My iPod Touch won't turn on.. PLEASE HELP!

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My iPod Touch won't turn on.. PLEASE HELP!

My iPod Touch won't turn on even when it's connected to the computer.
I tried holding down the HOLD and the HOME button together for 10 seconds and it still won't work. I don't know how it got like this because usually when the battery is really dead, I usually just connect it and it will automatically charge. But now it won't.

I can't send it to Apple because I cracked the screen 3 months ago. And they will think that that's the reason why. It was still doing fine. Until yesterday morning when it won't turn on at all.

Anyone have any ideas? PLEASE PLEASE let me know.

HP, Windows Vista

Posted on Aug 22, 2009 7:40 AM

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Answer 1

Aug 22, 2009 7:45 AM in response to can_vasss

if the battery is completely dead it may be a little while before it will do anything when you plug it in. how long did you leave it?

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Aug 22, 2009 7:47 AM in response to Anna Sandham

I'm not quite sure what you meant. But..

To charge it, I left it for about an hour or so.

It's been dead for since yesterday morning.

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Aug 22, 2009 10:58 AM in response to can_vasss

Phone apple, or bring it to a retail store near you. You might not believe me but draining the ipod touch battery all the way to zero is not good for the battery. I guess u did it too much and it completely died.

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Aug 22, 2009 2:11 PM in response to Animetrooper

Animetrooper wrote:
Phone apple, or bring it to a retail store near you. You might not believe me but draining the ipod touch battery all the way to zero is not good for the battery. I guess u did it too much and it completely died.

not quite sure where you read that. while it is no longer necessary to leave ipod batteries to run down completely before you charge them up (and that they actually benefit from charging regularly) there is nothing to suggest that letting it drain completely is a bad thing. in fact some people would recommend it as a good thing to do every so often.

but yes, i think you should take it to apple.

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Aug 22, 2009 5:04 PM in response to Anna Sandham

Anna Sandham wrote:

Animetrooper wrote:
Phone apple, or bring it to a retail store near you. You might not believe me but draining the ipod touch battery all the way to zero is not good for the battery. I guess u did it too much and it completely died.

not quite sure where you read that. while it is no longer necessary to leave ipod batteries to run down completely before you charge them up (and that they actually benefit from charging regularly) there is nothing to suggest that letting it drain completely is a bad thing. in fact some people would recommend it as a good thing to do every so often.

but yes, i think you should take it to apple.

I agree with you that some people think its bad and some people think its good, but in my personal experience when i let my battery drain to 0% once, the performance and battery life was really poor.

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Answer 6

Aug 22, 2009 6:16 PM in response to can_vasss

Before you take a trip to the Apple Store, does iTunes sense the iPod at all?

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Answer 7

Aug 25, 2009 8:12 AM in response to applegenius18

That is what is happening to my ipod touch. It was working fine, had plenty of battery charge, but when I went to use it again, I could not get the screen to come on. A couple of times, after pressing the button a lot, the screen came back on and I was able to play it no problem. But then, once I shut it off, I can't get it back on again. When I plug into itunes, it recognizes my ipod, updates it, and everything is still there. I just can't get the screen to come up. I am thinking of taking it to the genius bar. Don't know what else to do.

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