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Hi Crisb,

richtig - klein ist die Welt - Grüße aus München ;)

Thanks for the eBay links.

But the incompatibility of the Samsung HDD to the ipod 5.0 or 5.5 gen seems to be caused by something more than just the cable.

I took a close look on the end of the cable which goes into the logic board - and could not find any difference to the cables for the Toshiba and the Hitachi drive.

I have pictures of both cables I'd love to share here in the forum.

The HDD fits perfectly into the casing, the ribbon cable fits perfectly too - there is no mechanical problem - obviously the Samsung HDD just does not work with the 5th gen logic board. As I stated above - the drive spins up - but cannot be accessed by the iPod itself or a Computer connected to the iPod.

I just shot me another Toshiba MK1214GAH on the (still) popular auction website - I'll just try and get rid of the 160GB Samsung drive.

I'll keep you all updated on my story ;)

Tobi

[quote|Tobn]Hi Crisb, richtig - klein ist die Welt - Grüße aus München ;) Thanks for the eBay links. But the incompatibility of the Samsung HDD to the ipod 5.0 or 5.5 gen seems to be caused by something more than just the cable. I took a close look on the end of the cable which goes into the logic board - and could not find any difference to the cables for the Toshiba and the Hitachi drive. I have pictures of both cables I'd love to share here in the forum. The HDD fits perfectly into the casing, the ribbon cable fits perfectly too - there is no mechanical problem - obviously the Samsung HDD just does not work with the 5th gen logic board. As I stated above - the drive spins up - but cannot be accessed by the iPod itself or a Computer connected to the iPod. I just shot me another Toshiba MK1214GAH on the (still) popular auction website - I'll just try and get rid of the 160GB Samsung drive. I'll keep you all updated on my story ;) Tobi[/quote]

Hi Tobi,

if the cable is the same, maybe the pinout of the Samsung connector is different to Toshiba or Hitachi. If its more than the cable, the only reason could be Samsung itself. The storage capacity is not the problem....

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/0...

I think 240GB in a 5G iPod speaks for itself.Guess what, its a Toshiba HDD.

Chris

[quote|Crisb]Hi Tobi, if the cable is the same, maybe the pinout of the Samsung connector is different to Toshiba or Hitachi. If its more than the cable, the only reason could be Samsung itself. The storage capacity is not the problem.... http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/02/240gb-ipod-mod-now-available.ars I think 240GB in a 5G iPod speaks for itself.Guess what, its a Toshiba HDD. Chris[/quote]

Hi Crisb,

you must be right - it must be Samsung itself which makes the trouble here.

240GB would be cool - but 120 are ok for me now - until I drop my iPod again ;)

Then maybe I'll get this:

http://cgi.ebay.de/iPod-Video-60GB-80GB-...

even with a spare battery - and all the shockprotectors...

nice offer

have a nice weekend

Tobi

[quote|Tobn]Hi Crisb, you must be right - it must be Samsung itself which makes the trouble here. 240GB would be cool - but 120 are ok for me now - until I drop my iPod again ;) Then maybe I'll get this: http://cgi.ebay.de/iPod-Video-60GB-80GB-Upgrade-Kit-Toshiba-1-8-240GB-HD_W0QQitemZ120409293674QQcmdZViewItemQQptZOther_MP3_Player_Accessories?hash=item120409293674&_trksid=p3286.m63.l1177 even with a spare battery - and all the shockprotectors... nice offer have a nice weekend Tobi[/quote]

Quote from Tobn:

Hi - I recently upgraded my iPod 5th Generation (originally 60GB Hitachi HDD) with the new Toshiba 120GB 1.8" HDD. It worked great until I dropped the iPod on the floor :( I now bought the 160GB Samsung HDD from private. It was supposed to be new - when I got it it had a label "refurbished" on it but was still originally wrapped in an antistatic shrink-wrap. I thought refurbished means as good as new. When I finally installed it into my 5th Gen iPod the HDD started spinning but the only thing that appeared on the screen was the "sad ipod icon" and not the prompt telling me to connect the ipod to Itunes and have it restored as it did when I installed the 120GB HDD. Does anybody know whether the 160GB HDDs do not work with the older 5Gen logic boards? Or is the HDD I got simply broken? Thanks for a short answer Tobi

