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iPod classic 2 gen 128GB Taptic Engine 3000mah battery

iPod Restoration Initially the iPod came with a 20GB HDD, but I always wanted more storage. It all started with some videos I saw on YouTube and other networks like this same network. I bought a FireWire 400 to FireWire 800 cable. After many attempts and trying other cables like USB to FireWire (I don't recommend this combination to anyone) because I ended up burning a circuit on the board 🥹 I was very angry about losing one of my babies.

Now my procedure for anyone who wants to do it safely. On a Mac 💻 with a FireWire 400 or FireWire 800 port (buy corresponding cables) no USB. I recommend macOS High Sierra, iTunes can still connect to Apple servers.

A CF adapter is required, a 128GB CF card is recommended. I don't know if it will work with a CF to microSD adapter. Also a compatible version of Carbon Copycloner. Connect the iPod via FireWire and the CF reader with its respective card. First erase CF cards macOS plus with record and Apple partition map.

Now open carbon copycloner Simply clone the iPod drive to the new drive, remove the copycloner options, we just want it to erase all the content.

Now it's time to change the new storage on the iPod. Use the CF adapter seen in the image, many will already know it, it costs €7 on AliExpress. When you make the storage change, the Mac will recognize it, (it takes a long time to appear in iTunes) patience. iTunes will show 127gb Now we just have to restore and voila, new iPod with 119gb of storage!

When everything is working 🫶 I thought a little more and decided to expand the battery and install a Taptic Engine 😱 it was not an easy task.

iPod classic 2 gen 128gb 3000mah battery and Taptic Engine