But logic boards are components
like any other, and they go bad from time to time. If yours is
making you clinical, cynical, or fanatical because it??™s not so
logical or dependable (in fact, it??™s a vegetable), replacing the
logic board is the cure, as we show in this chapter. The cure
to Supertramp, however, we have not yet discovered.
Check the Signs of a Bad Logic Board
The logic board is the brain of your iPod. No joke??”your iPod is a miniature
computer. The logic board contains the microprocessor as well as the connections
to the various other components and systems: the battery, the hard drive or flash
memory, the display, the audio, the data ports, and so on. If something goes
wrong with your logic board, it??™s not unlike massive head trauma in a human.
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A bad logic board reveals itself in different ways. Your iPod might not turn on,
even when you plug it into a charger. If the iPod does turn on, it might show the
sad face or the folder icon, or it might freeze on the Apple logo.
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