You may have seen my other Instructables on how to convert your iPod Mini and 4G iPods to use CF and wondered if you could do the same with the iPod Video. Well you can!
Note: Some of the instructions are very similar (if not the same) as the other iPods so don't be surprised if I repeat myself...
We all have or know of someone who has an iPod with a dead hard drive. Of course you can simply buy another drive but you're back to the same power-hungry, failure-prone, fragile rotating media. Instead, upgrade your iPod to use Flash Memory. Sure a hard drive can hold all 30,000 of your songs, but even a 4GB card can hold over 24 hours of music - I usually change out songs often enough that I don't need to carry 20+ Gig of songs at all times.
You can also check out my new Bluetooth 5G iPod Video at iPodHackers.net
Note: Some of the instructions are very similar (if not the same) as the other iPods so don't be surprised if I repeat myself...
We all have or know of someone who has an iPod with a dead hard drive. Of course you can simply buy another drive but you're back to the same power-hungry, failure-prone, fragile rotating media. Instead, upgrade your iPod to use Flash Memory. Sure a hard drive can hold all 30,000 of your songs, but even a 4GB card can hold over 24 hours of music - I usually change out songs often enough that I don't need to carry 20+ Gig of songs at all times.
You can also check out my new Bluetooth 5G iPod Video at iPodHackers.net
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1) Unlike my other instructable where I showed How Do Upgrade Your iPod Mini With Flash Memory, you cannot simply replace the hard drive with a flash card. The 1.8" drive and CF interfaces are similar but you will need an adapter to bridge the interface from the card to the HD connector on the iPod. Finding the adapter has been the most difficult part of this procedure.
Although you can get adapters for the 4G iPod cheap on eBay, Tarkan Akdam is in my opinion the only person in the world selling a reliable adapter for the 5th Gen iPod Video. Get yours HERE. Don't come crying to me if you use some cheap Taiwanese adapter and burn up your iPod!
2) iPod-Opening tools (non-marking plastic tools and/or flathead screwdriver). Tarkan will ship you a set of these with your purchase.
3) You will also need some hot melt glue or double sided foam tape.
4) Of course, you will need a fully ATA-Compliant Compact Flash card. Any size will work, but you can now get 8GB cards for under $60 as of this writing. I've had good luck with Transcend and Sandisk. Check the specs, not all cards will work.
5) Oh yeah, make sure you start off with a fully functioning iPod! Don't assume that the broken unit you bought from eBay simply has a bad drive.
Although you can get adapters for the 4G iPod cheap on eBay, Tarkan Akdam is in my opinion the only person in the world selling a reliable adapter for the 5th Gen iPod Video. Get yours HERE. Don't come crying to me if you use some cheap Taiwanese adapter and burn up your iPod!
2) iPod-Opening tools (non-marking plastic tools and/or flathead screwdriver). Tarkan will ship you a set of these with your purchase.
3) You will also need some hot melt glue or double sided foam tape.
4) Of course, you will need a fully ATA-Compliant Compact Flash card. Any size will work, but you can now get 8GB cards for under $60 as of this writing. I've had good luck with Transcend and Sandisk. Check the specs, not all cards will work.
5) Oh yeah, make sure you start off with a fully functioning iPod! Don't assume that the broken unit you bought from eBay simply has a bad drive.
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Is that a way to create a backup system to maintein the flash card aways on?
ANY HELP MUCH APPRECIATED!
for reference purposes the adaptor above should / does make more room
so there should be ample room for the BT mod :-)
its just a media swap with a bridge between the ribbon to cf/ide socket
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27498
heres a direct link (the products ship from canada instead of the UK)
www.idemigods.com/iFlash_Video_iPod_Compact_Flash_Adapter_p/iflsh_v2.0.htm
The only problem I ran into during installation was getting the tiny black bar that clamps down the adapter to the iPod to close. It would not and ended up snapping off in my hands. Luckily friction has kept it all together and the flash card has only worked itself loose one time after a drop on its end.
I highly recommend this Instructable!
http://www.tarkan.info/20080706/tutorials/apple-ipod-classic-and-iflash
www.iPodHackers.net