the evil clicking noise of the Ipod

[aceboy]

i have a ipod video and i've had it for almost a year and now its clicking, sometimes it clicks sometimes not. when it clicks the song stops and i have no control, i have to wait until it goes dead and pug it back in for it to work. i jog with my ipod and i dont see how that can hurt it. i havnt really droped it( maybe 1 or 2 light falls). ive looked around on google and havnt found too much help. any help or hints will be appreciated.

[ninja9578]

The iPod itself is clicking? or it clicks in your headphones? The newer iPods don't have any moving parts so I don't know what could possible click. The older ones have hard drives, but they're pretty stable, it could be that. If you shake it while switching songs does it skip?

[aceboy]

i can put my ear to it and it clicks, here ill go check to see if its working agian........yes its working now (i left it alone for a hour). ok i shook it when i change songs, clicking started agian, no control now but the music still plays i just cant stop it or change it. im never jogging with it agian. (Help still needed)

[Ynot]

the infamous click of death it's usually the hard disk that's moved from it's mounting (I think the click is actually a cable rubbing against the platters) fix, open it up and re-seat the hard drive (you can do this yourself, or send it off to have it done)

[aceboy]

the infamous click of death it's usually the hard disk that's moved from it's mounting (I think the click is actually a cable rubbing against the platters) fix, open it up and re-seat the hard drive (you can do this yourself, or send it off to have it done) __________________ well im no genius when it comes to taking things apart hell ive never taken a electronic apart before and my parents could care less if it stoped working so getting it fixed at a store is not a option. could a person like me take it apart and fix it or do i need to find a experianced person?

[ninja9578]

iPods are difficult to get into because they are so tightly packed. You can do it yourself, but it'd be much better to take it to an Apple store. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKmkZhyz75k

[aceboy]

lets say i could get it to a ipod store, how much would it cost? i've heard its cheaper to buy a new one than to get it fixed.