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iPod Video 5G — Factory Original Logic Board (80GB 5.5G Enhanced)
Used (Apple Original) · Model A1136
$195.95
Also for the iPod Video 5th Gen: 30GB (5G) $90.95 · 30GB (5.5G Enhanced) $105.95 · 60GB (5G) $135.95 · See all
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About this part
Overview
Replacement logic board for iPod Video 5G. It ties together power, storage, connection, display, audio, and controls, so use it after the easier connected parts, cables, and connectors have been checked. Also called the motherboard.
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What Is Included
What this part might fix
Help pages, step by step, for problems this part might fix:
- Won't turn on
- Got wet
- Won't play music
- Overheating
- Not showing up in iTunes
- Won't charge
- Keeps turning off
- Black screen
- Headphone jack not working
- Buttons not working
- White screen
- No sound
- Please wait, very low battery
- Lines on screen
- iPod Video headphone jack and Hold switch
- Center button not working
- Click wheel not working
- Volume too low or stuck
- Backlight not working
- Static noise
- Flash mod problems
- Stuck in disk mode
- Won't sync
- Won't restore
- Won't hold a charge
- Dropped
- Not working after a repair
Fit and specs
Which Board Is In Your iPod?
Do this before you choose, because the outside of the iPod cannot answer it. Every iPod Video reads A1136 on the back — the 2005 originals and the 2006 Enhanced models alike — so the model number decides nothing here. The board number and the memory decide everything.
Three checks, in order
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Read the number printed on the board. Open the iPod and read the silk-screened part number on the board itself.
820-1975-Ais the family this listing belongs to, from the 2006 5.5G Enhanced.820-1763-Ais the original 2005 5th generation family and has its own pages. Boards from the two families cross-fit inside the Video range, but they are not the same part and we list them separately. - Read the memory option. Each family was built in a 32 MB and a 64 MB version. Apple paired the 32 MB version with the 30GB builds and the 64 MB version with the 60GB and 80GB builds, so your original order number tells you which one left the factory in your iPod: MA446LL/A and MA444LL/A (the Enhanced 30GB) carry the 32 MB board, MA450LL/A and MA448LL/A (the Enhanced 80GB) carry the 64 MB board.
- Match the case depth. The 30GB is the thin case; the 60GB and 80GB are the thick one. Case depth governs the battery, the backplate and the headphone-and-Hold assembly rather than the board, but it is the quickest confirmation that you have identified the right build.
This listing is the 64 MB option of the 820-1975-A board, for the 80GB Enhanced iPod Video. “Enhanced” is Apple's Fifth Generation iPod (Late 2006): the same A1136 body with a brighter display, on-device Search, gapless playback and improved video decoding — which is what tells an Enhanced build apart from a 2005 original before you read the board. The 32 MB option of the same board is the 30GB Enhanced page — match the memory your iPod left the factory with unless you deliberately want the other. Owners who have swapped up report the extra memory helps the iPod get at a large library on a big drive rather than improving sound or video; we do not promise a track count for either option, and we confirm the exact board and memory option before it ships.
Specifications & Fitment
Part Details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Model Number | A1136 |
| EMC | EMC 2065 |
| Condition | Used — factory original Apple part. Normal cosmetic wear expected. |
| Release family | 5.5G Enhanced / 2006 |
| Memory (this listing) | 64 MB |
| Memory as shipped by Apple | 32 MB with the 30GB builds, 64 MB with the 60GB and 80GB builds |
| Known board family |
820-1975-A family; confirm marking before ordering |
| Case depth | Thick as shipped; apart from their memory, all four iPod Video boards are compatible |
| Main SoC | PortalPlayer PP5021C-TDF |
| Video/display controller | Broadcom BCM2722 |
| Audio CODEC | Wolfson WM8758BG |
Compatible Variants
| Order Number | Capacity | Color | Case | Compatible | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA146LL/A | 30GB | Black | thin (0.43 in) | Yes— compatible (cross-compatible board) | 5G/5.5G logic boards are cross-compatible; this 64MB board replaces the 32MB original; owners report the larger memory mainly helps the iPod get at a big library, not audio or video quality |
| MA446LL/A | 30GB | Black | thin (0.43 in) | Yes— compatible (cross-compatible board) | 5G/5.5G logic boards are cross-compatible; this 64MB board replaces the 32MB original; owners report the larger memory mainly helps the iPod get at a big library, not audio or video quality |
| MA452LL/A | 30GB | U2 Special | thin (0.43 in) | Yes— compatible (cross-compatible board) | 5G/5.5G logic boards are cross-compatible; this 64MB board replaces the 32MB original; owners report the larger memory mainly helps the iPod get at a big library, not audio or video quality |
| MA664LL/A | 30GB | U2 Special | thin (0.43 in) | Yes— compatible (cross-compatible board) | 5G/5.5G logic boards are cross-compatible; this 64MB board replaces the 32MB original; owners report the larger memory mainly helps the iPod get at a big library, not audio or video quality |
