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Simple Fix To iPod Madness?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what-you-might-call-counterintuitive dept.

doce writes "After chunking my seemingly dead iPod off my balcony while reviewing a rubberized case, the darned thing started working again, though not quite perfectly. After taking it apart, I managed to fix it properly just by reseating the hard drive cable. Could this be the cause of all the click-of-death "sad iPod" failures users are seeing?"

11 of 120 comments (clear)

  1. Maybe by wan-fu · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe.

    1. Re:Maybe by idonthack · · Score: 4, Funny

      Is it free karma day?

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    2. Re:Maybe by splodger75 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Maybe

  2. Ummmm... by Solra+Bizna · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hey, you've got something here! Maybe ALL broken Macintoshes can be fixed this way too!!

    -:sigma.SB

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  3. good to see... by gEvil+(beta) · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, good to see that he tried throwing it off a balcony before he tried taking it apart to see what the problem was...

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    1. Re:good to see... by I+Like+Pudding · · Score: 3, Funny

      Hmm. How insightful. Tell me more sir.

      No, the correct phrase is "I am intrigued by your ideas, sir, and would like to subscribe to your newsletter."

  4. +1, Funny by dhasenan · · Score: 2, Funny

    And that's the maximum this story deserves.

  5. First Law Of Electrical Engineering by MountainLogic · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it plugged in?????

    1. Re:First Law Of Electrical Engineering by mehtajr · · Score: 3, Funny

      The first is "is it plugged in?"

      The second is "are you sure?"

  6. Pick it up about three inches off a table... by Howard+Beale · · Score: 5, Funny

    and drop it.

    Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you were talking about an Apple III....

  7. just hit it with a hammer. by twitter · · Score: 2, Funny
    no, it won't fix anything but your feelings.

    click ..... the dAMN THING BROKE AGAIN! ARRRRG!

    slap -=SMACK=- tinkle

    ahhh, that feels better.

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