HT204428: Check the status light and battery charge on your iPod shuffle

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girlofone1
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Q: What are signs of needing a new battery for an iPod Shuffle 2nd generation?

I have an iPod Shuffle 2nd Generation that is about 4 years old.  Sometimes it won't turn on, charge, and even not show up on my computer when it's plugged into it.  I put it on the charging dock and sometimes the light won't even come on showing that it's charging.  Could that be the battery or the iPod itself??

 

I hope someone can help me!!  I am severely lost without my music!!!!!!

 

Thanks!

iPod shuffle, Windows 7

Posted on Dec 21, 2013 8:56 AM

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Q: What are signs of needing a new battery for an iPod Shuffle 2nd generation?

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  • by Kenichi Watanabe,

    Kenichi Watanabe Kenichi Watanabe Dec 22, 2013 2:51 PM in response to girlofone1
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    Dec 22, 2013 2:51 PM in response to girlofone1

    Did it previously work properly and reliably with this computer?  If it did, and it does not now, and nothing else has changed, such as connecting new USB devices to the computer, or using the shuffle through a USB hub (instead of connecting it to a direct USB port on the computer), then it may be a problem with the battery.  A 2nd gen shuffle would actually be about 5 or 6 years old at this point.

     

    If you have connected new USB devices to the computer recently, as a test, you may want to try shutting down (powering off) the computer and disconnecting all USB devices (including any hub), except standard keyboard and mouse (if used).  Then start up the computer, run iTunes, and connect the shuffle to a direct USB port on the computer.  Is there any difference?

     

    If this is a new computer, it may be something else.  Please post back...