Repairing 3 iPod Minis Saved From E-Waste

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[@ShadowWizard123]

It's so funny how everyone throws their older electronics away and then 30 years later they all want to own them again.

[@Indrakusuma_a]

That's 'nostalgia' for ya. Like how I sold my Nokia 3660 back in the days and sometimes still want it back even though I won't be daily driving it anymore.

[@masterfunkstuff]

Gggyyhgguujhvfftyujkkppoiufcvmmmnnvv xxsssserttyuj

[@eddiew.4650]

You can't expect everyone to keep every single piece of electronic that they ever own. That's how hoarders and pac rats happen.

[@slowednation999]

That’s why I try to keep every single electronic device I get because I know someday I’ll want it again

[@beefman26]

That’s why I just keep it all

[@deathsyth8888]

"Someone's been in here!" - A wise Australian nugget of a man

[@h0rze423]

The question is will this Aussie do a Shrek Pod?

[@jaxonsandwith502]

Will we see a bluetooth ipod

[@emdotrod]

*mini*

[@dead_bread3875]

will he have a 4tb ipod

[@munzlp]

was thinking the same

[@metraforce441]

*You got to admit that micro drive is adorable!*

[@dash8brj]

They are tiny little things, even the ones in the ipod classics were bigger, 1.8" devices.

[@Shady88Italy]

So cute!

[@Shady88Italy]

@@fadate7292 i'm enchanted already

[@NoMirrorReflection]

Just like watching kittens but it's a drive!

[@Anounymous79nl]

timestamp?

[@aydoyt]

12:54 "That's repairability I like to see" A stark contrast to the Apple we know today.

[@KoopaKid660]

@RERE.... 🕊️ go away japan bot

[@tomokokuroki2506]

@RERE.... 🕊️ I ain't clickin' that shit nigga.

[@adamno176]

I mean nano exist but I guess that does not count.

[@JonathanDrahoss]

Everybody attempting to restore or fix their iPod Minis: Be sure to use circlip pliers for the bottom retaining clips, they are made specifically for those type of clips and safety rings and make taking them out and putting them back in about a thousand times easier! :)

[@markharrisllb]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Where it sounded like Jeffrey didn’t like the design I thought the way they were connected was a clever idea for keeping two tiny circlips and retaining layer together. Circlip pliers might not be something most people use every day, but when you need them you’re glad you have them and they are quite inexpensive. I’m surprised more people aren't making this comment or liking yours.

[@MyTubeSVp]

Came here to comment the same.

[@Montblanc1986]

exactly right!

[@GamezGuru1]

indeed, surprised Hugh didn't recognise this, or have the tools.

[@eathenalexander2836]

That mini hard drive is impressive

[@markharrisllb]

Definitely needs to go on display next to the regular size one.

[@ShoelessJP]

Love to see these iPods being saved. IPods were an incredibly iconic part of 2000s tech.

[@stephensnell5707]

You dick,iPods are no longer around but I myself I have the iPod Touch 6th Generation(my iPod Touch I have had it 5 years so far) and I will keep using it until the Flash Storage fails entirely and until the Battery is totally knackered

[@stephensnell5707]

I still happen to have an iPod that I've currently had for 6 years(mine is the iPod Touch 6th Generation). I plan to carry on using it until it fails on me entirely

[@holton345]

I use my 2004 iPod Mini every day. It still works perfectly. I use it in a 2004 Bose SoundDock that has excellent sound and volume. My wife's iPod Mini (same model/year) gave up the ghost a few years back. I am certain it is the HDD. I will be learning to disassemble these using hers, so I can perform the same compact flash/battery upgrade. If it works out I will likely do this to mine, too, but not for some time since it still works so well. I love Apple products from the Steve Jobs era. Current iPhones and all of Tim's attempts to keep us from working on our tech? Not so much.

[@markredf150]

Be careful during disassembly, you've got this👍🏼

[@InsanercYT]

if you want a 100% chance of it working i recommend the tarkan iflash one

[@partitionhlep]

did you put a cf in your mini yet?

[@samismydog]

Dankpods viewers: Immediate click

[@TomTheXboxSeriesX]

Yep

[@franzmuller9866]

Definitely

[@turkicnomad5632]

I feel very seen.

[@Sheepy469]

Dank pods Should make more iPod videos

[@tulippasta]

Glad I'm not the only one

[@technomadmn]

This dude is saving planet earth, one device at a time.

