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Sep 26, 2016 9:53 PM in response to Skifasterby Kenichi Watanabe,★HelpfulIt's probably not the battery causing the described problem. It may be a faulty hard drive or data corruption. First, do a Reset on the iPod, if you have not already. Since the battery is likely not charged, you can do this while iPod is connected to power.
Learn how to reset your iPod - Apple Support (see section iPod with a click wheel)
If that does not help, put the iPod into Disk Mode.
How to put your iPod into disk mode - Apple Support
If it goes into Disk Mode, run iTunes and connect it to your computer.
NOTE: A 40GB "classic" iPod can be 3rd gen or 4th gen. A 3rd gen iPod needs a FireWire port (not USB) to connect and charge at the same time.
3rd gen 4th gen (may have color display)
If iTunes picks it up, it should prompt you to do a Restore with a message about "recovery." If you're OK with erasing the iPod, do the Restore.
NOTE: A 4th gen iPod connected to USB needs to connect to an Apple USB or FireWire power adapter as the last step in the Restore process. If you don't have an Apple power adapter, you may "get stuck" on this step. (This step is not necessary if 4th gen iPod is connected to FireWire.)
If the iPod does not go into Disk Mode, there's probably a hardware problem, most likely a faulty hard drive. But you may be able to replace it. I replaced the hard drives in my 3rd gen (15GB) and 4th gen (20GB) iPods with 64GB compact flash card and SDXC card, on appropriate adapter. You can post back if you want more details.
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Sep 27, 2016 3:01 PM in response to Skifasterby Carla67,I recently had that problem and just assumed that the battery was truly dead and needed to be replaced. I went ahead and bought a replacement and did it myself. (Getting the case open was a hair-pulling experience -- the rest was a walk in the park.) BTW, my original battery lasted 11 years, and I used that iPod a lot.
Now, I have since searched online for some supposed fixes for such issues, so it might be worth reading up on it. I can't vouch for any of those solutions, since I chose to just replace the battery (it seemed logical after 11 years). I wish I would have at least tried connecting it to my computer first, but I didn't think to do that. I'm not sure it would have worked anyway. It was rather odd how it just worked one minute, and then the next time I looked, it was toast.
A word of advice, though. I put the new battery in, and all seemed well. It charged, I used it for about an hour, and then I plugged it back in, only to find the battery drained about 6 hours later. I thought I had a bad battery. I then connected it to my computer, and sure enough, it charged from the computer just fine (and also showed up in iTunes, with everything intact). The moral of the story is, if you replace the battery yourself, then sync it with your computer first. This seems to be an important step, but I do not know why. I'm just trying to spare someone else the issue I had with battery replacement. I still have to see what happens over the next few days in order to be certain that this is working properly.

