iPod Nano 4th Gen - Stuck on Apple logo

After not using my iPod Nano (4th Gen. 4GB) for about 4 months, I try to turn it on to find it isn't responding. I figured it was completely dead, so I plug it into my computer to see an Apple logo appear on the screen, and I leave it to charge for about an hour. After charging, my computer still didn't register any usb device. When I disconnected it was stuck on the apple logo. After waiting for a while it was still on Apple logo.

So, I did some reading and put it into disk mode. Once in disk mode it was recognized by my computer, and I promptly restored it. After it was restored I reset the iPod. But, again it was still stuck at the Apple logo screen.

I have repeated this process three times, and each time I reset it after restoring in disk mode, the iPod is stuck at the Apple logo screen.

Any ideas as to why it is doing this?

Windows Vista

Posted on Mar 25, 2010 2:11 AM

23 replies

Jul 15, 2010 3:37 PM in response to GfhTattoo

Hey,

I left the ipod alone for more than a week. Plugged it into my pc and right now I get the apple logo but its very light. Its not fully lit. So now it blinks off and on from time to time. Its maybe 10 to 15 mins in between each blink. So confused now. lolo

gfhTattoo
Nothing worked ... until I used Disk Utility to reformat the disk with the "Zero Out Data" option (in the Security pop-up) enabled. This, apparently, reformatted the drive in such a way as to account for bad sectors. It took about an hour.

How do I reformat the disk? I have a Dell Laptop. Can someone provide the steps for this please.

Thanks in advance.

magicaly

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Mar 25, 2010 4:08 PM in response to YoosToBees

Hi!

Did you manage to get it work? I'm having the same problem right now. I've restored it many times but doesn't work and is still suck at Apple logo ;(

Any idea?

Cheers.

YoosToBees Author

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Mar 25, 2010 5:34 PM in response to YoosToBees

I have not been able to get it to work. Still on the Apple logo. It responds and shows up as an iPod in disk mode though, which is frustrating.

Apr 27, 2010 11:59 PM in response to GfhTattoo

New itunes 9.1.1 X64 still doe not work for me still shows apple logo... Was fine till appple updated to 9.1 ................APPLE FIX THIS OR LAST MAC THING I GET

May 2, 2010 8:37 PM in response to GfhTattoo

still not better
apple fix this.

May 18, 2010 6:19 AM in response to PanamaniacPapi

thx but thts not working for me....appreciate your effort though !

Jun 3, 2010 7:56 AM in response to YoosToBees

mine was stuck on like that for about a day so it drained of battery then try holding down the menu and play/pause button at the same time, that how i got mine too work GOOD LUCK!

Jul 15, 2010 4:00 PM in response to Jarrod Neff

Hello,

How do you get to disk mode on the ipod?

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iPod Nano 4th Gen - Stuck on Apple logo