[@wombat1238marsupial]

I have several MicroDrives from IBM and of the 2 that I had presumed had failed, a gentle tapping with small hammer actually cured the sticking drives and have been in constant use for the last year. A genius of a mechanism and they can actually be quite robust😊😊

[@BrokenPixle]

I just upgraded my 1st gen Shrek green Mini with a 32GB Micro SD card in a Compact Flash adapter. This video makes me super happy, love a good nugget repair. I can hear an Australian man cheering in the distance.

[@dead_bread3875]

a true Ozzy

[@thedawgwiththebutter]

Dankpods.

[@arfanmedni7294]

He owes you a beer mate

[@wickedmortals7039]

you know it's a dankpods viewer when the person says 'shrek green'

[@BrokenPixle]

@@wickedmortals7039 you know it mate 👍

[@dinkarfowkar999]

Top 4 Aussies 1) DankPods 2) Hugh Jeffereys 3) SAMTIME 4) Psivewri

[@dead_bread3875]

yes

[@arch1107]

who is samtime, you forgot darkviperau

[@dinkarfowkar999]

@@arch1107 I don't know who is he? Btw SAMTIME makes funny Parody tech videos

[@restfulbee3762]

I love how Dankpods fans are everywhere ipods are

[@ali645.]

same (im a fan of him too lol)

[@thedarkknight1971]

Go 'Danky'! (and Frank).... and SMOOREZ 👍😏 😎🇬🇧

[@cuentaeliminada7176]

Those mini hard-drives are a technical marvel! So small, yet so complex

[@cuentaeliminada7176]

@RERE.... 🕊️ okay baby, get reported

[@IntriguedLioness]

Even though I'm not enough of a geek to attempt these intimidating repairs I still enjoyed this channel. I had the iPod generation one and all the way through most of the generations. I did veer into the "non-serious" lineage of the iPod touches, simply because you could sync them wirelessly and not worry about iTunes or a dongle! *These videos always make me appreciate what the iPod was.* Ironically the only time I did crack open one of my iPods to get a little bit more life out of it was my pink iPod mini. I got an iFixit kit, as I recall and at that time the tool was a toothpick because it would not mar the aluminum. I held my breath and I was successful but as iPods got slimmer I definitely didn't have the courage! I still have all of them so perhaps someday. Cheers!

[@notOEAH]

A certain aussie with a snake named frank for a pet and a Shrek fixation should watch this video and take notes.

[@ibrahim64ahmed]

I wonder who hmmm 🤔

[@stinkysocksgamer3535]

And likes pkcells a lot

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

and likes calling MP3 players nuggets

[@MrBigGuy1977]

huh duh six hungos by ol' mate senny

[@restfulbee3762]

Take notes? Nah I think Hugh took notes from him

[@robsquared2]

3.5 drive: "don't ever talk to me or my son again."

[@dead_bread3875]

dandpod

[@markm0000]

The Mini wasn’t my favorite but it’s nice seeing these little guys live another day. I’m partial to my Video 5G 30GB and the OG Nano 4GB. A friend of mine had a Nano and used it to bring homework to school.

[@mjesticfalco]

Someday, I'd love to see a Hugh Jeffreys and Dankpods collab

[@dead_bread3875]

we need it

[@ali645.]

same we rly need it

[@Gabriel87100]

I was expecting software locks and errors talking about "needing calibrations" after the repair was done.

[@Dracula.25]

@@kastielangel. are you good kumar ?

[@patrik_x86]

This was a few years before Apple started punishing people for repairing their stuff!

[@_LGD]

@@patrik_x86 yes 1tb iPods are a thing which apple never even thought of when making the iPods

[@ahmadfauzanperdana5703]

"I've had enough~ I've had enough~ I've had enough~ We're replacing it anyway~" -Dankpods

[@dead_bread3875]

felt that

[@ali645.]

*dankpods laugh*

[@sy2see]

Just love the fact that you lovingly restore these classic iPods. 👍🏻 Kudos to you.

[@ddimitrii]

Are you sure he does it with love? It's a disgusting recovery. He did it as simply and unprofessionally as possible. Read my previous comment. It's very sad that you don't notice such important details.

[@falxie_]

The small hard drives are super interesting

[@pjplayz1695]

Hugh Jeffery’s is legit who I look up to for my repair business love this guy

[@TheFlyingBusman]

A large flat blade screwdriver with a cloth wrapped around it could have been used on the blue unit. Twist the driver inside to lift the dented section. It’s a little like PDR repairs on cars.

