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i'm sure this is not the first or the last, but i was not able to solve it
my case:
on ebay i got 2 ipods
one was only missing the home buttons and the screen was replaced but not glued in place allowing the buttom to be replaced first
the other has both screen and screws etc missing so i but that one to a side
the first one i just checked for the most obvious stuff like losse bits etc and then i got hold of a sync cable and let it charge for like 15 mins and it came to live, itunes could see it and offered me the latest update and that i did. i then let it charge some more to about 50% and started to have play with setting it up and put a few app's on it.
i checked that all hardware vise was working, wifi worked after resetting network settings, screen worked, speaker did and home button did as i could use my little finger to push the small one on the flexible board, what i did not check was the vol buttons and the top right hold button
i then left it for an hour or so and it had of course gone to sleep mode.
now the problem is that it will not charge or turn on.
i tried to hold the home key down for about 10 sec.... hold the home and hold for 30 secs, and holding home while pluging the sync cable... nothing happens

lllaass wrote:
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
as stated in my post i tried that
lllaass wrote:
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device.
can't be done since the device will not power on
lllaass wrote:
However, you may have a hardware problem
I think you are right... and then again... how can the device power on and work for a few hours and then go to sleep only to not wake up and not charge or power on?

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