IPod won't start...

My iPod will display the white Apple logo on a black background. When plugged in, it will show this, then go to black, show it again, go to black again, and it will repeat this. It will do this when not plugged in until the battery is used up. I cannot get my computer to recognize it. I cannot seem to reset it either.
What do I do?!
Dell Inspiron E1505 Other OS Windows Vista

I am having the same problem, i just posted a thread right after yours. I updated my ipod, and now its stuck in the same start up loop.
Let me know what you find.
Thanks!
Shelby
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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Aaargh! So frustrating, another "My Ipod won't start" problem.

Hi there,
My 60gig video Ipod won't start. Yes, I've searched through other posts, the support pages etc to find a solution but to no avail.
I followed the 5 Rs (except the one that deletes all files), tried different usb ports, plugged the ipod straight into the wall, tried toggling thousands of time but no luck.
I believe the problem was cause by the battery being completely drained. I have tried recharging it using my comp, my girlfriends comp and straight into the wall. Still doesn't work.
Please help someone! Thanks in advance for reading and commenting.

Quite honestly if you've looked at these and nothing helps, it probably needs service.
My iPod won't turn on.
My iPod won't wake up.
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IPod Won't Start Up at All

I have a 3rd-Gen 30GB iPod that I recently purchased used, and it worked perfectly for two days. I had the iPod plugged in and charging, and it was on it's normal "OK to Disconnect" screen. Without thinking about it, I did a hard restart (pushed the power button, turned computer back on), and whilst waiting for my computer to restart, went to listen to my iPod. I went to Shuffle Songs, but all the iPod did was go straight through each file, not playing a bit of the song. I turned the iPod off, and then tried to turn it back on, but to no avail. I can feel, and to a lesser extent, hear the hard drive spinning, but the screen shows nothing. My computer seems to recognize the iPod when I plug it in, but it never connects. Is there any way at all to fix this?
Note: I have no local Apple store, so there's no way I can get this repaired.

See these.
iPod won't turn on.
iPod battery doesn't charge.
Your Windows PC doesn't recognize the iPod is connected.
iPod only shows an Apple logo and doesn't start up.
Putting iPod into disk mode.
Restoring using disk mode is often the key.
If none of the above help, it will need service.
You can arrange online service here.
Service request.

Help my IPOD won't start PLEASE HELP

It gives me the apple screen and then switches into the foloer with an exclamation point and i don't know how to get it out. I have tried restarting, and plugging it into the computer doesn't do anything. It is charged, please help.