[@thewillsfamilyaccount6486]

I just love to see stuff like! Keeping things going years after! Brilliant!

[@BogdanSerban]

These were the best players ever invented, and the click wheel is the best interface of this kind.

[@liamfahey8761]

This is what makes my Sunday

[@aldabdoob]

as usual Hugh, Top Content .. Thank you

[@ChrisEpp]

This was an amazing video, I have refurbished/upgraded multiple iPad mini is all the way up to 128 GB with an iFlash to CF adapter and they make amazing music devices with all that space and a new battery!

[@babylonfive]

Great Job, Hugh. I love all your videos. Please keep it up.

[@bloodout666]

Hugh these restorations are awesome buddy cheers mate 🧉

[@spacekitt.n]

watching you clean them is so satisfying

[@joshdoeseverything4575]

just a note hugh, there are compact flash adapters that are way cheaper than compact flash itself, and instead rely on an sd card inserted into them.

[@justinlang313]

These brought back nostalgia 😀

[@ahmedshehatah1822]

Amazing work. Keep it up. It is lovely and I always look forward to your next video. well done 👍

[@MicrobyteAlan]

Interesting and well presented thanks from Orlando Florida

[@TomTheXboxSeriesX]

Dankpods would test those with 4TB and Scarlet fire

[@turkicnomad5632]

SCARlett FIIIIIre

[@TomTheXboxSeriesX]

@@turkicnomad5632 smells gooood😋😋😋

[@morsine]

Thank you for taking apart that tiny hard drive. I really wanted to see how it looks inside

[@josefalconi5895]

I still have mine and use it often for the gym 😎. Only need to change the battery again. You gave me a good idea to change to a bigger hard drive. I still love the physical click wheel makes it easier to scroll through music.

[@fizzys26]

That micro drive is absolutely adorable!

[@byroboy]

I pulled my 20gb Creative Zen apart last night (similar age to these). The mini hard drives are really cool.

[@RestorationRelaxation]

I love when you fix up trash and turn them into treasure. Good stuff man

[@alisonsmith4436]

Good morning Hugh thank you so much for the great video 😊😊

[@Daniel-fr3us]

I appreciate your Videos a lot. You inspired me to to phone repair. Thanks!

[@ddimitrii]

Bro, you can do better than him. Buy isopropyl alcohol, cotton pads, adhesive tape, paste for polishing plastic and metal use a hair dryer. This will be enough to bring back to life and a new shine to old gadgets. Peace and love!!

[@SamBao]

Hugh Jeffreys you're like the Bob Ross of mobile device repair

[@ashliehiggins]

Circlip pliers make the bracket removal and instalation a doddle.

[@Pleiades55]

You can also get metal spudger style tools with a little hook/ elbow on the end, super easy to use.

[@dinkarfowkar999]

This gives me the vibes of An Aussie man who yells at nuggets and blows dirty buds and has a pet snake called Frank

[@dead_bread3875]

does he have a 4tb ipod

[@dinkarfowkar999]

@@dead_bread3875 yes

[@MrBigGuy1977]

does he have 1 grit sandpaper (hint: its a rock)

[@dinkarfowkar999]

@@MrBigGuy1977 yes

[@usagold8]

For those retaining clips you may want to look at some snap ring pliers.

[@m4xizbinden]

Great video. Thanks!

[@johnDingoFoxVelocity]

So let me explain something to you about that model of iPod usually the hard drive doesn’t fail what it is is it’s a read write error and the only way to actually fix it and to resurrect the iPod is to format the iPod in Mac OS X extended partition with it connected to a external PC source once formatted you then fire up iTunes restore the software

[@SchoenmakerijdeSaen]

Ho about if you have a PC. And no Mac OS X?

[@eazysmokes3743]

@@SchoenmakerijdeSaen follow same steps

[@eazysmokes3743]

@@SchoenmakerijdeSaen with pc iTunes

[@PercyPanleo]

@@eazysmokes3743 You can also use the version of iPod Updater from 2006-01-10

[@francisphillips53]

That was awesome.. nice job.

[@head_o_music]

good good times with my ipod mini. Took mine traveling all around Europe in 2007!

[@mousemac4317]

I had one of these in the blue colour. I loved it! The battery gave out after about 2 years and we bought a repair kit. My dad (a car mechanic) tried the fix, but it didn’t work, sad days. I loved that little dude. Upgraded to a 30gb 5th gen classic, that only recently bricked (think the battery in that is cooked) I still miss my little blue dude though.

