Frozen in Hold Mode

Does anyone know what to do if my mini has the Hold icon showing...cannot reset using Menu and Select method...have slid hold button on and off several times,but still in hold mode.

Even when it's plugged into a computer...the lock icon is on and the ipod acts locked. It's as thought the hold button is stuck on hold no matter where the actual hold button is. The ipod powers up when plugged in anywhere...it just acts locked.

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While listening to my nano yesterday, as always I put it on hold to save power, and I accidentally dropped it on the floor face-down. Since then, the click wheel has been frozen in lock mode and is unresponsive. I have tried toggling the hold button back and forth many times, as well as trying to restart my ipod, in addition to letting it play until the point the battery dies and then connecting it to power (I read this may help?), all to no avail.
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Make sure you are resetting it correctly...
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When you connect it to your computer, does the hold icon appear on the iPod? (in the upper-left).
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If the above steps did not work, try connecting iPod to a power adapter and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet, or connect iPod to your computer. Make sure the computer is turned on and isn't set to go to sleep.
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If the above steps did not work, try connecting iPod to a power adapter and plug the power adapter into an electrical outlet, or connect iPod to your computer. Make sure the computer is turned on and isn't set to go to sleep.
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Hi. I have a gerneration 3 (i think) iPod (the kind with four round buttons on the front) and have a potentially severe problem. It thinks it is in "hold" mode all the time all of a sudden and will not respond to my pushing its buttons at all. I can't re-set it. The battery is fully charged and it responds when I plug it in or connect it to a computer, but I cannot make the lock icon come off the screen. All my files on it seem to be intact. Does anyone have any tips on what I can do to resolve this issue myself (without having to visit a repair shop). I live very far away from an Apple store and I don't drive. Any info would be much appriciated.
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gen 3 Mac OS X (10.1.x)
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