Converting 3rd gen Nano from mac format to pc

Im trying to refromat/restore a 3rd gen nano from mac format to windows format, but im unable to do it on a computer with an active internet connection. iTunes wants to connect to the internet everytime i try...

I am having same problem. It is telling me to restore and then the restore download "times out". My internet works fine.

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Formatting 3rd Gen ipod from Mac to Windows

Hello.
I need to format a 3rd Gen iPod from Mac to windows for my Father in Law.
So please can anyone tell what the process is?
Many thanks,

The iPod is formatted for both PC and Mac, I used to use mine with a PC, bought a Mac, plugged it in and it worked with the Mac no problem. I'm not sure that this works both ways though, if you're having problems you could try this link for help: http://ipod.about.com/od/restoreandreformatipod/a/ipod_reformat.htmhttp://

3rd gen nano keeps repetedly connecting/disconnecting from pc

hi my 3rd gen nano is repeatedly connecting/disconnecting from pc when plugged in.
please could someone help me with this situation it would be greatly appreciated thanks cant get it to stay connected to my computer.

Hello there,
And welcome to Apple Discussions!
Have you tried a different cable or connecting it to a different USB port on your computer?
Otherwise the only suggestion I have for you is to try and force your iPod into *Disk Mode*. If you are successfully able to do that, it may help keep your iPod mounted long enough for you to perform a restore via iTunes.
Here are instructions on how to put your iPod into *Disk Mode*.
[Putting iPod into Disk Mode|http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1363]
B-rock

3rd gen nano. Lock click wheel volume control but NOT track control???

My title basically says it all. I have a 3rd gen Nano that I want to use solely for a car and it won't be removed. Problem? The track control has to be done on the iPod itself as the car stereo won't do it, but the volume can be controlled by the car's head unit. That said I want the iPod volume to always be on max. Apparently the volume lock feature isn't what I'm looking for, nor is the hold switch. I want to lock the volume from being controlled by the scroll wheel but still be able to change tracks using the scroll wheel... without having to go into a menu or anything. The iPod will eternally be on shuffle and any track changes will just be skipping songs... and all done blindly just by touch... hence why it's driving me nuts I keep scrolling the volume down. Hope that makes some sense. I'm long-winded and wordy but not always clear. Lol

The system won't seem to let me post this anywhere... it's saying I'm not allowed whatever that means. Exception being this community. So sorry if I pi** everyone off by listing in the wrong location.

3rd Gen Nano random shutoff requiring reset

My sister got a 3rd Gen silver coloured Nano for her birthday back in May. Since mid-September, she's been having a problem where it will randomly shut down and nothing will work to get it to turn on again except a reset, even with an apparently full battery. It's getting to the point where I have to reset several times a day, just so she can use it. I'm wondering is this is a common problem and if there are any troubleshoots for it other than continuing to reset it?
It should be noted that she's using the iPod on a computer running Windows Vista, as I'm the only mac user in the family.
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A friend gave me her 3rd Gen Nano today, and it had exactly the same problem you're having. I also tried all the Apple support suggestions, and nothing they suggested worked. (Like you say, resetting doesnt work without the menu button!) This may sound crazy, but this little trick worked:
Press the click wheel firmly, and run your finger around and around it, as if you're scrolling, pressing firmly the whole time. The screen may go nuts, but don't worry about it. Press counter clockwise several time and clockwise several times. I had to do this probably ten times, but it worked!
I guess that when dirt or debris gets lodged under one of the buttons this method can help dislodge whatever is in the way and get the button working again. It's free, easy, and definitely worth a try. It got my menu button working again when nothing else did.

Pictures in iPhoto not syncing with 3rd gen Nano

Hi, I posted this in the iPod discussions area also but thought someone here may have the answer.
Hi all. When I go to sync pictures in iPhoto to my 4gig 3rd gen Nano, not all the picture are recognized. One album with 30 pics in it, only 3 are synced. this is happening in iTunes even before I hit the sync button. I have 1650 pictures in the total library but only 1495 are seen by iTunes and the Nano. Any thoughts ? thanks in advance.

I confirm this problem.
Since I have a iPod Classic and for a few days a iPod nano 3rd gen, I can pre-sets station on the 80GB and not on the nano.
I suspect that the problem is not coming from the radio accessory but the nano.

