I'm afraid that would be my only suggestion.
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Theodosia - Sep 25, 2006 2:27:34 pm PDT #9038 of 10003
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Kalshane - Sep 25, 2006 2:54:16 pm PDT #9039 of 10003
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
If it's out of warranty, I think you're pretty much resigned to buying a new one. A friend of mine went through 2 iPods in Iraq. The first he was able to ship back to Apple and get replaced for free because it was still under warranty. The second was considered to be under the warranty of the first one, so by the time it died they wanted some exorbitant amount of money to fix it, so he had to wait until he got back to the States and buy a new one.
Rob - Sep 25, 2006 3:08:36 pm PDT #9040 of 10003
So -- any suggestions?
Did you or the Apple guy try restoring it with the software updater?
Jon B. - Sep 25, 2006 3:50:38 pm PDT #9041 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Did you or the Apple guy try restoring it with the software updater?
Can't restore it if it won't power up, right? It isn't recognized when I attach it to my or FAQWife's PC. I tried a couple of different cables too.
Rob - Sep 25, 2006 3:56:44 pm PDT #9042 of 10003
Did anyone try the magic key combination that forces it into disk mode? Sometimes that will work even if it can't boot all the way into being a music player.
I'd expect the genius would have tried that, but you never know.
le nubian - Sep 25, 2006 4:00:04 pm PDT #9043 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Jon,
you are sure the other cords are working? I got a bad power cord from Apple. Couldn't ever exchange it.
Jon B. - Sep 25, 2006 4:17:38 pm PDT #9044 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I'd expect the genius would have tried that, but you never know.
The genius plugged it in and did the basic menu-select pressdown. The apple screen didn't even show up. Are you saying that the "magic key combo" (care to share?) might work even if it seems otherwise completely dead?
you are sure the other cords are working?
Yes. I have my own iPod and the cord(s) work fine with it.
tommyrot - Sep 25, 2006 4:37:43 pm PDT #9045 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Do people sell iPod hard drives? It should be easy to replace the HD.
Of course, it'd suck to buy one and then have that not be the problem.
Rob - Sep 25, 2006 5:52:01 pm PDT #9046 of 10003
Right after menu-select if you switch to select-play/pause, it will skip trying to boot and only load the emergency disk mode from the flash. This works even if the hard disk is really messed up.
The full steps would be:
1) plug into power 2) slide the lock switch to locked, then unlocked (resets the touch-controllers on iPods that have touch buttons) 3) Press and hold select and menu for 5 seconds 4) Keep select down but let go of menu and press play/pause.
Can you hear the hard disk making noise at all when you try to reset it?
Jon B. - Sep 26, 2006 2:16:10 am PDT #9047 of 10003
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Can you hear the hard disk making noise at all when you try to reset it?
Thanks for those clear instructions, Rob, but no, it's DOA. I hear/feel no hard disk action at all.