Ipod Classic 80gb issue

[GearHeadV8]

hey guys, I got a ipod classic 80gb from a friend and it was all scratched to hell and the back was all dented up and the edges where all scraped (its aluminum so..) and i ordered a new front,back,clickwheel, and screen lens to make it look brand new. It was working perfect before but now i went to test it and im greeted with the apple boot screen then it goes to a O with a X in the middle and it says www.apple.com/support/ipod or something like that. Does anyone know what happened? or how to fix it? I can get pics tomorrow if need be. If its a loss then ill sell it on the bay for parts but id rather have a working classic. Thanks for any help

[GearHeadV8]

any help guys?

[mycrors4]

have u tried resetting the ipod?

[GearHeadV8]

yupp reset it twice

[Donziikid]

Any chance you can get a video of the screens? Maybe that will help us further diagnose your problem.

[xmodsNSX94]

have you tried plugging it into your computer and updates it?
or have you tried formatting it? (restoring it)

thanks

michael

[TheB1GDude]

There are a few aftermarket apps that might be worth looking at, they do low-level formats of the iPod and sometimes work better than doing a factory reset does but before doing any of that I would try to work out exactly what the on screen error means in case it has something to do with loose wiring from you opening it up or something stupid like that.

[GearHeadV8]

Originally Posted by Donziikid

Any chance you can get a video of the screens? Maybe that will help us further diagnose your problem.

will do ill record it and ill post it up.

Originally Posted by xmodsNSX94

have you tried plugging it into your computer and updates it?
or have you tried formatting it? (restoring it)

thanks

michael

yupp tried plugging it in and nothing worked didnt even recognise it.

Originally Posted by TheB1GDude

There are a few aftermarket apps that might be worth looking at, they do low-level formats of the iPod and sometimes work better than doing a factory reset does but before doing any of that I would try to work out exactly what the on screen error means in case it has something to do with loose wiring from you opening it up or something stupid like that.

hmm ill look into those apps. Ill double check all my connections and hope that i can get it to work.

Thanks for all the help so far you guys rock!

[momofx]

I hate to tell you this but I get people asking me about this (I work on PC's part time) and ALOT of times its the hard drive that's gone bad - NOT ALWAYS but ALOT of times it is.... good luck, you might be one of the lucky ones and your Ipod HDD might just need a full format...

[imnotmikal]

I've got a lot of experience fixing iPods, and to me, judging by the condition the casing was in, I would say the iPod has been dropped numerous times, which leads me to believe the HDD is shot.

I believe they cost ~$40 for a new HDD, maybe more, not sure. If you're willing to risk that $$, try that. If that doesn't work, you can do what you said, and sell it on the bay.

[GearHeadV8]

well i guess rather put more money into it i think ill just put it up on ebay before it turns into a money pit. thank you guys so much for all of your help