Ipod Battery problem?

This has happened before and forgot about my ipod for weeks at a time and usually got it working again. Well the battery is completely drained. When I plug in my ipod it just shows a picture of a battery 1/4th full. It doesn't show up in itunes. Maybe the battery is so low it cant operate? But i've had it plugged in for like 2 days with just the 1/4th battery picture showing. I've tried to reset it multiple times. It won't reset without it plugged into USB screen just goes blank and reset does nothing. When I reset with USB plugged in very quickly after 8 seconds that caution sign with battery shows up and than it goes back to a 1/4th battery. I've also tried to I guess drain power completely by having it unplugged from anything for a week. But to no avail, still nothing but the 1/4th thingy when plugging in.

Let me start off by saying, I'm not sure what iPod you have. You're posting this in the 5G iPod forum, but it sounds like you have an older model with the monochrome bootloader icons. At any rate, the icon sounds like the Very Low battery icon. It usually means leave it plugged in until it boots. If you had it plugged in for 2 days, your battery is probably old and won't hold any charge. It sounds like replacement time. Apple can do this for $59, or there are 3rd party services as well as Do-It-Yourself services.

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2) as for requesting a different color... I would doubt it, but who knows....
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I mainly charge the iPod touch itself for four hours and it still doesn't make a difference. I've had my iPod touch for almost 2 years and since I installed iOS 7, it still doesn't make a difference.
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I've had both exact problems (listed below) within days of each other just like you. This is extremely effing frustrating and it appears Apple isn't doing sh|t about it.
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Problem 2: After upgrading firmware to 1.2.2, all my content (songs, podcasts, everything) was gone.
I'm glad to say I was able to fix problem 2 after reading about reverting back to version 1.2.1. There are instructions in this forum on how to do it. If you are like me, you'll have to download the 1.2.1 files from Apple's website because they were no longer on my computer.
This dieing/dead battery problem is a major effing pain in the a$$. Like you say, the effing thing is dead after minutes. The only way it can be used for any length of time is to leave it plugged in to a charger.
No one seems to have a solution which is even more upsetting than the problem. Hey Apple, I want my money back!
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