[@thecakejaffa1044]

why are these videos just so satisfying to watch? i love seeing old gadgets back to life :)

[@stephensnell5707]

The iPod isn't that outdated,Apple only discontinued tgem back in 2017 which is not that far back

[@unskeptable]

These ipods were amazing. I loved it

[@unskeptable]

@long zisk Where ca i get the iphone bro ? I sent you so many messages. No reply ..,

[@warness6020]

Same i repaired some iPhone 3Gs . Great video ❤🔥💪🏽

[@GadgetUK164]

Great job =D To bend outward that part around the screen on the blue one, next time try some pliars - press it down flat onto a table from the opposite side (so crumpled part is facing upwards), use the pliers the opposite way you would expect, ie. seperate them so they lever outwards! It would still be difficult but by far the easiest way to get leverage in that kind of situation.

[@stevestruthers6180]

I had one of these back in the day, so this video was interesting to watch.

[@seajay5487]

Hey Hugh, always love to see your videos reviving still-usable devices !!! For this particular episode, may I suggest to go a bit further and CO2-blast (I know you also restore cars, so maybe you have a small blaster lying in the garage ?) the aluminum case and powder-coat it ?

[@perpetualcollapse]

Understandable, have a nice day.

[@keisukebaji9049]

It's 4 am here still watching Hugh Jeffrey

[@MrAndzzeys]

Hugh Jeff at his best!

[@TheColinputer]

Well this brings back memories. I used to run a iPod repair service on eBay back in my last year of highschool and through uni. The Minis were great. Much easier to open without leaving in marks compared to the 3rd and 4th Gen iPods. With regards to those clips. I found the best thing for them was a set of Circlip pliers. Regarding the microdrives. These were made to fit into compact flash type II slots. Mostly used in embedded systems thats didnt need much local storage aswell as things like DSLR cameras You could also get them with a PCMCIA card adapter for laptops. For the time they were great because flash sucked in 90s and early 2000s. Cost an arm and a leg. Almost used as much power to write to a spinning drive. The write cycle life was also terrible compared to todays flash. But i do think the microdrive was an odd choice by Apple. By 2004 flash had gotten a lot better. And i really cant imagine 4GB of flash would of cost THAT much different to the cost of the microdrive by the time you factor in the cable, rubber bumpers and all that. (assuming the flash here would of been soldered to the board so didnt need other components). The fact Apple dropped the mini after only 2 versions and moved to the flash based nano sort of backs this up. That being said though. The mini has a charm that the nano never did IMO. It also has a much better DAC compared to the early nano versions.

[@PileOfEmptyTapes]

Don't underestimate the prices of flash memory in the olden days. I just looked up some old CF cards, the cheapest retail price of a Lexar Professional 40x 2 GB dropped from about 600€ in early 2004 to about 400 in summer and later around 200 by the end of the year. A 2 GB Hitachi Microdrive fell from about 200 to 100 in the same period. A 2 GB iPod mini retailed for under 200 in 2005. My first MP3 player that I got for Christmas in 2005 was a Cowon iAudio G3 with a whopping 512 megs, a common size at the time (the 1 gig model would have been almost twice as expensive, the 2 gig 3 times). Keep in mind it was all SLC still.

[@juancarlosgomez1870]

Great job!

[@TheSpotify95]

Nice repair and restoration of these iPod mini's! I knew of them before (and their capacities) but didn't know that they used mechanical hard drives - I didn't even know that 4GB HDDs existed, let alone fit in that form factor. The Compact Flash upgrade is a good idea and something I'd do (or a CF to microSD adapter and then use a 32GB microSD card, depending on what was cheaper).

[@tituslafrombois1164]

> "I didn't even know that 4GB HDD's existed" Guess you don't follow retro computing much do you? When consumer hard drives were first introduced 4 GB was a faraway futuristic dream. Hell, when the CD-ROM came along with its astonishing 700MB it held more than most contemporary hard drives.

[@karnadyjuan]

@@tituslafrombois1164 i think he is referring to a tiny mechanical 4gb drive not 4gb size in general...

[@tituslafrombois1164]

@@karnadyjuan that's not how he phrased it.

