HT1414 I have a light blue screen

my ipod had the usb cord and itunes symbol on the screen so i connected it to the computer now it has a light blue screen and its not doing anything how can i fix this

Hi, got exacly the same problem, the screen turns light blue every now and then especially when watching a video on the internet and I can't shut it down. Well, I noticed that it was happening when the mac book pro had been running for a while and was particularly warm, then one day I pointed a fan towards the device to cool it down and after a few minutes internet came back. I do the same thing all the times the screen goes off and I always sort it out, it must be about overheating.

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