My iPod touch 3g won't turn on, charge, restore, connect to pc, or enter dfu mode. Please help ):

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My iPod touch 3g won't turn on, charge, restore, connect to pc, or enter dfu mode. Please help ):

Well I got my ipod touch christmas 2009 and i haven't really used it much besides listen to music for about 3 months and download stuff. Then i let my dad use it for about 3 months an he was a stone masin, so i dont know if the conditions he works in messed up the ipod because when i got it back the wi-fi thing was grayed out and i could not switch it on. then part of the screen was unresponsive but that was fixed (the unresponsive screen, not the wi-fi). So i just let it sit around for about another 3-4 months and i just tried to turn it on yesterday to listen to music and it would not turn on AT ALL. It is just a blank black screen like the battery was not charging and completely dead. I tried entering it into DFU mode, restoring it, Holding both home and power buttons down. But nothing works. Just a blank black screen still. it is NOT jailbroken. It will not conenct to the computer at all or show up in device manager. iTunes doesn't detect it. Is the charger port like broken or anything or is the ipod just broken. (i dont know why it should be since it was not used alot.) the battery should be worn out because it wasnt used alot at all. Please helppp ):

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Posted on Nov 28, 2011 10:49 AM

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murradyl Author

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Nov 28, 2011 10:59 AM in response to murradyl

bump

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Nov 29, 2011 1:57 PM in response to murradyl

I have the same exact problem with my and i found no solution so far. Some people say that it is in deep sleep and to leave it connected for a day or 2 but that doesnt work for me. Others say that you have to connect it to the outlet and try to enter it in dfu mode by holding down the power and home button for as long as u see the some reaction on the screen but that doesnt work for me either, so any help would be great.

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lllaass

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Nov 29, 2011 2:11 PM in response to murradyl

I think you have a couple of hardware problem:

- The grayed-out wifi indicate one hardware problem:

iOS: Wi-Fi or Bluetooth settings grayed out or dim

- Not using a battery for extended periods of time can cause battery failure. Thus, your battery may be dead.

- I would make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

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Nov 30, 2011 9:04 AM in response to murradyl

Is there anyway to tell if the battery is dead? Because i heard if you have a dead battery and u plug it in to a charger the ipod would still turn on.

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lllaass

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Nov 30, 2011 9:08 AM in response to Santana001

Sometime the battery will does and the iPod will nt work even when connect to a power source. Also, There could be a problem other than the battey

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Nov 30, 2011 9:18 AM in response to lllaass

well i tried so many different things but nothing seems to work, so im asking wat do u think the problem could be and the solution. Because i am ready to take out the battery and resolder a new one.

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