Comments on: Applecare 4G iPod Replacement http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement where no mac has gone before Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jeff http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-60211 Jeff Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:19:23 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-60211 Add me to the list of folks for whom a good whack has at least temporarily fixed my iPod. Outstanding! Add me to the list of folks for whom a good whack has at least temporarily fixed my iPod. Outstanding!

]]> By: Eric http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-37539 Eric Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:22:33 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-37539 This is wild. I had heard from a coworker that he got pissed at his iPod and threw it against the wall - lo and behold it started working again. My 40GB 4G wouldn't connect to my PC today. After a couple hours DID see iTunes for the restore, but the restore would've taken about 2 days given the sloooow transfer rate. I stopped the transfer (from JRiver's MediaCenter) and figured what the heck. After smacking it around it around a bit (and a few infamous exclamation mark errors) - whamo! - it's working again and transferring at full speed. Who knows if it'll last, but at least it postpones the inevitable. Maybe it'll last until the new version is released later this year (I hope) -hehehe. This is wild. I had heard from a coworker that he got pissed at his iPod and threw it against the wall - lo and behold it started working again.

My 40GB 4G wouldn’t connect to my PC today. After a couple hours DID see iTunes for the restore, but the restore would’ve taken about 2 days given the sloooow transfer rate. I stopped the transfer (from JRiver’s MediaCenter) and figured what the heck. After smacking it around it around a bit (and a few infamous exclamation mark errors) - whamo! - it’s working again and transferring at full speed. Who knows if it’ll last, but at least it postpones the inevitable. Maybe it’ll last until the new version is released later this year (I hope) -hehehe.

]]> By: Jason http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-32060 Jason Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:17:35 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-32060 <p>Ned you are the man!! I thought that my iPod was toast after I've tried everything humanely possible. I have a 20GB 3G w/ the Click Wheel and I was having lots of problems with it. The HD would spin for a few seconds and then click, and then spin down and start the cycle again. It was nearly impossible to get my computer to recognize it, and when it finally did, the iPod wasn't on enough to do anything with it.</p> <p>Solution: So, I dropped my ipod on it's side from about 12" off the ground when it was trying to spin up. Then, i heard that the HD was spinning steadily and plugged it into my computer. It was instantly recognized and I was finally able to do a restore on my iPod. I think all is well :)</p> <p>THANK YOU!!</p> Ned you are the man!! I thought that my iPod was toast after I’ve tried everything humanely possible. I have a 20GB 3G w/ the Click Wheel and I was having lots of problems with it. The HD would spin for a few seconds and then click, and then spin down and start the cycle again. It was nearly impossible to get my computer to recognize it, and when it finally did, the iPod wasn’t on enough to do anything with it.

Solution: So, I dropped my ipod on it’s side from about 12″ off the ground when it was trying to spin up. Then, i heard that the HD was spinning steadily and plugged it into my computer. It was instantly recognized and I was finally able to do a restore on my iPod. I think all is well :)

THANK YOU!!

]]> By: Ned http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-7195 Ned Tue, 28 Nov 2006 19:37:52 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-7195 <p>I was having the sad ipod problem but solved it by dropping it from about 6 inches on its right hand side when it was attemping to spin up. Now it works perfectly again! Woo</p> I was having the sad ipod problem but solved it by dropping it from about 6 inches on its right hand side when it was attemping to spin up. Now it works perfectly again! Woo

]]> By: Emily http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-3978 Emily Mon, 31 Jul 2006 15:13:58 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-3978 <p>I purchased a 4G 20GB iPod in December 2004 and it has died 4 times on me so far. Once in Feb. 2005, once in July 2005, once about two weeks ago and again yesterday. I've returned it 3 times so far and I've gotten back a monochrome 4G 20GB all three times.</p> I purchased a 4G 20GB iPod in December 2004 and it has died 4 times on me so far. Once in Feb. 2005, once in July 2005, once about two weeks ago and again yesterday. I’ve returned it 3 times so far and I’ve gotten back a monochrome 4G 20GB all three times.

]]> By: Graham http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-3151 Graham Mon, 10 Jul 2006 15:58:59 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-3151 <p>I had just managed to get my ipod working again as the hard drive kept dying and not spinning by opening the case and hitting it a few times out of anger, i shall try spinning it next time, it seems to work then not work all the time, its rather annoying</p> I had just managed to get my ipod working again as the hard drive kept dying and not spinning by opening the case and hitting it a few times out of anger, i shall try spinning it next time, it seems to work then not work all the time, its rather annoying

]]> By: Dean http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-1489 Dean Tue, 06 Jun 2006 21:49:34 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-1489 I had the same problem. It turned out to be striction, I guess. I had the same long delay playing songs, and random jumping around in the menus. I spun the ipod as fast as I could, and blow me! The ipod was mountable again! Thanks a bunch. It works great now. I had the same problem. It turned out to be striction, I guess. I had the same long delay playing songs, and random jumping around in the menus. I spun the ipod as fast as I could, and blow me! The ipod was mountable again! Thanks a bunch. It works great now.

]]> By: Bec http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-896 Bec Sun, 23 Apr 2006 01:36:00 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-896 UGH. yes, my U2 Ipod has been returned twice, and it seems like it's going to crash AGAIN... no idea why. I've been taking care of it with EXTREME caution... thanks for the info on the hard drives though. Makes me feel good that I'm not the only one out there with a failing iPod. Btw: Pocky = Total Coolness UGH. yes, my U2 Ipod has been returned twice, and it seems like it’s going to crash AGAIN… no idea why. I’ve been taking care of it with EXTREME caution… thanks for the info on the hard drives though. Makes me feel good that I’m not the only one out there with a failing iPod.
Btw: Pocky = Total Coolness

]]> By: Arun Shah http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-763 Arun Shah Mon, 06 Mar 2006 13:07:42 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-763 My Ipod 4G 20 GB failed last week, 14 months after purchase, luckily I had taken out an extended warranty. It happened gradually, at first taking a long time to start playing a song, then jumping back to menus part way thru a song, and then finally failing to work at all. Plugging into my PC it took 20 minutes before it was recognised as a device. And judging by the noises it made, it sounded like a head crash. I think Apple should warn users about the falibility of hard drive devices generally, and if there is a generic fault with the 4G drives, then users should ne told about it. Arun My Ipod 4G 20 GB failed last week, 14 months after purchase, luckily I had taken out an extended warranty.

It happened gradually, at first taking a long time to start playing a song, then jumping back to menus part way thru a song, and then finally failing to work at all. Plugging into my PC it took 20 minutes before it was recognised as a device.

And judging by the noises it made, it sounded like a head crash.

I think Apple should warn users about the falibility of hard drive devices generally, and if there is a generic fault with the 4G drives, then users should ne told about it.

Arun

]]> By: Nate http://blog.hardmac.com/archives/applecare-4g-ipod-replacement#comment-737 Nate Thu, 23 Feb 2006 06:48:08 +0000 http://blog.hardmac.com/?p=45#comment-737 Hah, thanks for the reponse Nate. My iPod is still alive... it's pretty bizarre. It's given me the sad iPod two or three times since I posted it, but hitting it and freeing the heads has kept on working. I'm not looking forward to paying that $30 processing fee they charge again though. Did you have to pay that three times? That adds up. Hah, thanks for the reponse Nate.

My iPod is still alive… it’s pretty bizarre. It’s given me the sad iPod two or three times since I posted it, but hitting it and freeing the heads has kept on working.

I’m not looking forward to paying that $30 processing fee they charge again though. Did you have to pay that three times? That adds up.

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