Ipod mini battery dead?????

My ipod mini refuses to turn on or be recognised by my PC, the screen displays a battery sign next to an exclamation mark......what does this mean???
ipod mini Windows XP

Is this what you see?
Means the battery needs charging. Leave it plugged in for at least 30 minutes.
If it is still there, read this -> http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60941

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Hello, I purchased my son a mini ipod and although i am not 100% positive which generation it is i do know that it is either a generation 1 or 2. My son was listening to the ipod in bed one night then it froze on the song, on the screen it showed the song and the artist.
My son is tellin me 2 different stories either he droped it or it suddenly froze.
I have changed the battery myself through instructios i found on the internet, everything went fine. All that the screen shows now is an apple symbol even when i put it in the wall to charge, A battery symbol appeared for about 10 seconds then it went back to the apple symbol this was before i plugged it into the wall.
Is there anyway i can fix it or do i have to restore it or is my apple ipod mini stuffed!!
Any help would be most appreciated..
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sounds like your ipod mini is dead i wouldn't of tried to change the battery yourself i would have gone to the local
apple macintosh retailer or repair shop it would have then cost you only $79.99 to have someone replace the battery
and it being done by a trained professional instead it is going to cost you 300.00 for a ipod now so have fun

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I bought my Ipod mini in february 2005 and since 4 months the battery no longer works. It has started to turning itself off 1 or 2 minutes after i opened it even when fully charged. I tried to reset it but it would work for a few minutes more. I downloaded the latest software & restored the ipod. But nothing works. What can I do?
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Thanks for your answer, but i knew it was a battery problem. How come after a year and a few months, the battery is broken? I heard there might be some probs with the 1 st generation Ipod mini battery. Is that true and will Apple replace it free? even if i'm not on the waranty anymore?
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u should probraly send it to Apple or to an electronics store to replace the battery. I read somewhere they still do that for mini's. i think i have to get a new battery too cuz mine barely lasts for a few songs anymore, even when its fully charged.
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Hi Everyone!
My first post and it's a problem!
I bought the second generation iPod mini back at the very end of February this year. I love it to bits and i've used it every single day since i got it! I charge it whenever i need to (mostly every other day!).
But recently in the last 3/4 weeks its started to play up. It now resets itself at least 2/3 times a day and has started to become really annoying. The iPod will now no-longer charge fully at all, and it's says the battery's dead, and then it'll grow again! The battery symbol and the battery text will also come up frequently!
This is really starting to get on my nerves!
What can i do, i've only had it for nearly 8 months!
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Rich!

Hi Richard,
Sounds like you're having the same problem as me (I posted in a seperate post same time as you!!)
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My daughter has a 4GB second generation iPod Mini. It has worked fine, other than a few freeze ups every now and then, for several years. Yesterday it stopped working altogether. We have tried charging overnight with the AC charger but still there is no sign of life. Her iMac does not recognize it and we cannot get it to turn on. There is no charging icon when it is plugged in. It appears to be totally dead. Prior to this the battery still had reasonable running life. She would get about 6 to 8 hours of playback time per charge.
We have tried toggling the "hold" button. Nothing seems to work. I would appreciate any ideas.

