Nov 19 2006
Job No. 17
iPod repair log.
Model:
mini 4GB green
(windows formatted)
Initial Condition:
many scratches on front and back
dints bottom left
bottom plastic panel loose
iPod boots to 
Action:
Connected to Mac
– iPod powers up to “sad iPod” then goes back to battery charging mode
– iPod doesn’t appear on desktop
– iPod doesn’t appear in iTunes
Opened iPod
– there a bit of sand inside the iPod, and stuff that looks like sand but isn’t
this is a surface mount resistor that’s come loose and is now stuck to the hard drive mounting tape.
The main circuit board has a number of destroyed components,
and the headphone assembly has been ripped from the circuit board.
This logic board is probably beyond repair.
Re-soldered loose resistor to circuit board.
Reassembled iPod
– iPod boots to Apple symbol but doesn’t get any further
Connected iPod to Mac
– iPod boots to Apple symbol and then goes into battery charging mode
– after a few minutes boots to “sad iPod” and makes a very strange noise (a cross between a whirring and a guitar riff).
Disconnected iPod
iPod boots to 
Installed hard drive in known working mini
– boots to “sad iPod” and makes the strange sound again
Installed click-wheel in known working mini
– intermittent behaviour
Examined click-wheel ribbon cable
– a number of tears are present
Replaced click-wheel cable with known working cable
– click-wheel functions normally
Installed battery in known working mini
– battery functions normally
Report:
Main circuit board is severely damaged.
iPod could not be repaired
Notes:
Suggest you offer screen for trade with job 27.
Component Summary:
HD
Battery (working condition unknown)
Logic Board
Screen
Click-wheel
Click-wheel ribbon cable
Ready for pick-up (after Thur. 23rd Nov.)