My ipod need help!!

[Gurtej05]

I'm not sure if this is the right section for this but on Wednesday I drained my battery and then I connected it to my computer yesterday but nothing is happening to it the screen is blank and the wire is connected properly too and I tried 3 different ports but nothing seems to happen to it and it wont charge or do anything i left it over night thinking it may start up and get charged but the screen is still blank and nothing is happening to it. I'm getting very frustrated with and i don't want to buy another one anyone know how to fix my problem or any place i can take it to get it fixed

[mikeyjo]

Used to be able to hold select and play for a few seconds and that would hard reboot the unit. not sure if it still works on newer models.

[Gurtej05]

Yeah mines an old model but the ipod is completely drained out of battery life and i connected it to the computer to recharge it but nothing is happening

[mikeyjo]

I have an older mini and it's happened to me before. Some combo of plugging into power supply, reset, smacking.... got it to work.

Maybe you could leave it plugged in for a bit and try again.

[Gurtej05]

i left it plugged in for a whole day and nothing happend i think its too fragile for smacking since its the old nano

[mikeyjo]

Apple must have an FAQ about it.

[Gurtej05]

I checked and it says hold the middle button down but thats only if it is on then i can reboot it but its dead :mad:

[Zonyc]

make sure the usb port you have it connected to; try moving it to another one. Go out and pick up the wall-plug adaptor for your charger. It connects the usb port to a wall charger basically.

if that doesnt work, find out if you have waranty still or not. If not, ebay a battery, they're pretty easy to put in.

[RaoulDuke45]

try the middle button and the menu button at the same time

[GracefulToke]

This exact thing happened to me. It really pissed me off, i couldn't get it working, i tried for weeks... and just got more frustrated. Then we took it to the Apple store in Toronto, and it was just because the battery was so low that my computer couldn't give enough juice for it to start at all, and we had to buy this adaptor that plugged into a wall outlet, and had the USB connection for you iPod cord.

[r0k]

Yeah dude send it to Apple and demand a new one.

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

Congradulations, you've just discovered the horrible evil that is the Ipod battery. I've had 3 Ipod mini's replaced under one warranty, and every one has had it's battery die. I charge it for any amount of time, and within 2 seconds of playing something it'll stop with the "low battery" sign.

Apple is evil. The ipod interface is fantastic, but they'll give you one battery after another that'll crap out.

[Gurtej05]

where in Toronto is the apple store

[GracefulToke]

There is one in the Yorkdale mall. I think there is one in the Eaton Centre as well... just type it in google, and you'll find all the locations. The adaptor worked great, but it was about 50$ at the time.

[crudemood]

yeah just bring it into the apple store. i think the battery is totally dead as in it cannot be recharged, it happened to mine. they'll replace it right there for you. if you make an appointment etc. apple is great otherwise. lol

[Gurtej05]

Thanks for all the help and i hope i can get it working again

[GracefulToke]

Keep rockin. haha.:hippy:

[Gurtej05]

thanks man keep tokin:jointsmile:

[AngeGa80's]

not to long ago I dropped mine in water. i though it was done . then it would play but not turn off . i just waited it out . then my hubby took it apart to dry it more . now it just takes longer to come on . when it does come on it blinks like a light bulb flash.