ipod touch gen 1 wifi not work-can i replace?

[romulan]

hi,
ive been given 2 ipod touches, 1 the wifi is greyed out and the other the screen doesnt respond to touch.
question is- can i take the wifi module from 1 and put in in the other, and how difficult would this be.

cheers
ade

 

[Macky]

As a guess I'd say, almost impossible.

 

[Westyfield2]

In theory yes, just swap over the chip. It's a Marvell W8686B22.

But in reality..... have a read of http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPod-Touch-1st-Generation/596/1 and cry at how tiny it all is! Attatching the new chip to the PCB would be a nightmare, unless you're gonna swap the whole Logic Boards over...

Swapping the screens would be easier I reckon.