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gwuMACaddict

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Apr 21, 2003
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HELP!!

i'm in a bit of a bad mood about this... original iPod, when i start it up, i get the ugly folder with the exclamtion mark, like it can't find startup files or something... any brilliant ideas to fix this??
 
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gwuMACaddict said:
HELP!!

i'm in a bit of a bad mood about this... original iPod, when i start it up, i get the ugly folder with the exclamtion mark, like it can't find startup files or something... any brilliant ideas to fix this??

Plug into mac
Applications: Utilities
Open iPod software updater
Restore.
 
gwuMACaddict said:
HELP!!

i'm in a bit of a bad mood about this... original iPod, when i start it up, i get the ugly folder with the exclamtion mark, like it can't find startup files or something... any brilliant ideas to fix this??

Have you tried reformatting it with the iPod Software Update?
 
i hear you

mine did the very same thing....not sure what is wrong....i did some research and it needs a new harddrive when something like this happens....if anyone has any other ideas please inform me
thanx
 
Wes said:
Plug into mac
Applications: Utilities
Open iPod software updater
Restore.

yeah... this works... for like a week or two... then it does it again. wierd, eh? grrrr... maybe it's time for a mini...
 
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