I just hooked my ipod up to my new computer, I am running windows 7. When I plug the ipod into the usb port, the light flashes yellow a few times then goes off. What do I need to do to get the ipod to charge?
iPod shuffle (2nd generation), iOS 7.1
Does the iPod continue to appear in iTunes, when it is connected?
Yes it still appears, I can look at the music that is loaded on my ipod.
Select the iPod, so that you see its Summary screen. There is a setting there for Enable disk use. Check that box and Apply. Does that make a difference with the shuffle's light?
NOTE: When disk use is enabled, the shuffle disk remains mounted by the system, even when iTunes is not syncing. To safely disconnect the shuffle, you need to eject it in iTunes. The Eject button is to the right of the shuffle's name.
If this works to charge your shuffle when connected, your new computer may have a "feature" that turns off full power to the USB port when the connected storage device is unmounted by the system. iTunes normally unmounts the shuffle's disk automatically when done syncing (so that you can disconnect it without ejecting). The Enable disk use setting keeps the shuffle's disk mounted (until ejected).
There may be a setting in the computer's Control Panel preferences to disable this "energy saver" feature.
I do not have a summary screen like you describe to enable disk use.
It's the screen that appears on the main portion of the iTunes window, when you select the shuffle in iTunes. For a 2nd gen shuffle, it is actually the Settings screen. (Sorry about that... I'm used to calling it the Summary screen, because for later shuffles and all other iPods, that's what it's called.)
I just hooked my ipod up to my new computer, I am running windows 7. When I plug the ipod into the usb port, the light flashes yellow a few times then goes off. What do I need to do to get the ipod to charge?
