used wrong usb cable with iPod

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used wrong usb cable with iPod

I accidentally used the usb cable from my iPhone 4 to connect my iPod to my MacBook running OS10.7.5. The iPod display says Do Not Disconnect, but the iPod never showed up in iTunes or on the desktop. I shut down the computer and restarted. IPod still says Do Not Disconnect and still is a no-show in iTunes/desktop. I tried to reset by holding the center button and the Menu button at the same time. No luck. Tried plugging into usb charger, also no luck. Obviously, I had to disconnect to do that. I also tried connecting to iPod port in my car, but it said Loading Error. Have i fried the iPod? Or can it be resuscitated?

Thanks!

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on Mar 6, 2015 6:22 PM

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phil 1955

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Mar 7, 2015 6:14 AM in response to lindsey nagle

I have an i phone 4, i use the same cable for my phone, and i pod. Never had a problem. maybe its something else wrong with the i pod. phil..

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Answer 2

Mar 7, 2015 9:42 AM in response to phil 1955

Thanks, Phil

I looked at the ends of each cable with a magnifying glass and noticed a slight difference between them. Don't know if it's significant. Anyway, the good news is I let the battery completely discharge and then charged it up again and it's working again! Woohoo!

Thanks again for your reply.

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Answer 3

Mar 7, 2015 10:23 AM in response to lindsey nagle

Thats ok, glad its all up and running ok now. Have you had any problems syncing your i pod with the new version of i tunes ??. my i phone is ok, but the i pod will not sync some of my music videos to the i pod. Another person on here has the same problem, he seems to think its the new version of i tunes being the problem. Iam not sure.. phil..

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Answer 4

Mar 7, 2015 2:47 PM in response to phil 1955

TThat's what I thought the problem was at first, but I looked around for any info on incompatibility and couldn't find anything...

EVerything seemed to sync OK though.

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