kvanderlaag
Well-known member
I purchased a pair of iPods from reekdaddy on the forum a while back. The third-generation iPod works great - it dislikes this Windows formatted 30gb disk I have lying around, but the 20gb in it works great.
The first-generation iPod, however, is a little more fun. The first thing it did was short the OWC replacememt battery out, causing it to bulge pretty bad. I promptly pulled it out. Now, when I go to start it up, it happily boots to the folder and exclamation mark icon, but if I try to put it into Disk Mode on boot, or even Diagnostic Mode, it freezes at the Apple logo. When plugged into a computer through FireWire, it shows as an 'unknown device'.
Do I just need a compatible disk, or is this thing a brick? I've tried it with my non-Apple branded MK3006GAL, but I also tried the Apple branded MK2004GAL from the third-generation, and it's the same deal. I would really like to use this thing, either as a FireWire hard drive, or even for music! I am worried now, though.
The first-generation iPod, however, is a little more fun. The first thing it did was short the OWC replacememt battery out, causing it to bulge pretty bad. I promptly pulled it out. Now, when I go to start it up, it happily boots to the folder and exclamation mark icon, but if I try to put it into Disk Mode on boot, or even Diagnostic Mode, it freezes at the Apple logo. When plugged into a computer through FireWire, it shows as an 'unknown device'.
Do I just need a compatible disk, or is this thing a brick? I've tried it with my non-Apple branded MK3006GAL, but I also tried the Apple branded MK2004GAL from the third-generation, and it's the same deal. I would really like to use this thing, either as a FireWire hard drive, or even for music! I am worried now, though.
