How to fix a sad face on iPod
How to fix a sad face on a broken iPod
If you want to fix your broken iPod and get rid if the sad face with the x’s for eyes – the fix might be easier than you think
If you’ve already been to the apple ipod support page and had no luck – we can probably help here. There have been some reports of some ipods having a loose hard drive cable, or a hard drive cable that’s been jarred loose.
Here’s your fix: I can’t tell you how many people this has helped. Just get a couple magazines or a pad of paper. Something to absorb some shock, but remain firm. Now beat your ipod on the pad or magazines hard (charger receptacle down) a few times. You are going to “jar it back into operation”. This has worked for hundreds of people – give it a go!
Having problems with your iPod battery? Read this article about iPod battery problems – it’s a great resource!
originally posted: 2006-11-02 21:21:49 -0400
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hey this works often just make sure you use the padding or you could destroy your hard drive!
kudos!
God bless,
sam
i been trying to figure out how to fix my ipod for a while now. it worked
like a charm. took less then a minute.
WTF? It didnt work at all!
Yo ur the fucking man! My iPod stopped working like 3 weeks ago and I tried this and BAM! Magic! Thank you!
OMG IT WORKS GUYS!!! JUST SMASH IT AND IT WILL TURN ON AGAIN!!…believe it or not haha ingenious!!
Sure enough, it worked for me too. I kept on banging it until I heard a “whirring” sound – which was probably the sticky hard drive being released. It now works like a charm. Just saved $$ sending it back to apple.
OMFG IT WORKED
[...] Lots of times Ive had the dreaded “sad” face from a loose cable.. resulting in the “SMACK” fix. Which does work. [...]
I used this to fix my ipod -worked like a charm!