Alright, y’all, I figured it out. It was very dirty inside. When I mean dirty, there was a solid ball of lint shaking around in there. So first things first, you need to look inside and clean off all the dust. That fixed the issue of it shutting off when trying to play a song with headphones in. The alarm beeping was the old way of saying that the battery was low. Since it wasn’t holding a charge, a battery replacement fixed the issue. Finally, I upgraded the iPod to flash storage because it was more reliable and the hard drive was failing as well. Hope this helps for any future people stuck!

Hello *Please read all before doing anything to the laptop* Liquid damage on laptops is extremely damaging because the entire motherboard or in this case, the logic board, is located directly underneath the keyboard. With only the keyboard to protect it on top, there are many gaps in it thus leaving coffee and water to get underneath rather easily and quite quickly. In this case, we have coffee. If the coffee had any type of sugar, milk, or flavoring inside of it… Then we have a slightly worse problem. Sugar, milk, or flavoring causes even more damage to logic boards on laptops than compared to water. On top of that, sugar tends to stay on a surface if it wasn’t sanitized as simply drying will do nothing. One thing I would recommend is to remove the motherboard and get 99% isopropyl alcohol, then use that to prepare an isopropyl alcohol bath for the motherboard. You want to try and get the sticky sugar residue that was left behind off of the motherboard. I HIGHLY recommend doing your research before doing...

Hello @marekschmidt This sounds like the battery might need to be replaced. As the model gets older and older as time goes by, the battery on these units will degrade to the point where they will no longer hold a charge. It could also be that the DS might not even take a charge but is showing the charging light. You can replace the battery and this will most likely solve the issue, but while you’re inside the device you can take a look at everything inside of it and confirm that everything inside looks good and clean. You also want to make sure that all connections are properly connected especially if the device had a very hard fall. Hope this helps!

Hello @gswartz So the difference between the A1661 model and the A1784 model is that the A1661 model is the GSM and CDMA model of the phone and is compatible with most carriers. However, this is not the same story with the A1784. The A1784 is strictly GSM and is compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile. The frequencies that the carriers use to transmit the data are different and that may be an issue later on. That’s why you generally want to stick with swapping out logic boards of the same model only. As far as sizing goes, it will fit but whether or not it will work is kind of a complicated story of “ifs” and “buts”. One good example is the iPhone 4. The iPhone 4 CDMA logic board will not work with the iPhone 4 GSM model as some of the parts are incompatible with each other. I’m not sure if this will be an issue if put in an iPhone 7 perspective though. I’m going to link an iFixit thread that explains this as well Changing logic board from different carriers

Hello @methika There is one reason that comes to mind when I think of an iPhone X or above missing true tone display. Every single iPhone’s screen is paired with the phone essentially at the birth of that iPhone when it comes to the iPhone X and up. When the iPhone’s screen gets replaced by a third party repair shop or by using any other parts other than the iPhone’s original screen, the true tone display of the device gets disabled automatically. There is no way to recover this by yourself unless you have the original screen that came with the phone and transfer the serial code using various methods. IF you really want true tone display back and do not have the original screen, then you will, unfortunately, have to get the screen replaced and redone at Apple.

Hello @eugene808 You can disable the iPhone by logging into your iCloud on iCloud.com and use Find my iPhone. On that screen, you locate the iPhone if it had the same iCloud account located on there. Afterward, you just select “erase device” and the iPhone will be erased to factory settings. The passcode will also be wiped along with all other data.

Hello @pearlsyle I was pretty sure from the start, but I double-checked to make sure that this is the answer. Unfortunately, unless you have a backup of your iPhone using iTunes or iCloud then I’m very sorry but there is really no way to recover that data on your own. The iOS security features are very secure and thus you would need to wipe the iPhone and set it into recovery mode in order to restore functionality to the phone. This also means wiping the data. This is why Apple stresses regularly backing up your iPhone in the case of incidents like these. If you want to proceed with only restoring the iPhone’s functionality: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204306 There may be signs of hope if you want to do this yourself, but you MUST meet these very specific requirements. (1) The iPhone must be below an iPhone 4S: Not Possible. (2) The iPhone must be iOS 10 or below (3) You must know the phone’s password The only solution I can think of if you want to recover the data is to purchase a program or service...

Hello, According to the model number you supplied, it is an iPhone 7 plus. I highly recommend looking at this article if you are unsure. Apple provides a guide to see what type of iPhone you have. One good way to check is the phone body, if it has glass on its back, it could be an iPhone 8 or above. If the back is full aluminum, it could be an iPhone 7 or below. Another way to tell is the camera. Just looking at the camera is a ready sign of what iPhone it is. EDIT: I forgot to mention the color. The website I gave shows you the colors that are available for each model. That way, you can confirm the iPhone model. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201296

Hello @rhondson It’s most likely the battery. It may be dead or just connected poorly. If it had a VERY hard fall, then this may have caused it. A replacement can be used, but if the problem still persists, it’s a bad logic board. The only reason I would suggest trying the battery replacement first is that the issue of it not holding the charge is associated with the battery. A faulty battery can cause the device not to perform correctly or just simply crash. Or in other words, it will just freak out because it can’t get the power it needs to work. The refurbished battery could also possibly be a cheap brand that didn’t last very long, and thus caused this issue. Investing in a good battery will give you good battery life.

Hello @jmckne As long as there are no issues with the iPhone 8’s logic board causing the power button not to work, then you should be good to go. Compatibility wise, logic board replacements are fine if they are the same model and size. Just make sure to transfer the fingerprint sensor as that is paired with every single iPhone 8 logic board.