How can I activate my old iPod classic?

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How can I activate my old iPod classic?

I thought that my iPod classic had been stolen a while ago and eventually went out and bought a new one. Now, I have found the old one - it had slid down behind a rather large piece of furniture in my house and needless to say, I'm thrilled to find it. I want to give it to my daughter.

But when I try to activate it by plugging it into my MacBook Pro, iTunes doesn't seem to recognise it. What can I do about this? Also, I am not sure if I have the registration number anymore. Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you,

Paddy O'Dea

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Mac was purchased in May 2005

Posted on Aug 18, 2012 6:47 AM

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Aug 19, 2012 5:09 AM in response to oiseu

There is no need to activate old iPod, it just need to be recharged, if the battery is still in working condition.

Try this, it wont delete any music in your iPod, the critical step is charging the battery.

After charging till full charge, at least 2 hours (preferably 4 hours) ( for the first 30 minutes, there wont be any sign of life on the iPod screen)
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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