A 5th Generation iPod is mistaken for an older iPod model

iTunes is so dumb. Why does this happen?

see change the iPod drive letter helps
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93499

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  • Looking for a headphones solution for 5th generation iPod

    So my headphone jack no longer works (technical problem). As a result I need headphones that plug in via the dock connector instead.
    A little over a year ago I bought (what I think was) a remote/headphones combo device that solved my problem. The remote plugged into the iPod, and then the headphones plugged into the remote. Problem solved.
    I have now lost this device, and whenever I ask the Apple Store for something similar they have no idea what I'm talking about.
    Any help in either identifying the device I had before or coming up with a new solution would be greatly, greatly appreciated. I'm ready to pull out my hair at the moment. I refuse to replace a $300 dollar piece of equipment just because I'm having trouble finding something that used to be on the market.

    SpringFaery, you didn't say what specifically is wrong with the headphone jack, so I don't know if this will help you or not. I have a 5th generation iPod 30GB that just started having problems with the headphone jack. One of the earbuds was losing sound intermittently. I checked the headphones on other devices and they're fine. The same problem happens when I try other headphones on the iPod, so I assume the problem is the headphone jack.
    I found another thread about sound problems with 5th generation iPods in this forum that said that pressing on one corner of the iPod fixes that problem, so I tried doing that on my iPod and it works fine now. I used a 2-inch binder clip and put it on the right side of the iPod, in the upper corner under the headphone jack. I have a leather cover on the iPod, so the binder clip is over that. The sound is back to normal now so I'm happy with this "usermod" fix. If your problem is similar maybe this can help.

  • Best add-on software for using 5th generation iPod on Windows me?

    I've got a 5th generation iPod, and Windows me. Any advice on 3rd party software that would allow me to manage my iPod on this machine? Thanks

    I've got a 5th generation iPod, and Windows me. Any
    advice on 3rd party software that would allow me to
    manage my iPod on this machine? Thanks
    Useful links
    iPod USB driver for Windows 98
    Guide to iPod and Windows ME
    Anapod Reinitializer 1.0.0
    Anapod Reinitializer is a free, lightweight utility for reformatting and reinitializing your iPod. Its function is equivalent to the Restore button in the Apple iPod Updater utility. Anapod Reinitializer runs on all versions of Windows, so it allows Windows 98/ME users (who cannot use Apple's software because it only runs on 2000/XP) to format their iPods.
    Anapod Explorer 8.7.3
    Anapod Explorer is hands-down the most advanced Windows software companion for your iPod. Anapod can copy and backup iPod music and playlists to your PC and integrates your iPod into Windows Explorer as a full-fledged device under My Computer, allowing you to transfer files to your iPod as well and use a familiar Explorer interface to manage on-board music, playlists, contacts, notes, and more. Also included are a built-in database called AnapodSQL and a one-of-a-kind web-based streaming interface to your iPod called Anapod Xtreamer.

  • When is the release date for the 5th generation iPod touch

    When is the release date for the 5th generation iPod touch?

    Nobody knows (except for apple of course). All it says on the ipod touch page that it ships in October so it could be any date. I predict that it is in the first two weeks of October but when it says buy it now instead of pre-order you know its about to come out.

  • Update for 5th Generation ipod

    Will Apple be releasing an update for 5th Generation ipod users to upgrade to the Operating System of the ipod Classic?

    Yep, I can pretty much guarantee that Apple won't--even when Apple released the 5.5 Generation iPods they didn't give the original 5.0 generation iPods a search feature. And of course, neither the iPod touch nor iPhone have search for music either, which is rather odd...

  • I had my iPod 5th generation in the wash for about 3-5 minutes, i took it out of my jacket and made the mistake of trying to turn it on. The first time it came on, then never came back on, its been in rice for 6 days, should I try anything else?

    I had my iPod 5th generation in the wash for about 3-5 minutes, I took it out of my jacket and made the mistake of trying to turn it on. The first time it came on, then never came back on, its been in rice for 6 days, should I try anything else? Please help!

    Try:                           
    - iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
    - Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
    How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
    - If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
    - Try another cable
    - Try on another computer                            
    - If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
      Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar                              
    Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for $99 for a 16 GB 5G and $149 for the other 5Gs. They do not fix yours.
      Apple - iPod Repair price             

  • My ipod 5th generation locked me out for 23,504,646 minutes how do i fix this

    my ipod 5th generation locked me out for 23,504,646 minutes. how do i fix this without deleting all my data or using icloud or itunes?

