Ipod engineer needed:Can Itunes physically destroy 2 ipods?
This happend to me a few weeks ago:
"I have a big problem:
I tried to copy some tv series to my ipod when it was connected. I had enough free space. That went OK. Then when I tried to upload some music, it said the Ipod was full ( which it was not, and gave an error trying to write the itunes database to my ipod.)
At that moment my windows XP crashed and the drive letter was gone, and my ipod had crashed. Now, everytime I connect my ipod via firewire it crashes as soon as I connect it.
When I use USB2 I can access everything as normal. I updated right a way my rirmware to the latest one, which was no problem.
However, everytime I connect with firewire my ipod crashes and only a reset helps. I can still play music, and use it
can anyone give my any tips.
BTW 40 GbB iPod the latest one"
The store connected the ipod to firewire to a MAC and it worked ?????
Then I got home and at my PC it didnt work. So I brought the ipod to the store and the store acknowlegd that the ipod was broken.They store send me a new Ipod and I was happy again.
BUT NOW IT COMES:
it has happend to me again
This time I connected my ipod to a USB1 connector on my (old) laptop.
The ipod was beening recognized. I went to connect to itunes and wanted to copy some other files from the ipod.
And now I have the same hardware problem. As soon as I connect to a firewire on my pc, or any pc, the iPod FREEZES
it's not the cable, nor the PC nor the firewire adapter
How can itunes or any other program or window physically destroy my ipod.
Apple does not participate in these forums except for rare circumstances. These forums are for users.
If you want to talk to Apple, you should send them feedback or email or call them.
BTW, when you say "the iPod freezes", I don't know what you mean. An iPod doesn't "freeze". If it does, then it's the iPod's problem. A computer can't cause this problem, it's a hardware issue with the iPod itself.
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