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Q: 5th Gen 80GB Classic is charged, but menu is stuck!

5th Gen. Class 80GB Ipod.

 

My 5th Gen 80GB Classic ipod has not worked quite right in a while. I plugged into my JBL Soundstage, fully charged it, I toggle the top power/hold back and forth several times, all I see is the full menu, (music,photos,playlists,etc) but I can not scroll down using the wheel, or any other method!

I tried the toggle with HOLD thing, then pressing Center/Menu,and still nothing!

 

Since it shows the battery charge is full, then I'm thinking it's not the battery, but maybe the hard drive. I boght this new back in 2007, and once I took it to the geniuses at Apple store, ,they told me the HD was fried, like a computer crash, and for me to hand it over to them,. and for $185.00. they would give me a refurbish one. I was fuming!  After payoing almost $500.00 doallars for this and this happens?  I went home and called apple and talked to about five people until this nice supervisor actually helps me get this running again. Some genius!  And now after four years since this happened. now this.  I should just get a itouch with more bells and whistles, because this ipod might have numbered days.  How long should a 80GB Classic last?

iPod classic, Windows 7

Posted on Apr 15, 2013 1:30 AM