My iPod (30GB VIDEO BLACK) has completely gone crazy or something.. The symptoms are:
1: It wont start. It repeatdly displays the Apple's logo at dim backlight.
2: Even if it does start, at full battery, its playback quality is very poor. It skips certain songs(audio) without playing any single one. It stops the video while the audio keeps on playing.
3: It won't connect to my PC, even at full battery. It displays the ''Do Not Disconnect'' message but nothing comes up in Windows or in iTunes. Afterwards, it freezes till the end of the battery charge.
4: It also does'nt reset properly (Very much like point# 1).
Can this problem be fixed? Or should I have to buy a new one?
ANY help would be greatly appreciated...
I suspect it is toast. How old it it? ipods used to last for a good long time but not any more. It is interesting to see how long they are lasting if yours is new.
Maybe the battery is failing to produce enough power, consider buying a replacement battery off eBay, they're pretty easy to install, just google for a guide.
2) I have heard of formatting the disk using XP then try to reset. This has a low probability of solving the problem and if it doesn't make it better it will kill it.
3) Look through this forum, some persons have changed the drive by themselves. PM them and see how that worked out. Mainly are the drives still working after a few months.
The problem is, the new ipods are designed to break. Even the metal ear phone jack hole is now paper thin so it wears out. If you spend 150 on a disk something else might go a month later. You can buy a new jack hole on ebay so you may be able to keep the ipod up and running for ever as long as you keep buying and installing parts.
Also keep in mind, I just bough a refurbished 16 g Sansa View for 60 USD. It will take a 16g card as well. Combined it is as big as what you have now. It is solid state so it should last a long time. I bought a 2 year warantee for $15 USD. The screen is almost as big as yours and the battery lasts 8 hrs video and 36 hrs audio. You will have some culture shock with the software but the screen is brilliant and more than makes up for different but OK software. Our family as ipods, Sansas and a Zune. The View is the favorite and costs the least except for the other Sansa.
Even the die hard ipod lovers now believe you have to keep disked ipods under warentee because they do not last very long.
MR_yevrah and I replied at the same time so I didn't read his comment till after my post.
Even though I still think your problem is disk related I would go with the battery first. The ipod software can't find the music file so it skips it. I can't see how low power would make the ipod skip a tune. It can't connect because it can't read the connection software correctly. However, it could be the battery and swapping out the battery is a much smarter first step. That can't hurt and is a cheap and easy fix.
Your music is on a 30g hard disk. Changing the battery will not adversly effect the disk. Hopefully, more power will help.
So your music is not backed up? I would not play it any more if that is the case. Then you might want to try replacing the CPU unit if the battery does not help. I still think it is the disk but that line of thought will not get your music back.
Everyone ought to have all their music backed up. The players do not last very long anymore now that they cost a fraction of what they did a few years ago. It is rare that you can back them up after trouble strikes.
