2nd Gen Nano with blank lit screen

Anyone have any ideas here? My daughters nano still plays, but the screen is on and blank. I restored it and there was no change. I see a small "crack" that she swears is a "scratch"...anyway if anyone has any ideas they would be appreciated!

I had this problem too. I tried everything listed on the Apple website to no avail. Then one day I accidentally dropped it and the screen came back, everything was functional again. That lasted a few weeks before I got the white screen of death again. Figuring it was a loose connection, I rapped the ipod against a table top (using a cloth underneath), and the screen came back again! It's lasted that way for about 6 months now with no problems (knock on wood.) It's very important where you hit the ipod on the table. The bottom (the side with the jack) must be facing down. And after you hit the ipod on the table you must reset your ipod by pressing the top and middle buttons for three seconds until the black screen + apple comes back. I've recommended this approach to many people who have the white screen of death and it's worked every time. It's not a software problem; it must be a loose connection somewhere. p.s. after you get it working again, invest in an ipod case so the connection doesn't get loose again.

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iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date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
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I have this 2nd gen nano (and a bunch of other ones) set to manage music manually. This particular device has worked fine while connected to MBP mid 2010 running SL and most recent iTunes.
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