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I have some serious problem here… I think I have a Faulty iPod. It is not the cable, it charges perfectly other iDevices. I have googled my problem so many times that I got tired of looking. Today, after several months I’m trying to revive it again! So some of the problems I have is: -Battery is completely discharged. (Screen doesn’t even turn on) -Faulty connection (By the iPod, not the cable) -I have tried holding the power and Home button, but it doesn’t turn on! I have sent it to get checked but they told me It could be a problem with the motherboard. However they weren’t people from an apple store. Apple stores do not exist in my country/state. I still think it is just dead and could be fixed by properly charging it. My questions are… Do I still have a chance on reviving my iPod? Is there a way to force-charge it? Ask if you need any details. I beg you.

Alan Pico, how about plug the iPod and hold the power and home buttons. If that fails, take a look in the dock connector and look for any broken, bend, or corroded pins. After that you can disassemble your iPod and use a multimeter to check the voltage on your logic board as well as your battery connection. That way you will know if you are getting enough/any power to the battery.

If you have a dead battery then the ipod not only will not charge it also will not turn on. My suggestion is put a new battery in it. p.s. plug the iPod and hold the power and home buttons

The weird thing about your issue is that, even if you keep it connected to the cable, it doesn’t start. That rules out a simple trouble with a worn out/defective/disconnected battery. If the battery was busted, but the iPod in working order, it should at least power up with the cable. So, the diagnosis they gave you seems correct: afterall, as you can see in this guide iPod Touch 3rd Generation Logic Board Replacement , the dock connector is soldered on the logic board. Thus, a preliminary troubleshooting (if you’ve not any other informations to give) will end to:

  1. Damaged Logic Board (the “Mother Board”)
  2. Broken/Desoldered Dock Connector (the “port” where you connect the cable) In the latter case, you may read this question Replacing The Docking Connector Involving your exact model. And it tells that replacing the Dock is a really hard work.

My iPod won’t turn on or charge and Idk if I should get a new one or not so I need help