Help ipod wastes battery while trying to charge

Question

ok i have a regular ipod 20 gig and ive never had any problems with it until i plugged it into a windows millenium edition pc, and unplugged it without telling the computer i was going to well it did something to it, everyonce in a while i can put it in safe mode and try to restore it , but for some reason when it trys to charge it will start to and then it will turn on over to the battery and wear down everything that it wasted my time charging so it charges and wastes it charges and wastes it, so i dont know what to do

Answer 1

The problem you're experiencing here is probably because you have USB1.1 ports on your computer.
USB1.1 uses a much lower voltage than USB2.0. When you plug your iPod into your computer, it will show as charging, although it is only trickle-charging. When the iPod is plugged in to the computer, the hard disk is "active" and therefore using power, sometimes the power it's using is more than the power the USB1.1 connection can supply. Since USB2.0 provides a higher voltage, your iPod will charge successfully when connected.
When charging your iPod, you're best to use the wall socket supplied with your iPod, but if you do use a computer to recharge the battery, try to use a Firewire or USB2.0 connection wherever possible.
Hope this helps.