Ipod Classic 6th gen 2nd revision doesn´t turn on

Hello,

A month ago a bought an ipod classic 7th gen from a guy who tried to dissasemble the ipod and failed miserably, broke the chassis, the screen ben the front and back plate,etc.

When i arrived home i tested it to see if was actually working, and the screen in spite of beeing damage, displayed some stuff, white and black screen mostly, but it worked. Fastforward a month and i now have the parts needed for the repair, replaced the parted, reassembled it, and before closing it giving it a final test.

Now it doesn´t work, at all. Connected another working battery, no luck, another HDD, neither, SD card, it changed nothing. I tried connecting it to my pc to see if it gets recognized by itunes or as a partition in case the display is defective, but no luck.

I'm afraid that i might of been to forceful when trying to separate the mobo from the chassis, and in doing so, unsoldering some component here and there. I tested some terminals. Battery pins are ok, display ok, HDD pins ok. pins and some components(haven´t tested all of them) getting their respective voltages, so most seems ok, yet the ipod won´t turn on. Ok continuity, no heat, no shorts found yet.

So, here i am, with an ipod mobo and spare parts i can do nothing with atm.

If you have any suggestions as to what may be the problem, i would be much appreciated

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Image of the MoBo

https://preview.redd.it/974qqb196rk91.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d2992442adfe860ca949baa93d576d4e7832c60

Posted Aug 30, 2022, 1:25 AM UTC

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NICK75704•

You may need to attach the battery and use a FireWire charger to give it some extra juice. Sometimes after just sitting for a while this will happen.

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0Max00OP•

Everything but the moBo is new, so, sadly, it isn't an critically discharge battery. I also tried connecting a known working and charged battery, still no luck.

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