It’s dead, Jim
24-Jun-2006Actually, it’s life. But not as we know it.
An intermittent iPod problem has turned into a constant problem. I’ve spent a few days attempting to isolate and/or fix the problem, with no luck. I have disk checked, restored, formatted, and factory-reset the iPod numerous times. The poor thing has been plugged into and associated with one Mac OS machine and five XP machines, running three different versions of iTunes. Disk checks don’t find any errors.
All computers tested are capable of transferring non-audio data to the iPod including random, non-music files and the play list structure, but updating audio content elicits the error message “Attempting to copy to the disk [iPod name] failed. The disk could not be read from or written to.”
Time to consider my alternatives:
- Cost of service on a 3-month out-of-warranty 60G iPod Photo: AU$388.45
- Replacement iPod plan: AU$350 (US$249 + US$6.95 shipping and handling)
- New 60G iPod Video with free engraving and delivery:
$399.00AU$598 (oh yeah, Australian pricing)
I don’t have a lot of confidence that #2 is an option for Australia. In any case, Apple may choose to replace your iPod with a working second hand or reconditioned iPod.
I think my best strategy is to keep plugging away at diagnosis.
You could take a chance that it's a drive failure
Alastair | 25-Jun-2006You could take a chance that it’s a drive failure and replace the drive. (Currently bidding $80 on eBay)
I can help you to open the iPod case.
Sure would be cheaper than an upgrade, but the fact
Chris | 25-Jun-2006Sure would be cheaper than an upgrade, but the fact that I can read and write to the disk, outside of iTunes audio, and that it checks out fine on multiple disk checks doesn’t indicate a disk problem to me.
I’ve been wrong on my problem isolation before, though, so it’s worth considering.
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