ipod touch 1st gen 8gb restore error 1603

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buffalozap Author

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ipod touch 1st gen 8gb restore error 1603

Hello!

Was working fine but picked it up after a few hours and wouldnt turn on.

Assumed dead battery so plugged in to charge. Would not turn on while connected via usb charger to rear usb port.

Held down sleep mode and home button together to enter restore mode.

connects to itunes and on screen is connect to itunes usb image.

Itunes says needs to be restored so i tell it to go ahead.

Very shortly after the screen on ipod goes white then disconect noise is heard followed immediately by connect noise and black screen with apple icon then immediately disconect noise and black screen.

Itunes says its preparing to restore software for a while then error message 1603 (only 1603) and failed to restore.

Attempted restore on same computer as new admistrator user with same results. win 7

attempted restore on different computer with same results. win xp

Ipod was never jailbroken

Updated itunes to latest version

please help! thankyou 🙂

iPod touch, Windows 7

Posted on Jun 20, 2011 10:40 PM

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Answer 1

Mac-Medic

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Jun 20, 2011 10:57 PM in response to buffalozap

Error 1603: If you receive this error and the iOS device is not automatically placed into recovery mode, it may be necessary to do so manually.

Try doing a manual install, as outlined in link below. Use RecBoot to put it into recovery mode or try DFU mode.

Basic troubleshooting steps

17" 2.2GHz i7 Quad-Core MacBook Pro  8G RAM  750G HD + OCZ Vertex 3 SSD Boot HD 
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buffalozap Author

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Jun 20, 2011 11:37 PM in response to Mac-Medic

as directed by referenced guide followed steps below

recovery mode method

connect ipod device shows usb i tunes screen

dectected by itunes as ipod in recovery mode must restore to use

select restore/update to factory settings

Extracting then preparing ipod to restore

powers off after white screen flash disconect sound is heard, powers on black screen with apple connect sound heard, powers off to black screen diconect sound heard

error 1603 could not restore

DUF mode method

same as before except black screen due to duf mode

error 1604 (not 1603)

Manual Install method

Downloaded appropriate files

connected device itunes recognizes as in recovery mode

selected software with the shift+restore method

preparing to restore

white screen disconect connect black screen with apple logo then dicnnect black screen

could not restore error 1603

any other recomendations?

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buffalozap Author

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Jun 21, 2011 9:12 AM in response to buffalozap

bump, please help!

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Mac-Medic

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Jun 21, 2011 11:38 AM in response to buffalozap

Try a different computer.

Basic troubleshooting steps

17" 2.2GHz i7 Quad-Core MacBook Pro  8G RAM  750G HD + OCZ Vertex 3 SSD Boot HD 
Got problems with your Apple iDevice-like iPhone, iPad or iPod touch? Try Troubleshooting 101

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Answer 5

May 11, 2012 9:18 AM in response to buffalozap

Did you ever resolve this problem? I'm having the same one 😟

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lllaass

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May 11, 2012 10:10 AM in response to chiciebee

Do not expect an answer. The last response to this discussion before yours was eleven months ago. Many creaters of discusssions do not mark them as complet.

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