My ipod Classic 160GB will not charge and will not start. I have tried the dozens of solutions found elsewhere including trying to recover the ipod. Itunes will not recognize the device.
I have changed cables and charging devices which all work on other devices.
I have plugged directly into my computer.
I have tried stopping and starting Apple Mobile Devices.
Windows 7
Hi everyone
My ipod 160 GB classic is also not working, What happened was i was importing a cd onto itunes and the ipod froze. That has happened now and again so before I used to let correct itself and cxharge it and it was fine. This time it has not and what it is saying is after the apple logo comes up the x message comes up and the support web address comes up. There was also a slight noise coming from the back of it which sounded dodgy.. I do not want to pay 30 euro for a call but it looks like it could be" dead". Is there any suggestions on this?
Regards
Keith
Make sure the Hold switch is not in the ON position. Even if it is OFF, move it to ON and back to OFF.
Using a known good USB docking cable, connect it to power. Do the Reset procedure, which is to press and hold Menu and Center buttons at the same time.
If there is no reaction, the iPod's battery may not have any power left, which is why the iPod is "dead." If there is a hardware fault that is preventing a power connection, such as a faulty dock connector on iPod, it will not be possible to make the iPod start or charge its battery. The cause may also be a faulty USB docking cable or USB port on computer, but you have ruled out those possibilities with your described troubleshooting.
Thank you.
I Have tried the correct reset feature many times.
I Have verified that the cables and power sources are good.
If I use the reset procedure while connected to iTunes It even begins the recovery function only to either stop and do nothing or shut iTunes down.
The temps are wrong. I think min start at 10 and should only fall. Max is OTT. However as the devices processor gets hotter it may start issuing random instructions before it locks up completely which is perhaps how those values were set. The reallocs and pendings look OK, assuming they haven't been reset. Can you explore the device in disk mode? If so then perhaps your battery has failed and it would be worth trying to replace it.
tt2
If it appears in iTunes and you can initiate a Restore, "will not start" is not exactly accurate. The iPod does start, but it seems to have data corruption and problems doing a Restore. If iTunes prompts you to do a Restore, and the Restore fails, the cause is likely to be a faulty hard drive in the iPod.
Is there any display on the classic after being or while on charge? If so see Corrupt iPod classic. How are the stats?
tt2
See iPod Displays a Red "X" Icon.
The drive may well have failed. If you can access diagnostics mode as shown in the Corrupt iPod classic thread what are the stats like?
tt2
While connected to iTunes if I reset I get the message that recovery is being initiated only to hear a beep then either the device is disconnected or iTunes shuts down.
While it is charging the battery icon is displayed with the message that it is charging.
It is not charging.
Retracts: 55
Reallocs: 0
Pending Sectors: 0
PowerOn Hours: 311
Start/Stops: 28778
Temp: current 31C
Temp: Min 54C
Temp: Max 249C
Im getting to smart data [open device....] but its stopping there nothing is coming up after that?
keithc1983 wrote:
Im getting to smart data [open device....] but its stopping there nothing is coming up after that?
Then your drive has failed. 😟
tt2
Yeah it is a sad day :-(
My ipod Classic 160GB will not charge and will not start.
