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Logic Board Repair... well really replacement
To keep iPods small enough to fit in your hand, Apple logic boards have surface solder mounted parts that don't lend themselves to actual repair.
In order to determine which discreet part has failed you would have to
de-solder it and test it 'out of circuit' to see if it had failed.
So instead of repair, it requires they be replaced.
The biggest clue that you are in for a logic replacement is turning on your iPod and having the "Starry Eyed Sad Face".
I have never had to replace a logic board that didn't have the "Starry Eyed Sad Face" on the screen. In a very few cases, the origin of the Starry Face was a drive corruption of some sort and I was able to put things right.
Below we have outlined the costs involved in logic board replacement.
They are all "working pulls", meaning they have been salvaged from less
fortunate cadaver donor iPods for transplant into your iPod. They have
been tested and work perfectly.
The labor charge includes several things. It includes:
- Data Recovery - backing up all your data, music and video files incase you don't still have them and placing in safe for access back on the iPod when finished
- opening up your ipod and taking all the parts from your present iPod and putting them back together on your new logic board, and putting your iPod back together.
- moving your files back to the iPod if needed
- Shipping your finished iPod back to you.
| Model |
Was |
New cost |
Labor |
Total price
includes shipping back to you |
| Classic iPod Video iPod for 80GB or 160GB model introduced late 2007 |
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$100 |
$40 |
$140 |
| iPod Video iPod introduced early 2006 |
$100 |
$90 |
$40 |
$130 |
| Nano iPod 2nd Generation (These are rarely ever available since these are the biggest point of failure in the Nano. A faster solution for you is to find a used Nano nearby.
Follow my instructions on "how to select a used iPod".) |
$45 |
$35 |
$40 |
$75 |
| Nano iPod 1st Generation (These are rarely ever available since these are the biggest point of failure in the Nano. A faster solution for you is to find a used Nano nearby.
Follow my instructions on "how to select a used iPod".) |
$30 |
$10 |
$40 |
$50 |
| iPod 4th Gen with Black and White screen |
$30 |
$20 |
$40 |
$60 |
| Photo iPod 4th Gen with color screen |
$55 |
$35 |
$40 |
$75 |
| Mini iPod 1st Generation |
$15 |
$5 |
$40 |
$45 |
| Mini iPod 2nd Generation |
$15 |
$5 |
$40 |
$45 |
I'm in Sonoma County... Northern California wine country.
If you live nearby, are traveling through or live in the San Francisco Bay Area bring your iPod to me and I can do the work while you wait or go wine tasting for a while. Send me an
email just to make sure I have on hand whatever parts your repair will require.
Call or email me
with questions or to set up a repair. You can also call, I am here most days from 8am to 8pm
Toll Free 1-877-iPod-Pro (1 - 877 - 476-3776)
Send the device to:
Frank Walburg
2145 Service Court
Santa Rosa, Ca 95403-3139
Methods of payment
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