IPod classic stuck on hold

Is there anyway of disabling the feature all together or anything? It says it's constantly on hold even when it's clearly not. I took off the slider and moved the switch myself but its still on hold. Is there a way of disabling, manually turning it off, or sending it into apple to repair for a fee?

Have you tried resetting the iPod?
This is done by moving the hold switch to on, then move it to off and press the menu button and the centre (select) button together for (up to) ten seconds. This should cause the Apple logo to appear on the screen and the iPod to reset. You may need to repeat this step. This has to be done sometimes when the iPod gets confused!
If that does not work, then try the 5Rs, see here: http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/classic/ . Hopefully you will be able to reset it - try that first before the 5Rs.
It should not be necessary to turn the hold switch off before plugging the iPod into your PC.
Regards,

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I got a new iPod Classic 80 GB this past week. It works great, except today its stuck in the hold switch mode (shows the lock in the upper left corner), even when the hold switch is not toggled. I've tried restoring the ipod, but nothing works. How can i fix this?

hold switch is for locking keys. it is there for 2 reasons. One, to prevent you accidentally cranking volume or anything while listening. Second, it cuts off power flowing from battery to touch pad. This saves battery power.

My ipod is stuck on hold mode....i tried plugging into a power source but it doesn't respond and iTunes doesn't recognize it...i also tried playing with the hold key but nothing happens...i have a iPod classic plz help :(

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If a reset of restore of the device does not resolve the issue, you'll need to have the iPod serviced either by Apple or a third party repair center. It sounds like your hold switch is broken and in need of replacement.
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my ipod is stuck on hold, the hold switch doesn't make any difference. it still comes on when being charged but it stays on hold. can anybody help?

Ok try turning the hold switch to off
then turn it to hold
and then push down on the hold switch button applying pressure and then turn the hold switch button off
that should work

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I dont know what 2 do and i feel like crying becaz i have been searching on here 4 hours an im geting tired. Ok: My ipod iz stuck on hold,ive tried everything from switvhing the button back an forth 2 holdign the center button and menu. and i dont know how 2 do that restore factory setting thing, I read that i can let the battery run out but how can i if it goes 2 sleep? ANY HELP EXTREMLEY APPRECIATED

Plug your ipod into your computer. When it shows in iTunes it should show your ipod in the top. In the Versions section below there should be two things: "Your ipod is up to date" with an update button greyed out after it and "If you are experiencing problems...." right below that. At the end of that statement you should see a "restore" button. Click on that and it will as you if you are sure you want to restore as it will remove everything you put on your ipod from it. Click yes. It will then begin to reset it to factory settings. Finally, you will get a prompt telling you not to unplug your ipod as the process is completing and your ipod will show in itunes again when finished. Click "ok". When it is done it will show up as it did when you first purchased the ipod asking you to name it, etc.

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Hi. My iPod is stuck in hold mode. I have tried turning it on and off numerous times, and i've also tried restoring it. It is still stuck in hold mode and i cannot select music to listen to. PLEASE HELP!!!
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what u mean by hold mode? Have u checked its not on screenlock by psliding the button next to the headphones port?
have u reset it by holding the centre button with the menu button together for 10 seconds?
Try tapping it lightly if no other solution works.
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Well I left it charging over night and still the same result
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Hello, i'm Michael, and i need some help right now :c
i just got an iPod Classic with 80GB of HDD, just a gift, but it had some "issues" (the screen showed a dock connector and it reads "Use iTunes to Restore"), i had an iPod Touch 4G, and i had that restored several times, so i knew the trick.
Okay i came from my grandmother's house and plugged my new fancy iPod! (it came with no USB cable so i bought a cheap one) but when i plugged the iPod had not enough power to remain connected, so i though (maybe the usb cable is not powerfull enough to mantain the charge cicle, it's a 2$ one, so it's big deal) plugged my iPod to my speakers on the Dock station, and leave it there for the entire night
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Well, the iPod restarted and it was at the "Use iTunes to Restore" screen again. So i tought (Well, let's try my sis laptop) connected my iPod to the Windows 8 Laptop from my sister, and the iTunes download (iTunes + iPod ipsw) took a lot of time to me.. But when it comes to the Restore Process, after the same amount of time, i got the "1439" error, and after looking foward throught a lot of web pages, i came out with the "Windows 8 is the one of the problem :L" so i plugged my iPod out and leave it charging in my speakers, at the next day, i was in my Grandmother's house again..
So i came out with my uncle and told him to lend me his Lap, a Windows 7 64X Core i5 Extreme with VT (super machine i loved it *¬*) and plugged my iPod in, i tried to Restore with his iTunes version (11 one) and guess what? 1439 error! it looked like the USB cable was the problem one, but i didn't gave up, and installed Virtual Box with Widnwos XP (i rode some guy had it working with a restaration with XP, and makes sense, since Windows 7/8 can't format large drives with FAT32, and XP sure can) so i plugged my iPod and installed Guest additions and the Expansion pack (for USB 2.0 support) installed the last iTunes version and tried to restore, and guess what? 1434!
So, i tried something different, i tried to format the iPod with Windows Explorer, and guess what? it worked! NTSF system was loaded ad working, i dragged some 134mb files to it, and they could be readen every time i wanted. But there's a problem, iPod software is not NTSF but FAT32, so i downloaded EaseUS partition manager and formated it to Fat32, 128kb cluster size, and unplugged it to plug the speakers again (YES, I TOOK THEM TO MY GRANDMOTHER'S) after the battery's top capacity was acomplished, i tried the restore form XP again, and after a few tries, i got a succefull restore!
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So i tought.. (maybe the iPod's HDD is broken or something) opened Diagnostics and this are the results:
Retracts :432
Reallocs: 319
Pending sectors: 0
Poweron Hours: 560
Start /Stop: 426
Temp status are not important right now, current 23, max 43c, min 15c
it's obviously an used iPod. But the Reallocs count is not THAT big
Okay so i tried something different and asked my friend's iPad cable, this one connected pretty well with Windows 8 and it did restore with no problems at all. but there's one little small issue.. it didn't work either...
So, i'm here, out of ideas, i can imagine a restore with OS X will change my point of view in some way, but i can't do that right now...
i Must add that the HD is completely functional, i can add files to it right now, and use them in another PC, i can format it, partition it, and a lot of crazy things, so the HDD is not the problem one..
Please help me.. i have EVER SEEN a iPod's menu, other than my DSi iPod themed homebrew music player.. (wich looks fantastic)
Thank's in advance, i'm sorry for the lenght of my note, i have been thinking on it for a long time hehe c:

After hours of searching for a fix I may have found one on a Mac Forum. This worked for mine but I had to restore it from the last back up. I also gave me the option of restore to new condition (out of hte box) but Ichoose from the last backup that itunes made. It took about 4 hours to fully restore all my 24gb of material. BUT,Now it's working perfectly. For how long...who knows?
Here's the link to the page where I found the info. http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=447185
Below is the solution that worked for my 2nd gen 32 gig.
"Originally Posted by vegas-steven
try and do this:
1. start itunes.
2. plug the ipod into your computer
3. hold the power (on top) and home (on front) buttons for a few seconds.
the ipod should power up, and if if is screwed up, will be in recovery mode... from there itunes will tell you that it finds your ipod in that mode, and needs to restore it.
just click restore, sit back and it should work again.
did you hack it at all?
if you did not hack it, and that doesnt work, call applecare and see what they say. maybe it is faulty?
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i suspect a small portion of the memory is dedicated to keeping emergency boot files that allowe you to restore, no matter how bad things get."

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