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Gigabeat F40 hdd upgrade

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lights0ut:
I know there are a few threads on this topic but I have a specific question for those that have successfully upgraded their gigabeats with the 120GB toshiba MK1214GAH. I have been able to get the device to boot with the new drive, but when I close the case up I sometimes get a white screen or the screen will just flash for a millisecond. It looks like it has something to do with the zif cable not bending properly, so my question is, is there any trick to bending the zif cable correctly? (yes, I am using A LOT of electrical tape over everything ;) )

psycho_maniac:
just guessing but maybe the cable is bad? i heard that since there so cheap you should buy 2 of them just in case. i hope to upgrade mine to 120 soon as i only have an F80 and i only have 14 gigs free on it.

lights0ut:
i figured it is the cable, I've ordered another 3 so I should be OK, I'm just wondering if there was a proper way to bend the cable.

psycho_maniac:
im wondering if there should be a wiki page of all the modded players and the people who modded them. that way it would be easier to find somebody who has a mod if another user wanted to try it.
here is documentation of one F120.
http://www.head-fi.org/forums/f15/gigabeat-f120-f40-hdd-mod-120gb-actually-works-384271/

krazykit:
I had this same problems; the gigabeat would work fine with the case open but get the white screen when closed.  Your ZIF connector is shorting on the hard drive.  put a piece of tape on the metal case right by where the connector inserts so as to prevent shorting.

See this image for something a bit more clear.

Edit: I too initially thought it was an issue with the hard bends required in fitting the zif cable, but after fixing the short, the device worked despite the bends. 

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