My iPod 5th generation heated up one night, the light flashed or twitched and went black.. i NEED to get this thing running again . Help???

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My iPod 5th generation heated up one night, the light flashed or twitched and went black.. i NEED to get this thing running again . Help???

One night i was just listening to my iPod while it was charging. I had to go brush my teeth so i unplugged it from the charger and went to go to the bathroom. By the time i got halfway to the bathroom it flashed or something and went black. After a few minutes of messing with it, a symbol came up of an iPod with a sad face and a exclamation symbol next to it in a caution sign... I'm freaking out!!! My mom got me this with the little money she had... she's gonna be so upset if she found out i broke it. I NEED to FIX this!!!!!!! Please?

iPod classic

Posted on Jul 18, 2012 3:57 PM

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Jul 18, 2012 7:06 PM in response to LovelyLillyFlower

Well this symbol, is bad news,

It means hardware error, like some circuit is fried, but if you are lucky, Read this Apple Support Articleabout going into Disk Mode and Restoreing the iPod.

Or else try this Hard Reset, with a lot of Prayers

Toggle the Hold switch, make sure you dont see the red mark when you do the next step
Reset the iPod -> Press Menu and Center button simultaneously for about 10 secs or till the Apple Logo comes ON
Then release the buttons
Select your preferred language.

Here is the Apple support Article on the 5Rs

http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/

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