ipod wont do anything

fivetoadsloth · Nov 16, 2006, 07:17 PM

hey a friend has a 60 gig ipod, first 5 gen, and he fully charged it and ejected it, now it wont turn on, reset, and the computer wont recognize it. He runs windows xp and really really needs it fixed. any help? sorry if this was answered in another thread. any ideas are appreciated.

fivetoadsloth · Nov 16, 2006, 07:41 PM

if you need any more info feel free to ask, he tried the 5 R's. He really needs it fixed, without sending it to apple.

mad jew · Nov 16, 2006, 07:50 PM

Well, try connecting it to a different machine to see if it has more luck being recognised there. If you connect it to a Mac, see whether Disk Utility recognises it and if so, then erase it and format it as FAT32.

2nyRiggz · Nov 16, 2006, 07:51 PM

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60942

Did you read up on that?
Can he check it with another computer?
Sometimes if you download the firmware it will detect the ipod..

Bless

fivetoadsloth · Nov 16, 2006, 08:02 PM

thanks alot, right now he diesnt have acess to a mac but ill offer to see what "magic i can work with it", and told him to try leaving unpluged for 24 hours and try again as the site said, thanks alot to both of you, any more ideas?
his dad will go beserk if they have to send it in again.

Nov 16, 2006, 07:17 PM	#1
fivetoadsloth macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2006	ipod wont do anything hey a friend has a 60 gig ipod, first 5 gen, and he fully charged it and ejected it, now it wont turn on, reset, and the computer wont recognize it. He runs windows xp and really really needs it fixed. any help? sorry if this was answered in another thread. any ideas are appreciated.
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Nov 16, 2006, 07:50 PM	#3
mad jew Demi-God (Moderator emeritus) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Adelaide, Australia	Well, try connecting it to a different machine to see if it has more luck being recognised there. If you connect it to a Mac, see whether Disk Utility recognises it and if so, then erase it and format it as FAT32. __________________ Some things are better mad...
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Nov 16, 2006, 07:51 PM	#4
2nyRiggz macrumors 603 Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Thank you Jah...I'm so Blessed	http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60942 Did you read up on that? Can he check it with another computer? Sometimes if you download the firmware it will detect the ipod.. Bless __________________ I take everything to Jah in prayer 2ny, do something righteous with your life..
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Nov 16, 2006, 07:41 PM	#2
fivetoadsloth Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2006	if you need any more info feel free to ask, he tried the 5 R's. He really needs it fixed, without sending it to apple.
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Nov 16, 2006, 08:02 PM	#5
fivetoadsloth Thread Starter macrumors 65816 Join Date: Aug 2006	thanks alot, right now he diesnt have acess to a mac but ill offer to see what "magic i can work with it", and told him to try leaving unpluged for 24 hours and try again as the site said, thanks alot to both of you, any more ideas? his dad will go beserk if they have to send it in again.
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