Thanks for the Post okay what Gen Logic Board do you Originally have the 5th gen or the 5.5 Gen Logic Board? If you are using a Samsung Hard Drive they have Different Hard Drive Connectors like for each one Samsuns to Samsung, Toshiba to Toshiba, and so on... Make sure that you have the correct connector for the Hard Drive, and also make sure the Logic Board is a 6th Gen and Not a 5.5 because there will be problems there also. Please ifixit.com should have replacement for you if not we will be glad to help you out to get that going for you.

Kind Regards

Affordable E-Tech Repair Parts

[quote|RepairTech1]Thanks for the Post okay what Gen Logic Board do you Originally have the 5th gen or the 5.5 Gen Logic Board? If you are using a Samsung Hard Drive they have Different Hard Drive Connectors like for each one Samsuns to Samsung, Toshiba to Toshiba, and so on... Make sure that you have the correct connector for the Hard Drive, and also make sure the Logic Board is a 6th Gen and Not a 5.5 because there will be problems there also. Please ifixit.com should have replacement for you if not we will be glad to help you out to get that going for you. Kind Regards Affordable E-Tech Repair Parts[/quote]

Hi RepairTech1,

thanks for the information.

My ipod is a 5th Gen Ipod with a 60GB Hitachi-Drive originally installed. I read an production date somewhere inside my iPod stating the year 2005 - so this really must be a 5th Gen everything iPod

When I installed the Toshiba MK1214GAH 120GB drive I bought the according ribbon cable and it worked great on the 5th gen logic board.

When I broke this Toshiba HDD by throwing the iPod on the ground I got myself the Samsung 160GB HDD realizing that it again needs a different ribbon cable - a totally different cable. I also bought this cable, but had to realize, that the 5th gen logic board obviously does not work with the Samsung HDD.

Getting a 6th gen logic board might fix this Samsung problem? Since the 6th gen iPod features pretty much the same hardware as the 5th and 5.5th I figure that this would be just plug and play.

What would a 6th gen logic board cost and where could I get one?

Regards

Tobi

[quote|Tobn]Hi RepairTech1, thanks for the information. My ipod is a 5th Gen Ipod with a 60GB Hitachi-Drive originally installed. I read an production date somewhere inside my iPod stating the year 2005 - so this really must be a 5th Gen everything iPod When I installed the Toshiba MK1214GAH 120GB drive I bought the according ribbon cable and it worked great on the 5th gen logic board. When I broke this Toshiba HDD by throwing the iPod on the ground I got myself the Samsung 160GB HDD realizing that it again needs a different ribbon cable - a totally different cable. I also bought this cable, but had to realize, that the 5th gen logic board obviously does not work with the Samsung HDD. Getting a 6th gen logic board might fix this Samsung problem? Since the 6th gen iPod features pretty much the same hardware as the 5th and 5.5th I figure that this would be just plug and play. What would a 6th gen logic board cost and where could I get one? Regards Tobi[/quote]

Thanks for the Message Tobn,

As for the 6th Gen Classic Boards we sell everything Brand New!!! Not refurbished, or Used at all unless like the 1st gen, 2nd gen, 3rd gen iPOD Original. As for the 6th Gen Logic Board the Cost is up there as much as the Hard Drives and being this is the Main Piece the Brain of the iPOD. Without this your iPOD would not turn on. Very important piece. Okay for the Cost is $115.00 that includes Free Shipping to you also. Please check with ifixit.com first to see if they have the part. If not please Email me at Affordablerepairparts@gmail.com and I will be very Happy to take care of this for you. Now do you need installation? As for this Board it is a Difficult procedure and not like the 5th gen or 5.5 gen Logic Board. On this you can easily bend it in two if not careful.

