$2.41

[@Pleiades55]

I can't believe you disconnected the battery like that! OMG!

[@GenesisOasis]

That's actually a safer way to disconnect the battery ribbon cable lol, even dankpods disconnects it like that. Just make sure to also push down on the brown tab with a tweezer or something while using your other hand to pull the ribbon cable up with another tweezer. Using this method, you're less likely to rip the battery connector off the motherboard.

[@scotteverett7834]

Thanks for the tip about the white lines, used the green board and newer micro sd to cf adapter and it worked perfectly first time. All for less than £10

[@Northern_Sea]

That info at 3:37 helped me successfully flash-mod my iPod 5.5g with green adapter from Aliexpress. After struggling for an hour I did as you mentioned and it worked for the first time. Thanks!

[@grahammcdonald]

Even doing this on my 5.5 I get a boot loop on the latter part of the restore, did you get a boot loop before you got it to work?

[@Northern_Sea]

@@grahammcdonald No, I didn't have a boot loop. Just bad connection from iPod's board to adapter when I closed the case. I've heard lately that some users have been experiencing boot loops after restoring iPod. Somebody discovered that red SD adapter distorts first bytes of MBR on SD in the process and fixed it by editing first bytes of SD's MBR directly on PC through a card reader. Saw this info in /r/ipod on reddit.

[@gautamm6033]

I had same issue and tried for almost an hour, trying to fit the cable to the CF adapter multiple times, and then came across this video. The trick as mentioned in this video is to insert the cable only so much that the first white line is just visible and then close the latch. In my case the connection was still not tight enough so finally used some tape on the flex cable to get a tight fit. Thanks to this guy who made the video. I was almost convinced that the board is faulty.

[@devm.9189]

@@gautamm6033 hey, are you from india? Even i am looking to mod my ipod with this cheap cf to zif adaptor. Can you tell me from where did u buy it?

[@Scarymovie1258]

You've truly made me look at myself in the mirror. I'm doing this the right way and getting an iFlash board.

[@Streetw1s3r]

Me too. I was so close to buying one of these but I think I'll choose quality.

[@saskiat-a3012]

This is exactly what I needed to watch, I've been confused on which to go for for ages, finally made up my mind. thank you!

[@motoblaze620]

The thing difference Between iflash and the generic cf card $30(considering shipping too ) I had the same issue with my IPod Classic with menu button issues . I thought the problem was the cheap Chinese adapter and went for the Iflash . Apparently the problem was with the menu button . The zif tab on the generic one is not strong enough what I did is i used a thin layer of micropore tape on to the zif cable to get a snug fit .

[@techsocks7836]

omg i never even thought about the connector being to weak thanks so much lol.

[@Dyl_Cam]

Somebody referenced this video in a forum and it saved me, I ended up throwing my last adapter away since I thought it didn't work or something, but pulling the cable slightly out from the port worked.

[@ramjaiyanth]

THANK U BRO THIS HELPED ME FIX MY IPOD CLASSIC I HAD BOUGHT THESE CHEAP ONES AND THOUGHT IT WAS BROKEN BUT NOW I USED UR METHOD IT IS WORKING NOW

[@thatoneuser5066]

Considering getting this solution actually as I have a 6th 120GB and recently acquired a 5.5 80GB and the iFlash is quite hard to find in my country without having it shipped internationally to the point I may just as well buy an already refurbished iPod.

[@hashrulsubzero]

I would definitely try out the iFlash SD Adapter cards but the shipping price to ship it all the way to Southeast Asian countries is expensive (a bit more the cost of a faulty iPod sold on second hand websites). Of course it will be worth the money. 😅 For now, I try with those cheap adapters first on my recently purchased iPod 6th Gen as my first time modding an iPod.

[@ZeginMakesMusic]

I have an unusual zif connector I pulled out of a 60 gig fifth gen. It seems to be about three times the thickness of a standard connector. With that connector, Every single cheap board I plug into it works. I'm currently using it on my iFlash mSata.its a really tight fit, but once it's on, it won't go anywhere.

[@MarioMarcialpuente]

Oye disculpa man, que ten grande es el flexor en comparacion con los delgados que dices ?

[@koncomartalegawa]

I use the cheapo green zif-CF. Always work on my gen 3/4/5/5.5 BUT I ALWAYS had issues with the red CF-SD adapters... Now I use the black one always works.

[@germanelias8924]

Have you done the iPod mini? I'm having issues with the red one and the mini...

[@koncomartalegawa]

@@germanelias8924 no not yet. I have a 2nd gen Mini standing by but I haven't got the mood to do one.

[@thedestroyer3879]

​@@koncomartalegawado the black ones still work for you and are they the ones that say new?

[@koncomartalegawa]

@@germanelias8924 yup. Got my green 2nd gen mini using the black CF-SD-microSD 64gb Samsung

[@koncomartalegawa]

@@thedestroyer3879 yup. Flawlessly

[@gravitycat4777]

Yeah I'll go with the cheap option instead of the shilled option. Thanks.

[@EliteObsolete]

Up to you bud

[@darthwater999]

just look at yourself in the mirror man...

[@ReubenK69]

I thought that cf card was 256gb at first lmao. But fr, it was a great video and keep it up!

[@koncomartalegawa]

I use the cheapo green adapters in all my ipods (5.5gen 4th 3rd gen) but I could be I'm lucky. It's the red CF adapters that're having me issues. The black ones works all the time.

