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I recently replaced the screen and audio jack connection on my ipod classic, put it all together double checked all connections and the screen just stays white, I tried resetting holding down menu and center button, I tried resetting in itunes and the screen just turns grey and no luck, Im able to hear the click sound, play music and it works fine except for the whitescreen
Adam, try the old screen again and see if it functions. Check your cable connection, make sure it is inserted straight. Also, make sure that use a Classic display and not an iPod 5th gen Video display. The white screen means that your backlight is working but you are not receiving any video signal. This may be caused by a poorly seated ribbon cable, a bad connector or a bad LCD.
I also had this problem, I replaced 2 screens. The first didn’t light at all, was a cheap-o from amazon. The second screen was from ifixit. I was getting the white screen but everything else functioned. Where the LCD screen ribbon connects to the connector is a small, thin but wide, black piece of plastic. This locks the ribbon in place. I forgot to open the lock before I slid the ribbon in. Once I did this my problems were solved. Hooyah!
