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[flsh]

How do I fix it? It'll take some time before the battery dries up. Is there a way to shut it down otwerwise when it's locked up? Stupid product :\

 

[Geek]

Can I assume that you've held down both the Menu and Play buttons until it resets?

 

[SteveMeister]

Try this to reset it, assuming you don't have HOLD turned on:

1. Remove any headphones or accessories from the headphone jack
2. Make sure it's not connected to a dock or dock connector or computer
3. Turn HOLD on and then off again
4. Place the iPod on a flat surface
5. With the index finger of each hand, press and hold MENU and PLAY/PAUSE for at least 10 seconds, making sure your fingers & hands don't touch each other

The iPod should now reset itself. If it doesn't, there's a good chance it's a hard disk drive problem. I just went through the same exact thing with my nearly 3 year old 30GB 3rd gen iPod.

 

[Lil' Dice]

Switch the Hold button off/on; then hold the menu+select buttons down until the Apple logo appears. It may take 5-10 seconds.

 

[yoshifumi]

mine has locked up a few times recently, but every time manually resetting it works fine.

 

[flsh]

Tried with hold both on and off, 20+ seconds and nothing
Fuck this sucks, I had important things on it and I don't have them on my PC or anywhere else. It's a 20 gigs 4th iPod I bought last september :\
Fuck I'm pissed right now.

 

[Lil' Dice]

Tried with hold both on and off, 20+ seconds and nothing
Fuck this sucks, I had important things on it and I don't have them on my PC or anywhere else. It's a 20 gigs 4th iPod I bought last september :\
Fuck I'm pissed right now.

It's not just the HOLD button, you also have to press and hold the Menu+Select buttons down for 10 seconds.

 

[flsh]

I know... by 20+ seconds I ment I held the two buttons for 20+ seconds

 

[Lil' Dice]

Go to ipodlounge.com it's a really good site for everyhting iPod.

 

[God's Hand]

Just call Apple, send it in, and you'll get a new model.

 

[flsh]

That's my plan but there's a problem. I need to check if the company which imports them will do it for me or if I'll have to get my brother to do it (which will take a month and a half, just making the iPod a year old so he'll have to hurry :\)

 

[Cauliflower of Love]

Palm it and give it a little wack with your other hand. Works for most hd stuck players.

 

[keiichi]

Try running iPod update on it?

 

[GG-Duo]

Uh... MENU and PLAY?

you mean Center Button + Play, right? That's how I reset mine..

 

[flsh]

WTF?! Battery ran out. I recharged it and it's like new
I was hoping to get a new one with no scratches :lol