Does anyone have any advice on how to fix a 6th generation classic, when the manual reset doesnt work either?

Question

Hey,
Ive bought and ipod , without reading the description, silly me and it says the ipod wont turn on at all......ive tried the manual reset ( menu and middle button) still not working at all.
I wondered if anyone had any advice, whether theres another way of making it work, or whether im going to have to go into an aple store and see what they can do?
Thanks

Answer 1

If you followed instructions from the apple support site: http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/
and you have not been successful, it will be harder. You can always google your problem and watch the different links and youtube sessions explaining how to do it. If your iPod is dead, meaning nothing shows up on the screen when you attempt to revive it, then it could mean the battery is totally dead or other hardware issues that prevent a power up. Don't try to spend too mcuh money in reviving your classic outisde of the Apple route, you might just end up spending that amount plus having to go to the Apple store anyway. I would try to see if it can be revived on the cheap by just prowling the web and trying the different solutions, but please don't open up your iPod, the classic is notorious for being difficult to open without damaging your chrome cover or even the front faceplate. if you can't do anything and you really want to revive it, go to the store and weight your options cost wise. If your final solution is to say goodbye to the iPod and want to get a new one, Amazon offers the same ones for less and the warranty is exactly the same plus you'll have 30 days to return it instead of the standard 14 from the Apple store (no tax too), you'll still have to pay for shipping but at least you'll have longer to consider keeping it. If you want to get warranties longer than Apple and for cheaper, use SquareTrade, they are very afforable and they will restore your iPod to like new and will cover for shipping it both ways (check them out first to see if they still do).
Hope htis will help