Ipod Touch 3rd Generation won't boot up. Shows apple then shuts down.
I have been having troubles with my ipod touch for the past week. I have been able to get it into DFU mode and restore but after it restores it says that the ipod will restart and it shuts off then just goes back to the cycling apple. On with apple, few seconds later, completely off. I have tried to restore it many times. I don't care about the data on the ipod because everything is on my computer. Please help with this because I am hoping to have an Ipod for school.
Note: I have also tried to download the firmware (5.1.1) seperatly then selecting it using shift in iTunes.
Sounds like you have a hardware issue there--like a bad logic board. I would take it to an Apple Store.
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