    Disabled
    Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
    iOS: Forgot passcode or device disabled
    If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.                        
    How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings        
    For how to restore:                                                             
    iTunes: Restoring iOS software
    To restore from backup see:
    iOS: Back up and restore your iOS device with iCloud or iTunes       
    If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
    You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:                         
    Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store        
    If problem what happens or does not happen and when in the instructions? When you successfully get the iPod in recovery mode and connect to computer iTunes should say it found an iPod in recovery mode.
    If you previously synced to the computer then you may be able to recover use of the iPod without erasing the iPod by following the instructions here:
    Disabled Recovery-must use syncing computer.

  • My 5th generation iPod (bought in April of 2013) will quit unexpectedly. It will take for ever to load what I write while texting. It also just goes to the black screen with the Apple logo. I'm not sure what to do.

    My 5th generation iPod (bought in April of 2013) will quit unexpectedly. I can't do app store apps (like snapchat or facebook, ect.) or apple apps (like Camera, Safari, ect.)It will take for ever to load what I write while texting. It also just goes to the black screen with the Apple logo. I'm not sure what to do.

    Try This...
    Close All Open Apps... Sign Out of your Account... Perform a Reset... Try again...
    Reset  ( No Data will be Lost )
    Press and Hold the Sleep/Wake Button and the Home Button at the Same Time...
    Wait for the Apple logo to Appear...
    Usually takes about 15 - 20 Seconds... ( But can take Longer...)
    Release the Buttons...
    If no joy...
    Reset all settings
    Settings > General > Reset > Reset all Settings.
    This will return all iDevice settings to factory defaults... you will not lose any data.... But you will have to re-enter all of the device settings.
    If the issue persists...
    Connect to iTunes on the computer you usually Sync with and Restore
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
    Make sure you have the Latest Version of iTunes (v11) Installed on your computer
    iTunes free download from www.itunes.com/download
    More Tips here...
    http://osxdaily.com/2013/09/23/ios-7-slow-speed-it-up/
    http://osxdaily.com/2013/09/19/ios-7-battery-life-fix/
    Note:
    Also consider Deleting any Apps you have Purchased / Downloaded but you now never use.

  • I have a 5th generation IPod (Nano?) that I have registered to my ITunes Account.  Recently bought my daughter a 7th generation IPod Nano for her B-Day and Am trying to sync it to my ITunes acct. Message appears that says it does not recognize new Ipod.

    I have a 5th generation IPod Nano that I have registered to my ITunes account.  I recently bought my daughter a 7th generation IPod Nano and have attempted to sync this new IPod to my ITunes account.  A message continues to appear saying that it does not recognize the (new) device...   Any suggestions ??

    How to use your iPod to move your music to a new computer

  • Can i use the same charger for a 4th generation ipod nano with a 5th generation ipod nano

    I am buying a nano 5th generation ipod with no accessories> will my 4th generation charging lead work on it

    Yes.

  • Search capability for old 5th generation iPods

    Is Apple going to release software/firmware updates to provide 'Search' capabilities that it newely introduced in 2nd avatar of 5th generation iPods?

    No one here will no if they intend doing that or not. Hopefully they will, you'll just have to wait and see. You can post feedback requesting that feature here: You can leave your feedback at this link: Apple Product Feedback

  • 5th generation Ipod Touch won't charge past 20%?

    I bought my 32 gb 5th generation Ipod Touch not more than 2 weeks ago at my local Walmart. Everything was working perfectly until today. All day, my ipod would charge until 20%.. run on this charge for approximately 10 minutes, and then die again. It does not continue charging after the 20% mark and I'm not quite sure how to verify that it does. I've tried using the charger with different usb ports/computers but still no luck. My ipod has been going through some pretty cold conditions temperature-wise the last few days.. does that have any affecton the battery maybe? Ahh, at this point I'm just frustrated.. hopefully someone knows how to fix this!

    - See:
    iPod touch: Hardware troubleshooting
    - Try another cable
    - Try another charging source
    - Look at the dock connector on the iPod. Look for abnormalities like bent or corroded contacts, cracked or broken plastic.
    - Make an appointment at the Genus Bar of an Apple store.