Syncing Video to 3rd Gen Nano

I have a 3rd Gen Nano.
Running Windows Vista
iTunes 7
QuickTime 7.4.5
I have purchased video from the iTunes Store (David Cook "The Time of My Life")
This is the first video I am trying to sync to my Nano and I cannot get it to work.
Can someone walk me through the steps of doing this?
Thank you very much,
jtslbarnes

same issues - need help

3rd gen Nano needs iTunes 7.6 or later... but can't use 8 on 10.4.11 osx

My son received a 3rd gen nano as a gift. When we connected it to our Mac (where we already support a couple ipods), it was not recognized as a source, although it does show up on the desktop and the iPod immediately said "Connected.". But, a message popped up that stated that "The ipod cannot be used without installing iTunes 7.6 or greater. Go to www.itunes.com" So we went to download iTunes - the only option is version 8. I installed it on the Mac - or tried to. Turns out you need a newer version of QuickTime to do so. But the newer version of QuickTime requires a newer OS than we have. So we ended up leaving the Mac with iTunes 7.5 on it. My dilemma - how can I get iTunes 7.5 version on the new iPod? Or what do I need to do to the iPod to get it to be recognized in iTunes. Sorry to be a dunce - I tried opening the iTunes 7.5 icon on my desktop and selecting the iPod as the installation place but it wouldn't let me. I really don't want to spend $130 upgrading the OS when everything else works just great. Any ideas?

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Select the Radio button for Tiger (10.4 is Tiger), download and install.

Can't download all songs in purchased to 3rd gen nano

I'm trying to download newly purchased songs to a 3rd gen nano. I receive an error msg saying the song can't be downloaded as it's not authorized to be downloaded to this computer. I've never encountered this problem before. I restored the nano to it's orig settings...and now...I can't reload many of the songs I had on the nano.
Thanks in advance for your support.

Hey there,
Have you authorized the computer yet to play purchases from the iTunes store? If not, head to the Store drop down menu and choose "Authorize computer."
If it is, try de-authorizing your computer, logging out, logging back in, and re-authorizing.
B-rock

3rd gen nano just quit!!!!

help,, just got 3rd gen nano and it was working fine for a day.. then i tried to plug it into the computer to charge and everything went black. Now it does nothing and I have tried to do the Menu/Center button deal... several times! The computer isnt showing it and neither is the iTunes. Please help or my son is going to kill me..LOL

You may STILL need to reset it, but make sure you use the HOLD switch too...
Slide the hold switch from OFF to ON back to OFF then immediately hold down BOTH the center and Menu buttons for a good 15-30 seconds or until it restarts with the Apple logo.
Resetting isn't always effective once and you may need to retry it several times to get it to work.
Patrick

Clickwheel games quit syncing to my 3rd Gen Nano...

I recently restored my 3rd gen nano and resynced all my media.
For some reason, my clickwheel games will no longer sync. I've done the following:
Ensured that my computer is authorized
Made sure I've selected "Sync Games" and selected each of my 3 games to by synced.
Before I sync, I see in the Capacity bar that the games are there.
After I sync, the games section of the Capacity bar disappears, as does "Games" from the color legend just below the bar.
I tried restoring again tonight, with the same results. To retry, and uncheck "Sync Games", sync, recheck "Sync Games, sync. Same results. I also reset my warnings, and am not seeing any.
I've had these 3 games on this same ipod for years. Not sure why they've decided not to sync any longer.
I'm syncing with Itunes 10.4.1.10 on Windows 7. My ipod software is up to date.
Any ideas?

Why can't you add them? What happens when you try? How is your iPod configured to sync podcasts?
B-rock

TS1538 I am using windows 7 and my 3rd gen nano is not recognized in itunes. I have followed all online troubleshooting to no avail. My ipod is recognized by windows but does not appear in itunes.

I am using windows 7 and my 3rd gen nano is not recognized in itunes. I have followed all online troubleshooting to no avail. My ipod is recognized by windows but does not appear in itunes.

not recognized by anything: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1369
recognized by windows, but not itunes: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1363
solving the problem if the above does not work:http://www.instructables.com/id/What-to-do-when-iTunes-does-not-recognize-your-i Po/step1
(make sure you go to the next slides.

