is 1.99 replacement drive funtional? | iPod | Page 1

valid grotto Feb 7, 2024, 1:34 AM

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Hello, i recently bought an ipod 5.5 gen 4 days ago, but i put it in my pocket with my magnetic wallet and the hard drive killed itself. Luckily i was able to restore the os, but the drive won’t speak to anything. So i went to elite obsolete’s store to find a drive and i saw one for 2 dollars, so i was wondering if anyone knew if that would be a functional drive at that price or if it serves some kind of other purpose

wanton sluice Feb 7, 2024, 3:18 AM

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Yes, they are, but if you are going through the trouble of opening it, I would flash mod it. Get the better, faster, and more reliable storage. If you are dead set on the drive, the 2 dollar ones work fine.

valid grotto Feb 7, 2024, 3:23 PM

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yea i need smth cheap rn, i’ll flash mod it some other time

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also do i need the blue foam around a lot of the drives i see online? is it for cooling?

wanton sluice Feb 8, 2024, 12:42 AM

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The foam really isn't necessary, it's just a precaution really. As long as you have the rubber bumpers you're fine.

valid grotto Feb 9, 2024, 3:56 AM

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Ok cool!

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I just took a peek inside mine (whoever replaced the batt did a poor job opening it, i can open the front case with my fingernail) and the procedure seems really easy, so once the drive comes in i’ll be good to go hopefully 🤞

#is 1.99 replacement drive funtional?