IPod Photo Dead?

[vancejohns]

My 4th gen IPod (photo) has apparently given up. It stopped playing mid song and when I hit menu it shows no content. Now it just shows a dark screen unless I hold down the center button and menu to boot it. Then I get the expected apple icon, which alternates bright and dim and, after a few minutes goes dark again. I've tried the "slap" and, if I plug it in it stays bright. Any hints or is it time to give up?

[Consultant]

Try restoring it with iTunes to see if it's software corrupted by years of use.

Otherwise, the harddrive might be dead / dying? Happens with all harddrives with time.

[vancejohns]

I tried connecting to iTunes and iTunes did not recognize the iPod nor did the iPod realize that it was connected.

[tactician1016]

The only possible option is, charge fully, and see if anything happens. If not, you may need to, sadly, buy a new iPod. But seriously, if it got you that far, that's pretty good for an iPod.

[summertree002]

My 4th gen IPod (photo) has apparently given up. It stopped playing mid song and when I hit menu it shows no content. Now it just shows a dark screen unless I hold down the center button and menu to boot it. Then I get the expected apple icon, which alternates bright and dim and, after a few minutes goes dark again. I've tried the "slap" and, if I plug it in it stays bright. Any hints or is it time to give up?

is it because insufficient Storage Memory ? Maybe you should transfer some photos to your computer.

[OGDaniel]

Have you tried putting in recovery mode?

[OGDaniel]

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363