[@joshuaanri1556]

the black adapter that you mencioned, is an adapter with the word "new" in red? I want to mod my ipod 6g but I don't know which adapter I should buy or if a 128GB kingston compact flash canvas plus will be compatible with the cheapo green adapter. A long ago I bought one and I put a 4gb adata CF card into an ipod 5.5G and it worked perfectly.

[@koncomartalegawa]

@@joshuaanri1556 yes. The black one. Your Kingston CF should be able to use

[@dolfdolf]

used this method worked on my ipod 120 gig 6th gen. used a lexar brand for my SD card

[@ricardocosta8945]

Thanks . I got the classic 7th generation as well . What cable should I buy ? Could you tell me the ref number

[@grahammcdonald]

It took me hours to know about the installing of the ribbon cable just out a tiny bit, wish I'd have seen this vid sooner. This has made it work reliably on my 5. I have 2x 5.5 and they just boot loop when the restore nears its end. Also, when restoring I get an error on the mac and I have to pull the usb out as it just hangs. But replugged in the white bar in the iPod rises and then it's fine: Your yanking out of the battery cable made me wince. The brown part should be lifted upwards gently with tweeters of you risk the battery ribbon snapping off. (You probably knew this though)

[@grahammcdonald]

Ok saw your newer vid. I get what you mean about pulling out the battery, though if the ribbon is folded and weak it will bread (mine did). The 1460 error.. interestingly I get that, but if I unplug and plug in, then it continues and works.

[@grahammcdonald]

I might try my 5 zig ribbon on my 5.5 ( as I've had no luck with the 5.5) there's no way I'm spending out on the iflash

[@KindaAverageTech]

this is probably a dumb question but I bought a green board and used a Sony compact flash not adapter and not formatted (I do not have a CF reader)I think that it is the CF card I am just wondering if you think this observation is right.

[@Randy-nb6fw]

yo, would going cheap option with a 4th gen be not as bad since it uses the IDE connector rather than the filmsy ribbon? ive got plenty double sided tape ;)

[@patriciovelizcontardo848]

Me: Carefully disconect the battery EOE : Yeah whatever 🤣🤣

[@AndyStriker13LP]

i got this recently for my 5th gen and it took some doing to get it to work because the latch was too loose but that's not a problem anymore, the problem is that i can only get it to work on an old ibook i got which restores it to software version 1.1.2, which is fine but i can't put videos on it for whatever reason. When i try restoring it in windows to version 1.3 it gets stuck in recovery mode no matter how many times i try.

[@iWantAMod]

Know this is pre old but does this current set up work with the 2000mah flat battery? Curious if it fits in the thin back with this cf adapter and sd card. Any help would be appreciated!

[@EliteObsolete]

will not fit

[@ceyhunonac]

I have a 1st generation iPod mini. The hard disk is dead and the old owner has broken the battery socket in the mainboard, it needs to be re-soldered. Since the hard disk wants higher energy, it does not turn on when it is batteryless and connected to the PC charge. If I insert a cf card in this ipod, can I use it on charge or on the philips dock?

[@escapetherace1943]

Do these fit in the thin chassis? I'm assuming you can't add bigger batteries than the stock 650mah or whatever

[@EliteObsolete]

yes

[@escapetherace1943]

@@EliteObsolete dang, then battery life is another reason to buy a quad flash... so expensive for what they are!

[@Gamerbay2017]

I tried this (the cheap method) and it didn't work. If you want something that actually does work basically guaranteed, an iFlash is the only real way to do it.

[@TheAndrian24]

I ordered for ipod 5.5 gen iflash dual micro sd and it works, but i have ipod 6.5 gen 120gb i want to flash with iflash dual microsd, to ad 2 microsd card 128gb in total 256 gb it will read

[@EliteObsolete]

first

[@Omega5049]

I tried to do this but the ipods stuck in recovery mode boot loop. Itunes and rockbox see it. Any ideas?

[@jansshrimps3785]

Mate if iflash wouldnt cost like 500 of my currency ( i can litterally buy 2 working ipod 7th gens here for this ) then i wouldnt need the green adapter and red card

[@Dyl_Cam]

Do you know the transfer rate of that flash SD card adapter?

[@EliteObsolete]

USB 2.0

[@Dyl_Cam]

@@EliteObsolete sorry I meant like mb/s, I don't know if it listed anywhere

[@AudreyGB]

That edit at 5:30 is one of the worst things ever on youtube

[@cecilalfonsoarizaahumada8532]

Excellent video friend. Please can you help me to get the driver for CF Go Wifi socket P500? They are no longer available on the Socket Mobile page. Thankful in advance for the collaboration you can give me.

[@MultiWirth]

Compact Flash Card > CF to SD adaptor.

[@thedestroyer3879]

Can it take 128gb sd card?

[@EliteObsolete]

Yes

[@thedestroyer3879]

Can I use a cf to sd card adapter and a 3000mah battery if I use a thick case?

[@thedestroyer3879]

​@@EliteObsolete what sd card do you use?

[@FunkyKong2020]

I would give it a ❓

[@CrissHW]

🤨

[@thomas5]

iFlash are rubbish, everything i have gotten from them just didnt work and i had to contact customer service for over a week just to get is resolved.