Ipod 4g - Reset Loop

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marvPod

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12. March 2006 @ 07:30

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Hi!

I have a Ipod 4th generation (ipod photo) 30 gb.
I bought my ipod in the end of march 2005.
I have the following problem:
My ipod wont turn on, if I press a couple of buttons, the ipod changes to the black screen with the white apple on it, and then changes to the sad ipod icon, and then goes back off.

if I try to connect my ipod to my laptop (via Usb 2.0) the apple appears again, and then eventually changes to the black & white battery bar and the lighting. of course neither windows nor itunes wont recgonize my ipod.
the ipod homepage says that I might have to charge the ipod approximately 30 minutes before it will be recgonized, but after a couple of minutes charging via computer the black screen with the apple appears again. after that the charging starts over, but it looks like that apple eliminates the charge, so I can never charge the ipod for 30 minutes.
basically the same thing happens if I try to charge it via the plug in the wall/power cord.

Is my battery broken ?

if i want to set my ipod to disk mode it doesnt work either.

I tried everything I could think of to fix it, but it aint working.

My ipod is basically hang up in a reset loop, it goes from normal (asleep) to the reset screen to the sad ipod smiley back to normal.
I cant charge it, cant plug it into a computer and disk mode doesnt work either.
Can anybody help me ?

thank you guys for every comment!
Marv

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iPod_luva

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12. March 2006 @ 09:10

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well it seems there is a few problems. if its under its 12 month warranty i'd take it back to the apple store

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marvPod

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12. March 2006 @ 09:35

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well the problem is that I used to live in Berlin, Germany where I bought my ipod and now I am in the Us, missouri...

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Lethal_B

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12. March 2006 @ 12:50

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The sad icon, in my experiences generally means there is an internal error. Send it back to Apple (Germany or U.S) - as you are still under warranty, you are covered for all technical eventualities..

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marvPod

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17. March 2006 @ 03:19

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sorry for doublepost, i know i can edit.

I wrote my problem here last sunday, but it solved itself, I just didnt connect the ipod with a powersource (pc or plug) and on monday the ipod came out of the reset loop and prevented nothing ever happend ;) the ipod even had a fully charged battery :D
thanks

marv

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Lethal_B

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17. March 2006 @ 10:57

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Nice one, glad you got it sorted :-)

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