to mostly being "free" games that bully you into spending £1000+ on in-app purchases! Such games are worse than Tiger handhelds! I also REALLY hate what most smartphone companies are doing, killing the headphone jack (only the Samsung Galaxy S9 has one it seems!) and giving us these UGLY notches! I really don't like Apple's business practices right now. While I do still buy some digital music (now through Amazon rather than iTunes), I would still rather buy CDs. When it comes to movies and TV shows, I'd rather watch and record them via satellite broadcast, and buy them on DVD and Blu Ray. I only got Netflix because I bought a 4K TV last year and I was desperate for 4K shows to watch on it. The only real use I have for Netflix besides that is Bojack Horseman.
adultmoshifan87 adultmoshifan87 so, yes and no, the iPod WILL support 512GB. However the default iPod operating system loads all of the file names into RAM. What this means is you can only hold about 20,000 items on the iPod if it’s a 30GB or 50,000 if it’s a 60GB or larger (as larger iPods also had more RAM) this should be fine if you mix music and movies, just don’t expect to hold 512GB of just music. Although as I understand 3rd party operating systems like rock box do store the track list on the hard drive so it over comes that limitation. Also I hear you on the current state of smart phones. It’s getting pretty ridiculous. I’ve been pretty close to buying a flip phone over the past year. If my current phone ever gives out, that’ll probably be what I do.
that haruhi in the background tho
;)
good stuff thanks
Is it possible to do something similar to a 7th gen 160GB iPod?
Yes I put this iFlash yesterday in my 2009 160gb, and also installed Rockbox OS
@@Mattia_22 Good to know, thanks. I'll have to research this a little more because I am terrible with tools (Hulk SMASH) and then find a reliable, easy program or way to transfer the iTunes on my iPod to the iTunes on my PC. I use my iPod every night at work and have been for years and I would like to upgrade it.
is there a limit to what size card I can put in the 160gb classic model? great tutorial btw! definitely going to give it a go then try for the Bluetooth upgrade
Depends on firmware version. If you have less than 2.0.4, the limit is 128GB. 2.0.4 and 2.0.5 -- I don't think you have to worry about limit. Current size is limited by card capacity. 4x 400GB = 1.6TB
Also where do you get your iFlash solo for $10
I managed to pick a bunch of them up on ebay a while back, I never realized the actual retail cost until people started pointing it out after this video...
got an extra I can buy off you? I can pay $25.00
$10 would be a company from China which you would have to wait like a month to get it in the mail
@@RustyX2010 are there any or you just guessing i have not search aliexpress yet
would be nice to find a chinese one that works the same
iFlash solo is like $40 now...
Now that I think about it, that Might of actually always been the price... When I bought mine I bought a bundle of 10 for really cheap...
Their are different prices on eBay that range from $30-45
Can I do this with a 7th generation?
Yes, but they open a little differently.