Custom The Doors Jim Morrison Likeness Airbrush Artwork Apple 256GB Upgraded 5th generation iPod Classic Video PA003LL (originally an 60GB version with the 64MB RAM Motherboard)
 
This iPod has received several upgrades to breathe new life into it: 

  • The original 850mAh battery has been replaced with a new 2000mAh Sony Battery. This is huge battery upgrade for this device.  With a fully charged battery, playing music in random-mode with the volume at about 75%, you should get over 60 hours of continuous play-time (varies depending on screen brightness, volume level, music bit-rate, etc).  
  • The original internal mechanical hard drive has been replaced with 256GB of memory using Tarkans Quad iFlash adapter and populated with 4 Sandisk Ultra Plus Micro SDXC cards totaling 256GB!  The MicroSD cards were properly prepared & formatted FAT32 before installation to prevent any issues.  Some benefits of SD cards compared to mechanical hard disk drives are: they are faster, lighter, use far less power and are not prone to mechanical failure. The Tarkan Quad iFlash adapter is the most popular and reliable way to upgrade these iPods, intelligent power management with much lower power consumption than the original Hard drive, longer run-times and quicker user interface. With this much storage capacity, you can take your whole music collection with you, and enjoy hassle free listening without having to worry about streaming services.  Also, plenty of storage for lossless music, files like FLAC, ALAC, AIFF or WAV's.

  • New LCD Display Panel.
  • New White Headphone-Jack / Hold-Switch assembly.  
  • New Transparent Front Cover, Click wheel & Center-Select Button with Custom The Doors Singer Jim Morrison Likeness Airbrush Artwork. The backside of the transparent parts has been airbrushed with enamel artwork.  One-of-a-kind!
  • New Black Docking-Port Bezel. 
  • New BLUE Stainless-Steel SLIM Back Case with the Correct Storage Capacity etched-in: 256GB. 
  • Includes a USB-cable, Ear-Buds and Apple Power Cube. 
Since this iPod was originally the 60GB version it has 64MB of RAM on the system board, compared to the 30GB model which only has 32MB of RAM.  A 64MB motherboard runs faster and can handle more songs than the 32MB system board (see notes below from Tarkan).  

 

This iPod uses a Wolfson DAC, which many users feel is superior to the Cirrus DACs we see in today's iPods. This well-known audiophile-quality chip is ideal for FLAC and lossless files for the best possible sound reproduction. 


I've also installed the latest version of Rockbox which is considerably more functional and efficient than the stock Apple firmware.  One of the main goals of Rockbox is audio playback quality, so it includes a wider range of sound settings than the device’s original firmware. You can still boot into the original Apple firmware by holding down the Menu button during boot.  You can also just use iTunes to restore the device and remove Rockbox completely if you wish.  The theme-pack I currently have selected is one of many that Rockbox offers allowing you to customize the look and feel of the interface.  You can also copy music files to the device using Windows File Copy. To do this, reboot the iPod into the Apple disk-mode (Hold down the MENU button during boot), which gives better throughput and a stable-transfer, no disconnects or other glitches that sometimes happen during file-transfers with the iPod in the Rockbox disk-mode. 

 

Important Notes from Tarkan: 


The actual track limit?s will depend on your iTunes library and the amount of meta-data stored within (e.g. artist name, track name, genre, comments, album art, etc, etc). 


The track limits are a function of the iTunes database size and the memory (RAM) on the iPod motherboard (32MB versus 64MB), it is not a limitation of the iFlash adapters. 


Feedback from users, the limit range for the 30Gb model iPods can be anywhere from 10000 tracks to 30000 tracks. 


Reports for other (60Gb/80Gb) 5th Gen Classic iPods (Video) limits can range from 30000 tracks to 60000 tracks. 

The 6th Gen models (80Gb/120Gb/Thick 160Gb) are limited to LBA28 addressing by Apple, so these models will only show and use up to 128Gb of the storage installed ? The other iPod models have LBA48 addressing so do not have this limitation. 


This LBA28 Limitation can be removed by replacing the iPod operating system with an 3rd party OS such as Rockbox.  

 

There will be a clear protective coating on the front & back of the unit which you can peel off when you receive it. 


Please email me with any questions and thanks for looking!