#Iflash ipod full

Prying open the 3rd generation iPod case. iFlash.xyz offers an inexpensive iFlash-CF card, but I also needed an adapter to interface with the pin connector used on the older model iPods. I selected 64GB SanDisk Extreme Compact Flash cards. A few months ago, I installed an SD card in a 6th generation iPod, but for these older models, I decided to use Compact Flash.

Regardless of the drive condition, I planned to replace both spinning drives with solid state options. I visited iFixIt and picked up new batteries for both. At first I thought the battery was completely dead and would not take a charge, but I later learned this model can only be powered via Firewire, and I was connecting it to a USB charger. The 4th generation model was in decent shape with a functioning hard drive, but I was uncertain about the 3rd generation’s drive. To begin this restoration, I knew the batteries needed to replaced. This generation was also the base for the iPod Photo, with its 60GB hard drive and a 220 x 176 display providing 65,536 colors. In October 2004, a “Special U2 Edition” was released in black and red–providing the first non-white iPod option. This generation launched in July 2004, with an updated but similarly spec’d display, increased battery life, and was available in 20GB or 40GB configurations. The 4th generation iPod was the first with the iconic “click wheel” interface and the last to come with a grayscale display. First offered in 2003 and revised in 2004, this iPod has a two-inch grayscale 160 x 120 display, 8-hours of battery life, and was available in 10GB through 40GB configurations. By replacing the Firewire port, the new dock connector enabled connections via USB to PCs.

This iPod was my daily companion for many years, allowing me to enjoy custom playlists and introducing me to a steady rotation of podcasts.Īpple’s 3rd generation iPod was the first to come with the soon-to-be ubiquitous 30-pin dock connector and the second with a “touch wheel” interface, though its glowing red control buttons makes it unique to this day. A gift from my wife given shortly after we were married.

#Iflash ipod full

The 3rd generation iPod belonged to a good friend who insisted on only including full albums from different genres and shuffling between them with abandon. If you have more than one pocket, why not have more than 1,000 songs in each? After building confidence restoring the 6th and final version of the iPod Classic, I was ready to take on a dual restoration of a 3rd and a 4th generation iPod.