Flashing Apple Sign, on and off, and on....and off
Hello,
I've had my iPod since Christmas, but havn't used it more than twice since then because I havn't been able to stop it from flashing the apple sign on and off, continously. None of the stupid 5-R steps help at all, my iPod doens't respond to any buttons, except for briefly when I try and reset it, it turns off as I hold the buttons, but when I let go, it turns bck on and flashes the apple sign all over again. the screen goes off for a split second, then the apple sign appears dark in the background, lights up, and then turns off. I can hear the disk drive spinning and clicking every time it does this too.
Windows doesn't recognize that I have the iPod plugged in anymore (it used to), and I can't do ANYTHING with it. It just sits there going on and off until the battery drains.
I don't know how it happened. Soon after I got it, it asked me if I wanted to update the iPod software, so i clicked yes, and it started to update, so i left it alon to use the washroom, and when I cam back, there was no "download comlete" or "updates succesfully installed" sign on my comuter, just iTunes open, and my iPod flashing on and off, on and off.
Could somebody PLEASE hel me with this, and maybe e-mail me with any advice you may have? --> [email protected] That would be greatly appreciated. At least reply to this if you know anything,. Thanks,
Graham
I think bring your iPhone unit to an Apple Service center near you.
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