A1136 iPod Not working

UPDATE -- The saga continues!

Well, the battery arrived and, following a YouTube video, I installed it in about 10 minutes. I tried to use iPod, but still got the same problems so I let iPod charge overnight.

I continue to get the following three screens appearing, somewhat randomly:

• White screen with warning triangle and a sad-faced iPod and IPod support URL
• Dark screen with universal no-go circle over a battery icon, saying Please wait battery very low
• Dark screen with Apple icon

I followed instructions (posted in several places) to get iPod in Disk Mode. Most of the time, I get no where, but on a few occasions:

• The screen comes to life and says plug iPod into computer in several languages;
• Plug iPod into my PC, my PC recognizes the iPod (the hardware icon in the lower left system tray lists the iPod)
• Taking several attempts, activate iTunes
• iPod screen starts flashing white and says do not disconnect
• After about 30 seconds, however, the iPod is disconnected from PC and iPod never recognizes the iPod.

I have gotten the above sequence to occur several times, BUT always with same fruitless outcome.

What am I doing wrong? Is there anything else I can try or is it time to bid my adieus to my faithful iPod?

Appreciate any further help

Well,

Some progress!

I got the disk mode checkmark screen. I connected to my computer; windows explorer lists it as a removable hard drive and the Open Devices & Printers icon in the system tray lists the iPod -- all the while the iPod screen shows the do not remove screen, BUT iTunes does not come on. If I fire up iTunes, the iPod is not listed.

Any ideas?

Hmmm, now after some time of my computer trying to read it, I disconnected (because computer was getting locked up).

I now get a very dull screen that says PLEASE WAIT, VERY LOW BATTERY, of course, every now and then the screen still lights up with the iPod and caution icon along with the Apple support URL. This is after I charged the iPod with a wall charger overnight

Could this be a battery problem? If so, is there a way to change out the battery?

Thank you very much

I have changed to a different wall charger and am still getting, "please wait, battery very low" -- so will give that several hours.

How do you change batteries? Where can you get a new battery for the claasic iPod? Or is there somewhere that does change these out?

Again, appreciate you hanging with me -- hope this works!

Thank you very much

Illaass,

Understand; that is what I am coming to conclude. BTW, Apple will not help anyway since it is an old iPod video/5th gen

So what are my options, short of trashing the device?

Thank you very much

Whether I connect to my computer or use a wll plug, I get the same thing. Periodically the device comes to life and the white screen I described above appears

Connectors all look good. I have had it charging for a few hours and still see on the grey screen, "Please wait, very low battery."