iPod 3rd Generation Repair Manual
9 Step-by-step Guides
Support Questions
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Upgrade Hard Drive? |
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Does a new iPod hard drive need to be formatted? If so, how? |
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Brand new battery overheats, dies |
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My iPod won't start up, just displays apple symbol. Fixable? |
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View all 55 solutions to iPod 3rd Generation problems.
Tools
Common tools used to work on this device. You might not need every tool for every procedure.
Troubleshooting ¶
Track down a number of hardware problems using the 3rd Generation iPod Troubleshooting Guide.
Identification and Background ¶
Apple completely redesigned the third generation iPod in early 2003, making it more ergonomic by rounding the edges of the front panel and making it thinner. The four control buttons around the click wheel of the second generation were moved below the display. Even if you know what iPod you have, a quick trip through our iPod identification page couldn't hurt.