Please let me know

Kind Regards

Affordable E-Tech Repair Parts

Affordablerepairparts@gmail.com

[quote|RepairTech1]Thanks for the Message Tobn, As for the 6th Gen Classic Boards we sell everything Brand New!!! Not refurbished, or Used at all unless like the 1st gen, 2nd gen, 3rd gen iPOD Original. As for the 6th Gen Logic Board the Cost is up there as much as the Hard Drives and being this is the Main Piece the Brain of the iPOD. Without this your iPOD would not turn on. Very important piece. Okay for the Cost is $115.00 that includes Free Shipping to you also. Please check with ifixit.com first to see if they have the part. If not please Email me at Affordablerepairparts@gmail.com and I will be very Happy to take care of this for you. Now do you need installation? As for this Board it is a Difficult procedure and not like the 5th gen or 5.5 gen Logic Board. On this you can easily bend it in two if not careful. Please let me know Kind Regards Affordable E-Tech Repair Parts Affordablerepairparts@gmail.com[/quote]

I was using my MBP A1211 yesterday when all of a sudden the video inverted. The video also looked like it had only 16 colors as well. Rebooting didn't help. Resetting the PRAM also had no effect. I immediately recognized this as a hardware problem, not anything to do with software e.g. the Universal Access Control Panel.

Admittedly, my MBP had been subject to two accidental drops, one onto carpet and one onto grass only one month apart two months ago, otherwise, there was no operational malfunction whatsoever.

Using the guides from ifixit.com, I decided to open up my MBP to see if there was a connector which had worked it's way loose. All looked fine on the logic board. I then removed the display completely (damaging an airport antenna cable in the process) and opened up the back of the display itself. All that's required for that is two screws at the bottom left & right of the screen which are not accessible until the display is removed from the body. I carefully levered the back of the display off to reveal in innards of the display. There is a flexible PCB running the width of the screen from the top to about 1/4 of the distance down. I removed video cable from that board and replaced it. While it was all still apart, I connected the screen back to the motherboard and booted up...and to my surprise...all was back to normal, albeit the screen was flickering a bit. I then completely reassembled my MBP and all was still good.

This morning I was using my MBP without any problem, not even any screen flickering. This has baffled me and still have no idea what caused it.

I still believe it's better to spend a bit of time opening up your MBP and having a look, than spending money replacing apart which may not need replacing.

P.S. Be VERY careful with the 3 Airport cables. The damaged cable was not repairable, but my Airport is still working both on 802.11g & 802.11n without any noticeable performance degradation.

[quote|gswingo]I was using my MBP A1211 yesterday when all of a sudden the video inverted. The video also looked like it had only 16 colors as well. Rebooting didn't help. Resetting the PRAM also had no effect. I immediately recognized this as a hardware problem, not anything to do with software e.g. the Universal Access Control Panel. Admittedly, my MBP had been subject to two accidental drops, one onto carpet and one onto grass only one month apart two months ago, otherwise, there was no operational malfunction whatsoever. Using the guides from ifixit.com, I decided to open up my MBP to see if there was a connector which had worked it's way loose. All looked fine on the logic board. I then removed the display completely (damaging an airport antenna cable in the process) and opened up the back of the display itself. All that's required for that is two screws at the bottom left & right of the screen which are not accessible until the display is removed from the body. I carefully levered the back of the display off to reveal in innards of the display. There is a flexible PCB running the width of the screen from the top to about 1/4 of the distance down. I removed video cable from that board and replaced it. While it was all still apart, I connected the screen back to the motherboard and booted up...and to my surprise...all was back to normal, albeit the screen was flickering a bit. I then completely reassembled my MBP and all was still good. This morning I was using my MBP without any problem, not even any screen flickering. This has baffled me and still have no idea what caused it. I still believe it's better to spend a bit of time opening up your MBP and having a look, than spending money replacing apart which may not need replacing. P.S. Be VERY careful with the 3 Airport cables. The damaged cable was not repairable, but my Airport is still working both on 802.11g & 802.11n without any noticeable performance degradation.[/quote]