Comments on: Fix your ipod by spanking it?

By: Don E

Don E — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:57:43 +0000

Or simply disassemble it and reseat the hard drive connector. Had the unhappy iPod symbol on the screen, tried the slap it, it started working, but it didn’t last.

I figured I had nothing to lose, so I dissembled it and reseated the hard drive connector. It’s been working just fine since then.

Cost of the repair – $0. Doesn’t get any better then that..

By: Cristina

Cristina — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:24:25 +0000

I can’t believe, I’ve been going crazy for about a week, I started thinking of buying a new one and i happened!!!! it works!! Mine is a U2 special edition ipod. First it would appear the apple icon, then sad face and then low battery if I connected it to the computer, on an on again, I spanked it and it works!!!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:52:54 +0000

WOW! I just tried this and it worked. Holy frickin’ crap. This is awesome!

By: Mom of sad ipod & sadder little girl

Mom of sad ipod & sadder little girl — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:45:16 +0000

WOW!! It freakin’ worked!! My 10year old has been coveting and hunting and Craigslisting and working her fanny off doing menial tasks for her big sisters to scrape money to buy and Ipod FOR MONTHS. She found her sister’s abandoned 20GB Classic that had a sad face years ago, that hadn’t been addressed because greedy big sister just bought a newer one with her Xmas money. Anyway, little sis and I took the sad ipod to the Apple store, and they said “oh sad face not good – new hard drive – you can trade it in for 10%” which got little one all happy – cuz she doens’t know that is pennies off something mommy can’t buy. I proceeded to reset it right there in the store and up it pops. Shame on them! Anyway 2 days later, same sad face and none of the resets will work at all. So, back to the Apple Genius Bar appointment, where they say it is not just the battery, but the hard drive. I found two slap repairs – one that you bang at the re-charge port (I didn’t like that one, so I didn’t) and the second, you hold it in the palm of your hand, LCD screen down and smack it hard like burbing a baby – two good smacks and it reset and is charging! WOO-HOO.

By: JF

JF — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:19:47 +0000

My Ipod (30GB) doesn’t turn on.I put on a charger-it says:the battery is very law,please wait.After the sad ipod icon appears.I tried to smacked,but nothing.For me it didn’t work:(If I take off from a charger and I try to turn it on,the sad icon still appears.Any explanation?

By: Sarah Walsh

Sarah Walsh — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:38:55 +0000

Thank you so much for this. My old U2 2Gen iPod has been ‘dead’ for 18 months and in my spring clean frenzy, I thought I’d give it one last attempt at CPR. I screwed up formatting the hard disk and thought it was a goner: sad mac, won’t mount, dead hard disk etc. Tried numerous utilities, but then I smacked it on the floor and the hard disk whirred into action and it just mounted immediately! I am over the moon, and absolutely amazed.

By: Lori

Lori — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:27:08 +0000

Well, wadda you know! My 20GB from five years ago is working again! Slap!!!

By: David Ballantine

David Ballantine — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:53:14 +0000

Worked like a dream – ipod was clickng and showing sad symbol – smacked it three times and hey presto a working and charging ipod – thanks very much

I love ipods !

By: Maxi Boy

Maxi Boy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:40:46 +0000

Worked for me, slapped 3rd gen 60 gig really hard while it was making the whirring and clicking noise, hey presto – saved a load of money buying a new one!
Thanks for the tip

By: ohshit

ohshit — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:39:04 +0000

what the hell this worked the first time
and then less than a fucking day later it
stopped working again and this smaking shit
will not work. i hate ipods i am on my 6th
one. this is bull shit.