| MA002LL/A | 30GB | White | thin (0.43 in) | Yes— compatible (cross-compatible board) | 5G/5.5G logic boards are cross-compatible; this 64MB board replaces the 32MB original; owners report the larger memory mainly helps the iPod get at a big library, not audio or video quality |
| MA444LL/A | 30GB | White | thin (0.43 in) | Yes— compatible (cross-compatible board) | 5G/5.5G logic boards are cross-compatible; this 64MB board replaces the 32MB original; owners report the larger memory mainly helps the iPod get at a big library, not audio or video quality |
| MA147LL/A | 60GB | Black | thick | Yes— compatible (cross-compatible board) | 5G/5.5G logic boards are cross-compatible — 60GB units accept the 80GB Enhanced board |
| MA003LL/A | 60GB | White | thick | Yes— compatible (cross-compatible board) | 5G/5.5G logic boards are cross-compatible — 60GB units accept the 80GB Enhanced board |
| MA450LL/A | 80GB | Black | thick | Yes— stock match | — |
| MA448LL/A | 80GB | White | thick | Yes— stock match | — |
Install and repair
Install Overview
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Which board do I need, and will another capacity's board work?
All four iPod Video boards are compatible apart from their memory (32MB on the 30GB boards, 64MB on the others): match the memory your iPod had. The one exception: only the 80GB Enhanced board runs the stock 80GB hard drive.
On the physical question, a same-model answer to an owner asking about a 30GB board in a 60GB Video is direct: "yes, it will fit. You can also use an 80GB logic board in your model." One owner also rebuilt a Video with an Enhanced board. What differs is memory — the 30GB boards carry less than the 60/80GB boards — and that governs how large a track database the iPod can hold.
Expect to restore after a board change: a restore erases everything on the iPod, songs included, so copy your music off first. A board that ran hot with a melting smell needs its battery and connector checked before it is condemned: in the owner report behind this question it turned out to be a mis-seated connector. We confirm the exact board and memory option before it ships rather than promising that any board works in any build.
The screen stayed dark after a rebuild and the ribbon's locking bar broke off. What now?
The display ribbon is held by a black plastic tab that flips up on the board-side connector. When that lock breaks, the ribbon can sit in place without making reliable contact, and the iPod runs on happily — storage spinning, wheel clicking — with nothing on screen.
Check the ordinary explanation first: a blank or abnormal display is usually a loose display cable, so re-seat the ribbon square and close whatever lock remains before concluding anything. With the lock gone, owners hold the ribbon down against the connector; that is a workaround rather than a repair, and pressure applied wrongly damages the flex.
The lock is part of the board's connector, so our fix for a broken one is a new logic board. Rather than solder on an inferior aftermarket part (a third-party port, latch or chip), we fit an original Apple logic board to ensure the highest quality repair. In this case the panel itself is rarely at fault — a screen that has never been shown a signal is not a failed screen.
Is this new or used?
This non-custom replacement is factory-original Apple hardware in used condition. Custom-color new exterior parts use separate custom-color pages.
How should movement-sensitive audio be weighed against dock and headphone tests?
If sound returns, clears, or changes when movement or contact pressure changes the symptom, treat that as a board-level audio clue. On the 5G/5.5G Video, that points to the logic board before another headphone jack.
It works plugged in but dies when unplugged: battery or board?
That is most likely the battery: it starts on the charger but dies unplugged. If it is dead even on a known-good charger and cable, the logic board is more likely.
How does the dock line-out tell the headphone jack from the board?
Sound from the dock but not from the headphones points to the headphone jack; no sound from either points to the logic board.
Which power and charging signs point to the board?
A damaged battery connector, a lifted connector, abnormal USB current, localized heat, a blown fuse or dock inductor damage point to the board, but only after the battery, cable, dock and seating checks.
It charges from one source but not another. Does that mean the board?
A FireWire source charging the iPod does not test the USB connection or the whole charging circuit: try a known-good USB cable and a port on the computer itself (not the keyboard's) before deciding which part is at fault. An aged battery can still take wall current while refusing a computer's, so a split like that is a clue, not a verdict.
The dock opening is damaged: bezel or board?
Dock-opening damage comes in three kinds: the plastic dock bezel, dirty or bent visible pins, and the soldered 30-pin connector on the logic board. A cracked plastic surround can be a bezel job; a damaged connector body or a failed pin means a new logic board (the dock connector is part of it).
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