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iFlash is the main brand of flash card adapters for iPods, they are known for being the most reliable way to flashmod iPods, although they are more expensive than adapters found on eBay.

iFlash boards are a popular series of adapters, designed by Tarkan Akdam, that enables swapping the hard drives in iPod (classic) and iPod mini with solid-state storage, such as SD cards, CompactFlash cards, and SATA-based SSDs. A list of good SD cards for use with iFlash can be found here.

The iFlash website can be found here.

iFlash boards work with iPod (3rd generation) and later, and the iPod mini. Because iPod nano, shuffle and touch use soldered flash storage, it is impossible to use iFlash boards with them. iPod (2nd generation) and iPod (1st generation) struggle to run with iFlash boards because of a dependence on FireWire.

iFlash compatibility matrix (original battery)

Image Model Storage Medium Compatibility (iPod video/classic) Compatibility (iPod 4th gen/photo) Compatibility (iPod (3rd gen)) Compatibility (iPod mini) Price (USD)
IFlash CF.jpg iFlash-CF CF card Yes.png Compatible.
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. (160GB thick)
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. No.png Not compatible. $18
IFlash-Solo.jpg iFlash-Solo 1x SD card Yes.png Compatible.
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. (160GB thick)
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. No.png Not compatible. $33
IFlash-Dual Front.jpg iFlash-Dual 2x SD cards Yes.png Compatible.
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. (160GB thick)
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. No.png Not compatible. $40
IFlash-Quad.jpg iFlash-Quad 4x microSD cards Yes.png Compatible.
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. (160GB thick)
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. No.png Not compatible. $42
IFlash-Sata v7.jpg iFlash-Sata 1x mSATA SSD Yes.png Compatible.
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. (160GB thick)
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. No.png Not compatible. $40
IFlash-Sata v10.jpg iFlash-Sata v10 1x M.2 2230/42/60 SATA SSD Yes.png Compatible.
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. (160GB thick)
Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. Yesblue.png Compatible with adapter. No.png Not compatible. $40
IFlash-ATA1.jpg iFlash-ATA1 1x SD card No.png Not compatible. Yes.png Compatible. Yesblue.png Compatible but may cause stress on the hard drive ribbon cable. No.png Not compatible. $35
IFlash-SD-CF Adapter.jpg iFlash SD-CF Adapter 1x SD card Yesblue.png Compatible with iFlash-CF. Yesblue.png Compatible with iFlash-CF AND adapter. Yesblue.png Compatible with iFlash-CF AND adapter. Yes.png Compatible. $18

Other iFlash Products

Image Name Required for/used with Price (USD)
IFlash 4thG Convertor.jpg 4th Gen iPod to iFlash Converter Required for iPod photo, iPod (4th generation) and iPod (3rd generation) for most iFlash boards. $4.50
IFlash-HDD-Ribbon.jpg HDD Ribbon Required for 160 GB "thick" iPod classic (6th generation), released in 2007. Compatible with iPod video and all other iPod classic models. $2.50
IFlashCapacitorsForDIYmod.jpg Audio Capacitor Bypass Kit (iFlash) This is meant to use in the DIY Mod, where the user increases the line out sound quality by adding a higher quality capacitor. $7

iFlash compatibility matrix (large batteries)

Please note that all iPod classic (6th generation) 160 GB models (released between 2007 and 2008) require the iFlash ribbon cable in order to be compatible.


Image Model Storage Medium Compatibility (iPod video/classic, thin 2000mAh class) Compatibility (iPod video/classic, thin 3000mAh class) Compatibility (iPod video/classic, thick 2000mAh class) Compatibility (iPod video/classic, thick 3000mAh class) Price (USD)
IFlash CF.jpg iFlash-CF CF card Unknown. Unknown. Yes.png Compatible. Yes.png Compatible. $18
IFlash-Solo.jpg iFlash-Solo 1x SD card Yes.png Compatible. No.png Not compatible. Yes.png Compatible. Yes.png Compatible. $33
IFlash-Dual Front.jpg iFlash-Dual 2x SD cards Yes.png Compatible. No.png Not compatible. Yes.png Compatible. Yes.png Compatible. $40
IFlash-Quad.jpg iFlash-Quad 4x microSD cards Yes.png Compatible. Yesblue.png Depends on the specific battery model. Yes.png Compatible. Yes.png Compatible. $42
IFlash-Sata v7.jpg iFlash-Sata 1x mSATA SSD Unknown. Unknown. Unknown. Unknown. $40
IFlash-Sata v10.jpg iFlash-Sata v10 1x M.2 2230/42/60 SATA SSD Unknown. Unknown. Unknown. Unknown. $40
IFlash-ATA1.jpg iFlash-ATA1 1x SD card No.png Not compatible. No.png Not compatible. No.png Not compatible. No.png Not compatible. $35
IFlash-SD-CF Adapter.jpg iFlash SD-CF Adapter 1x SD card Unknown. Unknown. Yesblue.png Compatible with iFlash-CF. Yesblue.png Compatible with iFlash-CF. $18