My ipod wont turn on, i donot know what to do
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I had this same issue with my daughters ipod. Everything I read didn't help. Hers was saying 'Windows can't recognise the usb device, it has malfunctioned'.
I tried the 'Hold down On/Off and the Home key at the same time' didn't work.
I tried the 'Hold down the Home key while plugging into computer' didn't work.
This is what I did to get hers going again, after trying everything else for days.
1. Start itunes.
2. Plug ipod into computer (you will get the usb has malfuntioned balloon come up, just ignore this everytime it somes up)
3. Hold down the On/Off key and the Home key at the same time
After 10 seconds release the On/Off key, but KEEP HOLDING the Home key down
(it takes about 20 seconds or more)
4. itunes then recognised the ipod and let me restore it to the original settings
I really hope this helps someone as I was so frustrated that all the options that worked for everyone else wouldn't work for me.
Good Luck.
I tried the 'Hold down On/Off and the Home key at the same time' didn't work.
I tried the 'Hold down the Home key while plugging into computer' didn't work.
This is what I did to get hers going again, after trying everything else for days.
1. Start itunes.
2. Plug ipod into computer (you will get the usb has malfuntioned balloon come up, just ignore this everytime it somes up)
3. Hold down the On/Off key and the Home key at the same time
After 10 seconds release the On/Off key, but KEEP HOLDING the Home key down
(it takes about 20 seconds or more)
4. itunes then recognised the ipod and let me restore it to the original settings
I really hope this helps someone as I was so frustrated that all the options that worked for everyone else wouldn't work for me.
Good Luck.
Try pressing the center button and the menu button at the same time until it resets.
SOLUTION:
Sorry for the caps lock, it always pisses me off to have to read through 5 pages of annoying people going "hey me too" to get any relevant information. Any way:
This is usually caused by the Ipod not recognizing the hard drive. Your hard drive is most likely broken. Go to www.ifixit.com, look up your ipod model in repair guides, and follow the steps to stick a new one in. Or, you can try the dropping method, which involves dropping from a certain height, you'll have to look it up since it might just fix sad face, not the url. But if you use this, it is by no means stable and your hard drive will most likely break again soon, so BACK UP YOUR MUSIC. Or, if you are too lazy to fix it and the drop method wont work, you'll either have to send it in or try to find a local, cheaper repairman. Try craigslist.
Sorry for the caps lock, it always pisses me off to have to read through 5 pages of annoying people going "hey me too" to get any relevant information. Any way:
This is usually caused by the Ipod not recognizing the hard drive. Your hard drive is most likely broken. Go to www.ifixit.com, look up your ipod model in repair guides, and follow the steps to stick a new one in. Or, you can try the dropping method, which involves dropping from a certain height, you'll have to look it up since it might just fix sad face, not the url. But if you use this, it is by no means stable and your hard drive will most likely break again soon, so BACK UP YOUR MUSIC. Or, if you are too lazy to fix it and the drop method wont work, you'll either have to send it in or try to find a local, cheaper repairman. Try craigslist.
Jun 22, 2010 at 02:58 PM