iPod Mini 1st Generation — Hard Drive Cable iPod Video 5th Generation or wrong-variant part explains the

or wrong-variant part explains the new symptom better than the battery itself

if reseating the cable stops the clicking

Configuration Capacity Setup Maximum Confirmed (adapter) 128GB up to 2TB (single-card flash adapter / Dual / Quad) offered in our builds quad-card flash adapter

Try a known-good cable and power source first

"description": "Refurbished iPod 3rd Generation 20GB White M9244LL/A (September 2003 refresh)

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