IPOD ALWAYS flashes DO NOT DISCONNECT

IPOD ALWAYS flashes DO NOT DISCONNECT when connected to my computer. How do I fix that??

Personally I would, from the information you have given, reset my iPod and/or restore it and then try it again. If this still happens repeat the process but re-install iTunes and QT.
I know this is not a quick resolve but, personally, these things must be done before doing much else since it could be a number of reasons this could be happening - try the more obvious approach first (if you haven't already). If this still does not work then I will not be able to help, there are others here that certainly know more than I do - failing that visit an Apple Store if possible since I would have a guess at stating its more an iPod problem than the software on your computer.

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I have alredy tried rebooting both the iPod and computer.
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Patrick,
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Sounds like you've got Disk Use enabled. Try unchecking the Box "Enable Disk Use" under iTunes>Preferences>iPod Tab.
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someone help Please Im in need

Welcome to the Apple World!!!
To reset your iPod, hold down the middle and menu buttons for 5-10 seconds. Your iPod will restart and you will be back at the main menu. More information about recusing you iPod from trouble can be found at http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/.

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Many times that I try to connect my iPod, the computer will not recognize that it is connected but the "Do Not Disconnect" screen will keep flashing and never stops, I looked for help on this topic, and it told me to unplug it, and reboot it, I did what it said, and my iPod was fine. Again, I tried to transfer my new music onto my iPod and it did the same thing, is there any way that I can stop my iPod from flashing "Do Not Disconnect" continually and just transfer my music?

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Along with that, is everything updated?
http://www.apple.com/ipod/download
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download
You may also want to try resetting while the iPod is plugged in...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61705
Finally, this article offers some more ideas...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61711
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Also ran diagnostic, all test pass except sync test. Please help, any thoughts?

hi, thanks for responding so quickly. here's what happened:
1. i connected the ipod to my laptop and the DND (do no disconnect) message flashed on the ipod screen.
2. as u suggested, i clicked on itunes and tried to change its setting to automatic..it was on automatic already.
*laptop showed update was completed but DND message still flashes on ipod. I decided to check if everything else was working.
3. downloaded a song and when it was done i checked my itune page and library...song wasn't there.
4. i clicked file, add file to the library, browsed and found the song in documents/music/itunes.
5. clicked open then updated the ipod.
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Hi Michael,
The "Do Not Disconnect" screen will continue to stay displayed on your iPod, simply because you have Disk Use enabled (when automatically syncing iPod with iTunes).
If you are automatically syncing songs to your iPod, then disable disk use.
For more info, see this:
Enabling Disk Use for iPod
For details on safely disconnecting an iPod, see this:
Safely Disconnect iPod
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Hi coffeandtimbits,
Let's try resetting your iPod:
First, toggle your iPod's "Hold" switch back and forth a couple of times. (leave it on the white side of the switch, which is the Off position)
Then, press and hold the Menu and Select (center) buttons together for 5-10 seconds.
After your iPod displays the Apple logo as it resets, it should display the normal main menu for a couple seconds, then flash back to "Do Not Disconnect".
Open up iTunes, and see if it syncs from there. If it does, then, when the sync is complete, click on the little arrow next to your iPod's name in the Source List (the left display panel) of iTunes.
Hopefully, at this point, your iPod will safely eject, and show the Main Menu screen. It is does this, then it should be fine to unplug it from your computer.
If your iPod isn't recognized in iTunes, or you can't successfully eject it from there, then this is probably the best thing you can do to safely disconnect your iPod (withOUT unplugging it when it says not to):
Close all applications that are running on this user account, and other user accounts on your computer, as well.
Then, turn off your computer (with your iPod still connected).
After the computer has fully shut down itself (the HD quits spinning, etc), unplug your iPod from your computer.
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''does it mean that i can't use my ipod as a hard disk if i uncheck "enable disk use" ?''
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'' don't like to update my ipod because the process restores everything in my ipod''
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my ipod was critically dead for about a month.
one day i decided to hold the menu and select button and then plug it in to my computer.
Suddenly, a "Do not Disconnect" screen came on that flashed with a black cross out thing.
and it looks like it is charging now, but i dont know how to get the screen to go off and my ipod to get on.
it is a 160gb ipod classic.

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Suddenly when I disconnected my "always" in gook working order iPod, it only shows "Do not disconnect", neither the iMac nor the iTunes recognize it.
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"i have to disconnect it with that "do not disconnect." sign up all the time, because it will simply not go away, even after itunes says "ipod update is complete"
Your iPod is probably enabled for disk use. If this option is switched on then the Do Not Disconnect will stay there until you manually eject your iPod. If an iPod set to manual update, the box will be greyed out and ticked by default and you are always have to eject it manually
Check your preferences, connect your iPod and in iTunes go to Preferences>iPod. Under the Music tab see if your iPod set to automatically sync (automatically update songs and playlists) with iTunes and also has a tick in the box marked “enable disk use". Remove this tick and your iPod should automatically disconnect after it’s finished updating.
"my battery goes down,.....then when i leave it alone, i pick it back up and the battery power went up a little bit. Is that normal?"
Yes it is
"Also my battery life while playing a video is very surprisingly short, with half battery i can watch a half hour of video at best"
Video drains the battery much quicker, for a start it requires more processing power and the backlight is constantly on so you can view the images. Check out these articles:
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I dock the iPod (I believe it is the 5th gen model, one of the first to play videos). Sometimes it syncs properly sometimes not. It will add songs not on my iPod, but it won't update the play count, last played, etc. The problem was fixed when I updated to a new version of iTunes (I believe it was 7.2 at the time, I could be wrong). So I played it off just being an iTunes issue. Well, with 2 updates since then, it has done it yet again. I've tried to restart the iPod using the menu+select key. It will work to remove the iPod, but it won't help in the future. The only way I can remove the iPod is to click on "Safely Remove Hardware." I know this isn't good for the iPod, but this is the only way that I can get the "Do not disconnect" icon off my iPod. Also, I tried to click "Eject iPod" (I've used this several times in emergency cases and worked wonders) but I get a message saying "iPod is in use by another windows program." I couldn't imagine what program is using my iPod. As far as I know, iTunes is the only program that can use the iPod on my computer. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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