IPod Sleep Disorder

Ok, I have a 8 gig iPod touch. It is still under its 90 day warranty. I have a problem where not only dose it not charge, but when it is not connected to a dock or cable it still thinks its charging. As well as it automatically restarts when I turn it off because it thinks its plugged in! This iPod has had many problems and I have been able to fix them with help from Apple's online guides. This, However, is not in any guide I have found. I can no longer try anything you guys suggest to fix it that involves a computer because it dose not charge to connect to the computer at all.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Clayton Yocom

The only thing you can do without connecting to iTunes is a reset (press and hold both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears).
If that does not correct the problem, I'd suggest you contact AppleCare.
FYI, you have a *one year* warranty, not 90 days. The 90 days is the period for free phone support (one incident) - that's for non-hardware issues. You can still call them for hardware issues, or sumbit a service request online:
http://www.apple.com/support/service/depot/
Hope this helps...

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1. Trash all the energy saver preferences:1. Quit System Preferences if it is open.
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