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iPod Video 5th gen - white screen, no video, won't turn off

Jul 19, 2009 8:02AM PDT

Greetings.

I have an iPod video that recently has been giving me quite a bit of trouble. The lcd doesn't display the menu or anything 98% of the time. The backlight turns on so it's powered, but I can't see the menu or anything else. When I turn it off, dark lines run across the screen. The lines also sometimes appear as colored lines when the screen is lit.

Also it doesn't want to turn off via holding the center and menu buttons. It will go dark, then I'll feel some minor mechanical vibrations/clicking followed by an audible click (not the wheel). If I let the buttons go after about 10 seconds the screen turns on again to white screen without any video.

If I keep holding down the center and menu buttons, then it will continue to do cycles of the mechanical movements followed by the audible click, then do the movements and click again and again. Once I let go, the white screen reappears.

I've tried accessing the diagnostic mode, but that doesn't work since it just starts up in the white screen mode with no video.

I'm way past my warrenty. I've already opened my iPod several times to ensure all of the wires are firmly attached. I think its the LCD, but since it has trouble turning completely off, I wasn't sure if that means it's actually the logic board.

Any suggestions? Would it be a smart to try replacing the LCD screen? Is it the logic board? Or is it R.I.P. for my iPod?

Thanks!

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5 gen video iPod with a white screen
Jul 6, 2012 9:51AM PDT

Did you ever find out what was up with your iPod with the white screen? I have one, and it has done the exact same thing. Any advice to pass on?

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A little search
Jul 6, 2012 9:54AM PDT