[@jaxonsandwith502]

You can get 256 in a mini 2nd gen

[@dead_bread3875]

@@jaxonsandwith502 i need to find a second gen mini i really want to do that and live the good old mates days

[@Saphykitten]

These are the best

[@DIYwithBatteries]

Fixing something is always fascinating ;)

[@Danish11001]

i have an ipod 3 green fully working its quite cool

[@user-gj1lb6xp3t]

Snap ring pliers would be good for those metal clips

[@enriconeumann6142]

Technical approach flawless. Optical restoring leaves points to be desired.

[@iTzAlbertXD]

2000's = Who needs this 2000s mp3 2020's = I wish I don't sale mine

[@LAUGHINGMANWILL]

A good way too avoid breaking solder joints on clickwheel connector is to only pry on the sides. Left to right then left to right again gently.

[@bellyisis]

I used to repair & do batteries for friends on their pods since so easy to open. I stopped doing this at the iPhone 3, btw needle nose pliers work to remove the metal clip. Right side then left

[@jayd8743]

Those IBM micro drives sold like hotcakes back in the day, could not believe how they were cheaper than something with non moving parts.

[@harrison00xXx]

they were not cheaper, but the companies were not as greedy as nowadays. Now big companies try to sell you sh*t for a price of a gold brick (despite being sh*t)

[@destroyedpanic3386]

These are fun to take apart

[@dlb3232]

I have an iPod Nano 2nd gen from 2007 and it works great. I keep it in my iHome radio (from 2010) and it’s been my alarm clock for the past 10yrs. I hope to get 10!

[@harleyz_clipz1123]

More iPods let's gooo

[@skins2477]

Well done my friend

[@double-you5130]

yeah man thanks heaps for this coo. video. i tripped hard when the first ipod came out and i saw the small hdd inside! i mean at the time it seemed like star trek and i could just imagine the possibilities then ssd came out lol awesome video thank yo : ) oi oi oi

[@PCJesus0]

Awesome huge!

[@FullCourseRacingDK]

Some electronics just isn’t worth repairing, but I would say that atleast 90% are! It makes me so happy to see videos like this. :D And those that can’t be repaired we can use as spare parts, like the shell or wheel (if we’re talking iPods). :D

[@williameverets2736]

Might look for a snap ring pliers, used for taking metal snap rings on Cars bearing, and other ways to lock something secure

[@oliver_lauritsen_oa]

That hard drive is soo cute ❤

[@dead_bread3875]

thats what she said to the guy i mean what

[@ted-b]

Nice work, should have used CF card to SD card adapters, much cheaper.

[@exalented]

SD cards are shit though

[@dj_noxxie]

Doesn't always work though

[@Microplastic_Therapy]

Imagine doing a 1TB mod to these

[@dead_bread3875]

the second gen might do jt should i test it if i can gets my hands on it

[@jacksong6226]

2nd gen minis cap out at 256gb

[@mastacreepymoe6460]

If you ever do this again use a small pair of snap ring pliers mod the pins by sanding them down if they are to long. Great stuff!

[@diegochavarri3137]

Hola...Hugh es genio de la electronica....desearia tener su capacidad para reparar estas cosas....y la paciencia tambien.....jaja.....

[@DavidMarvin]

I miss those Microdrives. I had one of those for my PSP.

[@MuscleCarLover]

The storage capacity change alone makes me happier about these repairs than the recent ones with the Classics

[@charleskadletc2431]

Interesting good work.

[@Wanted797]

These were the coolest things in high school at the time.

[@bobbyhinner3225]

You can get compact flash to sd card adapters, so you can have more storage for cheaper. I also believe the 2nd gen ones can take more storage, I think up to 128 gigs or something like that

[@AerinRavage]

Hugh, what about using a socket extension, like a 10-inch long 1/4 drive? You could put the case on a hard surface, dent down, and roll the dent with the extension? Not sure if it would give you enough leverage but maybe?

[@yashvrm]

Thumbnail made me think it was Dankpod’s Video 😂😂

[@MaidaValeTom]

Glad you managed to fix these three dingus nuggets. Frank would be proud.

[@georgidemirov9376]

Brooo I’m literally watching ipod videos for 2 hours to cure the nostalgia and you just uploaded this vid

[@hann43]

For that bottom clip you could use internal snap-ring pliers or cir-clip pliers, should be way easier. You just have to make sure that the pliers fit in the holes of the clip :)

[@tarassu]

Use not very old toothbrush (medium strength) for cleaning. You will have much better results. Also add some alcohol on the brush while cleaning. Also possible to use very thin paper tower between surface and brush.