IPod video 30gb Freezing COMPUTER?

Everytime I plug my ipod video in the computer recognizes it like its connected and then just freezes up my whole computer. I don't get what is going on. I have all the new itunes and everything and am connecting ipod through USB port. Someone help me please.

I was having the same problem with my 60GB Video iPod. Are you plugging in your iPod before you open iTunes? I know plugging in your iPod is supposed to automatically open iTunes for you, but that seemed to be what was causing the problem for me. If I open iTunes first then plug in my iPod it doesn't crash my computer. I also make sure my iPod is "ejected" and turned off before I unplug it. That seems to save me from crashing my system when I unplug the iPod.
Hope this helps you.

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I ended up disconnecting my iPod, and iTunes started working right away, but gave me the message saying that My iPod could not sync because the Disc cannot be read or written to, then another one said My iPod could not sync because the folder could not be found.
I've tried reinstalling iTunes on the computer, still nothing! Please help

I had the same problem last night with the same iPod. I use a USB docking station with my laptop and it has some USB ports on the back. I had added another USB device and ran out of ports, so I plugged a 4-port USB 2.0 hub into the docking station, and the iPod into that. I then had the same problem you describe. I re-arranged things so that the iPod was back plugged into the docking station (which itself is a 4-port hub) and everything worked okay. I guess the iPod doesn't like being plugged into a hub that's plugged into a hub.
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My system is all USB 2.0, if yours is 1.1 it may just be slow enough to cause iTunes to "time out".
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Merry Christmas everyone!
I just got a new iPod Video (30GB), and I'm looking into accessories for it. I want to buy a case that's good to protect the ipod from scratches and such, as well as if I accidentally drop it. I know there are a lot of good minds out there.. what would anybody recommend that would do the job, but at a considerable price (around 20-25 bucks)?
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Locked on BLANK WHITE BRIGHT SCREEN. Brand Spankin' New iPod Video 30gb

Hi all,
I JUST opened my new iPod Video 30gb. When I hooked it up to sync and charge, its icon appeared in iTunes for just a second then disappeared. Then it locked on "do not remove" so I did a reset. Then I put in on the dock again and the same thing happened, it popped up in iTunes and my desktop for just a second then disappeared. So, I tried to reset it again. But now it will NOT reset. It is locked on a bright white blank screen. Any attempts at resetting and the iPod gives a weird chime and continues its blank bright screen. Now it will not do anything. It won't show up in iTunes, it won't show up on my Mac, it won't respond to ANY buttons on the click wheel or anywhere.
Geez, I just opened the freakin' box! And of course I can't find ANY phone numbers to get a quick answer from Apple. I've been with apple since 1984 and this is really intolerable.
PLEASE HELP!
Oh yeah, and i CANNOT restore because it can't link to my MAC

Judging by the info on your post, you're in the US. Apple's tech support number is 1-800-APL-CARE. They're open 9-9 Eastern time.
For the issue you're experiencing:
Hold down menu & select until you hear the beeping.
As soon as it beeps, hold down select and play/pause for about 10 seconds or so (it may or may not beep again).
See if you can restore it now.
If not, call Apple for tech support.
Hope this helps
CG

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Please help me!! i'm so confused... i have an ipod video 30Gb... i have almost 27Gb of music in it... but some songs suddenly dissapear... i don't know why... yesterday i heard one of them but today i can't... when i connect the ipod to itunes it appears a funny icon next to the song...
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When i said a funny icon i mean an exclamation icon... like when you move the file to another folder and the itunes cannot find it... u know what i mean... that happens with the ipod... the itunes sometimes cannot find the file where it used to be... and then i have to uploaded again... when i try to play the song in the ipod the playlist goes to the song after that... it's very weird... can the ipod get infected with some virus ?

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hi everyone please i need help my ipod video will not connect to my computer ive tryed removing drivers uninstalling itunes everything still wont connect just says on my ipod screen do not disconnect please help me someone i need to get this fixed really quick thanks for the help

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Ipod Video 30gb isn't recognized by My Computer or Itunes.

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Start with these articles and see if that gets you anywhere...
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136
iTunes for Windows: iTunes 7 doesn't recognize iPod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304434
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
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For some reason my iPod is just going whacko! When I plug it into my computer everything is reconized fine, and iTunes starts to sync the iPod with my library...after about 45sec. of "coping" the iPod screen freezes, and then an error message comes up at the bottom of the screen stating Windows Dlayed Write Error - Failed...anyway, it does this everytime and I can't put music on my iPod cause of it. It's not iTunes itself cause I tried it on my laptop and it did the same thing. It's not the iPod I don't think because other programs work fine on it, like EphPod, but I want iTunes to work since I have put so much time into correcting the library to just the way I want it.
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I had the same problem last night with the same iPod. I use a USB docking station with my laptop and it has some USB ports on the back. I had added another USB device and ran out of ports, so I plugged a 4-port USB 2.0 hub into the docking station, and the iPod into that. I then had the same problem you describe. I re-arranged things so that the iPod was back plugged into the docking station (which itself is a 4-port hub) and everything worked okay. I guess the iPod doesn't like being plugged into a hub that's plugged into a hub.
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Aloha all,
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Hello slapshot09,
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information, take a look at:
iPod not recognized when connected to Windows laptop over USB
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts1401
Have a nice day,
Mario

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Hi denbigh,
I actually don't own either of those types of iPods, myself (I have two Nanos). But I do have a thought for you that you might want to consider.
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