3rd Gen Nano connects and then QUICKLEY disconnects on an XP machine

Below are two postings I made in a different discussion area. The 30g iPod is now working fine, the Nano is as stated in the second post. Please to help me out? As stated below Apple says it works and it does on the wrong machine! As many of you out there know, sometimes a husbands and a wifes taste in music are different. I would like to keep my music on my machine. Thanks, reo52............
I have been running very well with my 30g Video iPod. I got an 8g nano as an award. I had just upgraded iTunes, tried hooking the nano up and now nothing works! iTunes never did find the nano. Did the r,r,r,r,r thing but could only reset because iTunes can not see the nano. Later I was syncing the 30g and was ejecting it and got a message stating it could not be ejected as there are files on it being used by another program. Did the 5R's on he 30g, the unit was syncing and the battery went low and interrupted the sync. Now iTunes can't see the 30g or the 8g. I did a reinstall of iTunes and still nothing. This is driving me to drink, HELP if you can. Thanks, reo52.............
Well, I sent the Nano in, it came back, Apple found no problems with it. When trying to sync it acted as before. With Apple on the phone I tried syncing to my wifes machine!?? I'll be dammed it synced right up!???! Well Apples says it works because it works on my wifes machine!! Well, why wont it work on my PC?!!. Both machines are running up to date iTunes, both have the same firewalls and virus programs and both are running XP with all service packs and updates installed. Now I can work around this for awhile but I have got to get that Nano to sync with my machine. Help if you can and Thanks again, reo52

To Apple,
822 unresolved problems in "Connecting 3rd Gen Nano to a Windows Machine" , 25-50% on each page are problems with connecting a Nano in Windows and getting it recognized in Windows or iTunes or syncing errors(1st 5 pages). I think this qualifies as a serious problem. Many state that their Nano works on a different Windows machines and or an Apple machine, but not the one they use. Others and myself have sent their Nanos beck and Apple. Apple states "unit works fine, can not reproduce problem, or words to that effect" then Apple sends it back! It still will not work for the customer. So who has the problem? Owners who can not use their Nano? Apple who has the owners cash but maybe not their goodwill? I do not know, but I can see a Customer satisfaction problem developing. So APPLE please do your best to resolve this situation. It could be to your own advantage and help with those 822 unresolved problems on the Nano Pages. Thanks, reo52

3rd Gen Nano click wheel won't work in the car. My OLD one worked, but this one doesn't.

I use a PXDP iPod2Car iPod interface in my 02 Firebird. My original, trusty 3rd gen. nano used to work perfectly. It charged, and the steering wheel as well as main stereo controls operated it. Something happened to it recently (my guess is the logic board went bad) and it does not come on at all, plugged in or not. I actually have 2 more just like it that I was going to give away, but decided to keep.
Neither one of these will let me use the click wheel to scroll while plugged into the car - the old one did.
I can only change songs with the car's controls.
The only difference between these two and the old one, is that they have the HP logo on the back. Are they later models, with perhaps different hardware?
Is there anything I can do about it?
Is there any hope for the old one?
I hate not being able to scroll at all!
thanks in advance!

Contact PXDP. They should know if their product is compatible with your iPod Nano.
Why won't my iPod play through my iPod speakers or car kit?

Scosche earphones that work with 3rd gen Nano

The original earphones that came with my 3rd generation 8 GB Ipod Nano recently got destroyed and I'm looking to buy a replacement set. I'd like to upgrade to a set with better sound quality and in the in-ear style that blocks out ambient noise. I've heard really good things about the Scosche IDR655m but I notice that in their compatibility listing they only list the Nano 5th generation.
All I'm really looking for is great sound and the noise-blocking feature of the in-ear style. I really don't care if the remote or mic features work. I didn't have them on my previous set and I don't mind having to skip songs or increase/decrease volume by messing with the actual Ipod.
What I'm wondering is...would the Scosche IDR655m still work and give me good sound quality and ambient noise reduction on a 3rd gen Nano? Or is there another more basic Scosche product that you would recommend that would still give me all of the great sound on a Nano 3rd gen but without all of the "bells and whistles" of the remote and mic features?

Could be. Are the phones you want to use the kind with a mic and button (like you would use with a smart phone)? I bought some V-Moda headphones to use with a Nokia phone, and thought I could use the button to answer the phone, but every time I plugged them in, the phone would think I was trying to dial a number. The phones didn't give me any problem with my iPod Classic 160, but it was an older one. If that's what you use, maybe try some more standard phones to see.
Maybe not the problem, but all I could think of.

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