I got tied up and forgot to respond to the earlier post. The iPod Mini is back in working order. While I had tried a reset procedure before and got no where, I tried it again. Finally on the third attempt the "apple" logo appeared and all was well. Since I had not gotten any response from the Mini the first time I tried a reset, I assumed that the resetting procedure would not work. So a good lesson to this is to attempt re-setting several times if it does not work the first time.
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I have an iPod mini 4GB (Second Generation). It has performed without a hitch up until a couple weeks ago. It's usually left plugged in to its AC adaptor, but had been unpowered -- AND unplayed -- for a week. When I went to use it, I couldn't get anything to show up on the screen. I hooked it up to my PBG4, where it opened in iTunes looking absolutely normal, but no joy on the iPod screen itself. I could transfer songs back and forth between the iPod and iTunes on the PBG4. I tried charging on the AC power adapter. I did the "5Rs" (repeatedly). I dumped all the songs off the iPod and did a reset after doing the hold-button shuffle. Every once in a while, when I did the two-finger reset with the Menu and center buttons, I'd be rewarded with a briefly backlit (?) iPod screen, and once, a quickly-appearing-then-fading Apple logo. Other than those ghostly visitations, no joy whatsoever: the iPod still happily shows up in iTunes, but won't operate on it's own a-tall.
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Well, at least the response in this discussion forum is fully equal to Apple's customer care AND quality control...
On the apparently infinitesimal chance that someone actually reads this post, I'll report the latest manifestation of the semi-deceased 2nd gen iPod Mini (meaning mini-lifespan, I guess): after leaving the little metal corpse unplugged from either adapter or USB port for a few days, I plugged the adapter back in last night. Immediately upon plugging in, a faint, evanescent apple logo mockingly showed itself for a second or two, then faded away like the Cheshire cat's grin, and I swear I could hear Steve Jobs' ghostly voice whispering "Just buy another one, sucker!" I heard that same voice saying the same thing when my PBG4 SuperDrive died untimely, and when my wife's SuperDrive, and then her HD, did the same -- all within the space of two months. You gotta hand it to apple: they've got planned obsolescence down to an exact science. Oh, and "service"? You gotta PAY for that, too, sucker. Don't come looking in a FREE forum for help.
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It's a 4 gig newer mini, (2004 on the back), and a full charge last maybe 2 hours total.
The odd behaviour part is that after the ipod shuts down due to low battery, I can sometimes start it up again and the battery indicator will fill partway and I can use it for a seemingly random amount of time, until it dies again, totalling no more than 2 hours play.
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First: You Spelled BEHAVIOR wrong.
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I bought a 4gb iPod mini barely 5 months back. The other day as the battery drained completely i connected it to my laptop to charge it. But somehow my iPod is not responding at all. its like dead. i have followed all the instructions
1) Reset the iPod (release hols and keep toggling it)
2) Restarted my laptop
3) pressed the "select" button for more than a minute
4) tried connecting to another laptop
5) ran latest iPod update 2005/10/12
6) testing on spare USB. Infact all my USB ports are free.
Please help me!!!!! i dont know what to do. its been 48 hrs since my ipod is connected to the laptop but it shows no life. neither does my laptop recognise my ipod.

Ya i feel relieved. somehow none of the guys in my office could think of any options. wish i had joined this forum 2 days back. Luckily none of my songs have erased. cool.
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This is ridiclous. A lot of people seem to be having the same problems. I mean as it states 18hrs of playback it should be. I have the same problem and dont even use it much. When fully charged I only get about 4-5 hrs playback. I went back to where I got it and they told me to contact Apple as they dont have any more dealings with you as its between aple and the consumer. I have contacted them now. It also has stopped working for me since yesterday. I knew there was half of the battery left so when I went to turn it on, theres no response from it. The screen stays blank. I also plugged it into PC and its not being recognised on my iTunes. Its powerless and Ive tried all their recommendations but to no avail.
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When I charge my iPod mini, after I let it sit for several days without use the battery will show that it has drained. Is there anyway to correct this problem?

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If your battery dies or cannot maintain a charge, Apples Service Request process will:
- Replace it for free during the first 6 months of the warranty**
- Replace it for a shipping charge (~$35) after 6 months and prior to the 1-year period **
- Replace it for free if you have the additional AppleCare policy (this extends the warranty to 2 years)**
- Replace it 'anytime' for a $59 charge (was $99 until 7-8-2005)
b This is regardless of where it was legitimately purchased.
i ** See the Battery Test link below. This is how Apple determines if the battery is not performing. If the iPods battery lasts less than 50% of the up to metric, then Apple considers it a problem. For example: This means less than 4 hours for a 1st Gen Mini and less than 9 hours for a 2nd Gen Mini. -- Best to perform this
b specific
i test yourself, prior to sending in the iPod for warranty work
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i understand the battery life metric for your unit.
iPod's Battery Indicator is Approximate / Battery Test
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