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iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)

a customer brought their iPod in to work today to get a replacement. the iPod was in 3 pieces... :(

(WARNING: THE FOLLOWING IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART)

i stared in horror as a cradled the poor little iPod in my hand. the front and back had been split apart and the hard drive had popped out. i fiddled with the components with a gruesome fascination... now i've finally seen the internal organs of an iPod up close.

cause of death? it fell while the user was riding a bicycle.

i decided to grab a sony dsc-p10 camera off display and take a few photos, mostly personal reference, but i thought someone here might want them, or might want to post them on here for all users to see. they are 5 megapixel pictures, although they don't look that great because lighting was less than ideal, and i should have put the camera on macro mode. duh.

if anyone wants them, let me know. if enough people want them, if a user could post them up here, that would be cool too (i have no idea how).

if this is all been said and done before, then carry on as usual. :)
[1116 byte] By [geistwerks] at [2007-11-9 13:10:27]
# 1 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
i want to see, cant help with hosting tho

mike
mcwacko1213 at 2007-11-15 14:15:35 >
# 2 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
that's cool. send me a private message with your email and i will send them to you. 8 photos total.
geistwerks at 2007-11-15 14:16:29 >
# 3 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
i can help with hosting mate, will resize and compress as needed also...email them over to me @ monkeytronix@ntlworld.com :)
moving shadow at 2007-11-15 14:17:27 >
# 4 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
ok, moving shadow, i sent them to you. i compressed them a bit, so it's about 3 MB (sorry). like i said, they aren't perfect, but a couple aren't too bad, and the text on the battery is readable.

they are kinda interesting though. :)

p.s. love your name. one of my favorite record labels since bombscare... :)
geistwerks at 2007-11-15 14:18:30 >
# 5 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
heres just a few important bits from geistwerks pics:)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/monkeytronix/ipod1.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/monkeytronix/ipod2.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/monkeytronix/ipod3.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/monkeytronix/ipod4.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/monkeytronix/ipod5.jpg
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/monkeytronix/ipod6.jpg
moving shadow at 2007-11-15 14:19:29 >
# 6 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
thanks, moving shadow. how come those shots look better than what i looked at? :) nice one though!
geistwerks at 2007-11-15 14:20:39 >
# 7 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
The horror! :eek:

Actually, the pictures aren't as bad as you made them out you be...the iPod broke pretty cleanly...
ZoidbergD at 2007-11-15 14:21:33 >
# 8 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
Yo...........My eyes are burning!
jasonmccabe at 2007-11-15 14:22:36 >
# 9 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
Poor little iPod. :(

More importantly, did the warranty cover it? Or did the store consider the damage to be excessive force (or whatever it is they say when it's the cutomer's fault for dropping it on its head)?
caterinka at 2007-11-15 14:23:34 >
# 10 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
we replaced it, believe it or not. the tech manager popped it back together and said it was now replaceable. the poor little ipod even tried to start itself back up, over and over again, but the HD was toast. the "folder with the exclamation point" icon appeared over and over again after the apple logo on start up.
geistwerks at 2007-11-15 14:24:35 >
# 11 Re: iPod Autopsy (w/photos available)
thats a tough story to hear man. Good luck on replacement
Infamouschitlin at 2007-11-15 14:25:36 >
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