  • Problems downloading songs from Match to a 5th Generation iPod

    I have about 16,000 songs in my library in iTunes on a Windows 7 laptop, and have successfully turned on and synced with Match, with a paid subscription. Now I want to download songs from my library to a 5th Generation iPod. Whwn I connect the iPod to my PC, iTunes sees that iPod, allowed me to Restore it, then I clicked the device (iPod) checked Sync Music, Selected Playlists, artists, albums and genres. I browsed the artists that it showed to select a portion on my library (since 16,000 songs won't fit on a 30 gig iPod) and iTunes showed only 136 out of 16,000 songs. I have a Playlist titled All, that has the whole library in it, tried selecting that, but got the same result. Why isn't iTunes seeing my whole library?
    Thanks!

    Is this an iPod Touch and have you enabled iTunes Match on the device? If not, which seems to be the case from your description, this isn't really an iTunes Match problem. You might get better help by posting in one of the specific iPod forums, or perhaps the iTunes for Windows forum.

  • MAC and iTunes is not recognizing my 5th generation iPod touch with smaller charger plug. What can I do to fix?

    MAC and iTunes is not recognizing my 5th generation iPod touch with smaller charger plug. What can I do to fix?

    I susopect you have the 5G iPod
    iOS: Device not recognized in iTunes for Mac OS X
    You need iTunes 11.1 or later and that requires a Mac with OSX 10.6.8 or later

  • 5th generation IPOD not recognized by computer

    Hey Internet users, my dad's been having some troubles and I was hoping to try and help him by reposting something he did elsewhere...
    "Hello Everyone and thank you for reading my post.
    I have a weird problem, my 30 gig 5th generation Ipod is not recognized by my computer or itunes. This is the last thing it happen, I was working on a client house for days, so my ipod's battery was completely dead, I was kind of desperate, so I thought that I could plug it to my client's mac just to recharge, but nothing happened. So days later I got back home and my windows PC will not recognized or charge the ipod at all. I got it charge and works perfect with my Ihome radio. I tried rebooting the Ipod, I tried resetting it to be in disk mode with not a problem, I tried changing the USB port, I did connected my friends Ipod and connected right away, so the wire connector is OK, I tried a different wire connector just in case, I tried connecting the ipod to a different PC.... I kind of running of ideas here. The ipod works great but I would live to download some new tunes to it... Any ideas. I cannot restore or upgrade firmware because ipod is not recognized by the computer....
    The thing I am trying right now is installing the latest Itunes and see what happens. I have windows Pro SP3 recently updated. Your help would be greatly appreciated."
    So...if anyone has any ideas, please post!!

    I am having the same problem. Sorry I'm not going to be of any help. But I hope someone gives you some recommendations cause I really want to get mine fixed. My iPod did the exact same thing. It was dead and I tried to use my car charger for the first tim and it did nothing. Then I plugged it in to a friends computer and nothing. I can only charge it on a speaker dock. And no computer recognizes that it's connection when I use the USB cable.

  • 5th Generation iPod Battery Issues

    Hello all.
    I'm hoping someone can help me with an issue I recently started having. Both my wife and I have 5th generation iPods that we bought 13 months ago. We have been using them on my computer on a regular basis since then.
    About 3 weeks ago I started receiving the "low battery warning." I charged it successfully from my PC and from a car adaptor and after rebooting the iPod the battery would be close to empty. My wife's iPod had similar issues within a week of my issue.
    I took my iPod into my local Apple store and they charged me ~$60 for a battery replacement and replaced my wife's since it was within warranty. I sync'ed my new iPod at home on the computer and had the same problems within 2 days. I then tried my wife's iPod and her's was dead before she even got to use it.
    I just replaced both iPods at Apple yesterday and I'm afraid to plug them into my computer now, but an iPod isn't much fun unless it has music! Any ideas? What can I check? (Keep in mind that we've been using this same computer for quite sometime now.)
    Thanks,
    Michael

    Hi,
    It might be that there is a driver problem on your PC so the iPod is not drawing enough current to charge fully. Some devices like the blackberry and other mp3 players actually say they are charging when in fact they are discharging! Perhaps you could try another PC with iTunes installed and see if you have the same problem - would at the very least rule out your PC.
    I found this on Wiki - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB
    The USB specification provides a 5 V (volts) supply on a single wire from which connected USB devices may draw power. The specification provides for no more than 5.25 V and no less than 4.75 V (5 V±5%) between the positive and negative bus power lines.[11] Initially, a device is only allowed to draw 100 mA. It may request more current from the upstream device in units of 2 mA up to a maximum of 500 mA.
    I've got a blackberry and the charger is rated 5v 500mA. It has a usb connector for the power lead so I just unplug the standard usb cable for my bberry and plug in the iPod cable. This is exactly the same as the £19 AC chargers you can buy in the shops
    Hope this helps.
    Dan

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