Hello,
If a sad iPod icon or an exclamation point and folder icon appears on your iPod’s screen, or with sounds of clicking or HD whirring, it is usually the sign of a hard drive problem and you have the power to do something about it now. Your silver bullet of resolving your iPod issue – is to restore your iPod to factory settings.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
If you're having trouble, try these steps at different levels one at a time until the issue is resolved. These steps will often whip your iPod back into shape.
Make sure you do all the following “TRYs”
A. Try to wait 30 minutes while iPod is charging.
B. Try another FireWire or USB through Dock Connector cable.
C. Try another FireWire or USB port on your computer .
D. Try to disconnect all devices from your computer's FireWire and USB ports.
E. Try to download and install the latest version of iPod software and iTunes
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/
For old and other versions of iPod updater for window you can get here
http://www.ipodwizard.net/showthread.php?t=7369
F. Try these five steps (known as the five Rs) and it would conquer most iPod issues.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
G. Try to put the iPod into Disk Mode if it fails to appear on the desktop
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
If none of these steps address the issue, you may need to go to Intermediate level listed below in logical order. Check from the top of the lists to see if that is what keeping iPod from appearing on your computer in order for doing the Restore.
Intermediate Level
A. Try to connect your iPod with another computer with the iPod updater pre-installed.
B. Still can’t see your iPod, put it in Disk Mode and connect with a computer, instead of doing a Restore on iPod Updater. Go and format the iPod instead.
For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”
For Window computer
Go to folder “My Computer”
Hope you can see your iPod there and right click on the iPod
Choose “Format”. Ensure the settings are at “Default” and that “Quick Format” is not checked
Now select “Format”
Eject your iPod and do a Reset
Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”
In case you do not manage to do a “Format” on a window computer, try to use some 3rd party disk utility software, e.g.“HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool”.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=501330&tstart=0
C. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. In many cases when an iPod won't show up on a PC that it will show up on the Mac. Then it can be restored. When the PC user returns to his computer the iPod will be recognized by the PC, reformatted for the PC, and usable again. By the way, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it.
Tips
a. It does not matter whether the format is completed or not, the key is to erase (or partly) the corrupted firmware files on the Hard Drive of the iPod. After that, when the iPod re-connected with a computer, it will be recognized as an fresh external hard drive, it will show up on the iTunes 7.
b. It is not a difficult issue for a Mac user to find a window base computer, for a PC user, if they can’t find any Mac user, they can go to a nearest Apple Shop for a favor.
c. You may need to switch around the PC and Mac, try to do several attempts between “Format” and “Restore”
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2364921&#2364921
Advance Level
A. Diagnostic mode solution
If you have tried trouble shooting your iPod to no avail after all the steps above, chances are your iPod has a hardware problem. The iPod's built-in Diagnostic Mode is a quick and easy way to determine if you have a "bad" iPod.
You need to restart your iPod before putting it into Diagnostic Mode. Check that your hold switch is off by sliding the switch away from the headphone jack. Toggle it on and off to be safe.
Press and hold the following combination of buttons simultaneously for approximately 10 seconds to reset the iPod.
iPod 1G to 3G: "Menu" and "Play/Pause"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Menu" and "Select"
The Apple logo will appear and you should feel the hard drive spinning up. Press and hold the following sequence of buttons:
iPod 1G to 3G: "REW", "FFW" and "Select"
iPod 4G+ (includes Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini): "Back" and "Select"
You will hear an audible chirp sound (3G models and higher) and the Apple logo should appear backwards. You are now in Diagnostic Mode. Navigate the list of tests using "REW" and "FFW". The scroll wheel will not function while in diagnostic mode. For further details on Diagnostic mode can be found at http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/
Try to do the 5in1, HDD R/W and HDD scan tests. Some successful cases have been reported after the running the few tests under the Diagnostic mode. In case it does not work in your case, and the scan tests reports show some errors then it proves your iPod has a hardware problem and it needs a repairing service.
B. Format your iPod with a start disk
I have not tried this solution myself, I heard that there were few successful cases that the users managed to get their iPod (you must put your iPod in disk mode before connecting with a computer) mounted by the computer, which was booted by a system startup disk. For Mac, you can use the Disk Utility (on the Tiger OS system disk), for PC user, you can use the window OS system disk. Try to find a way to reformat your iPod, again it does not matter which format (FAT32, NTFS or HFS+) you choose, the key is to erase the corrupted system files on the iPod. Then eject your iPod and do a Reset to switch out from Disk Mode. Reboot your computer at the normal way, connect your iPod back with it, open the iPod updater, and hopefully your iPod will appear there for the Restore.
If none of these steps address the issue, your iPod may need to be repaired.
Consider setting up a mail-in repair for your iPod http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/
Or visit your local Apple Retail Store http://www.apple.com/retail/
In case your iPod is no longer covered by the warranty and you want to find a second repairing company, you can try iPodResQ at your own risk
http://www.ipodresq.com/index.php
Just in case that you are at the following situation
Your iPod warranty is expired
You don’t want to pay any service charges
You are prepared to buy a new one
You can’t accept the re-sell value of your broken iPod
Rather than leave your iPod as paper-weight or throw it away.
You can try the following, but again, only do it as your last resort and at your own risk.
Warning !!!! – It may or may not manage to solve your problem, and with a risk that you may further damage your iPod, which end up as an expensive paper weight or you need to pay more higher repairing cost. Therefore, please re-consider again whether you want to try the next level
Last Resort Level
1. . Disconnecting the Hard Drive and battery inside the iPod – Warning !! Your iPod warranty will be waived once you open the iPod.
In Hong Kong there are some electronic shops offering an iPod service for Sad iPod, the first thing they do is to open up the iPod’s case and disconnecting the battery and the Hard Drive from the main board of the iPod. Wait for 5-10 minutes and reconnecting them back. The reason behind which I can think of is to do a fully reset of a processor of the iPod. In case you want do it itself and you believe that you are good on fixing the electronics devices and have experience to deal with small bits of electronic parts, then you can read the following of how to open the iPod case for battery and HDD replacement (with Quicktimes)
http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/directory.html
2.Press the reset button on the Hard Drive inside the iPod – Suggestion from Kill8joy
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2438774#2438774
Have I tried these myself? No, I am afraid to do it myself as I am squeamish about tinkering inside electronic devices, I have few experiences that either I broke the parts (which are normally tiny or fragile) or failed to put the parts back to the main case. Therefore, I agree with suggestion to have it fixed by a Pro.
2. Do a search on Google and some topics on this discussion forum about “Sad iPod”
Exclamation point and folder and nothing else
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3597173#3597173
Exclamation point and folder and nothing else
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2831962#2831962
What should I do with my iPod? Send it or keep it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=469080&tstart=0
Strange error on iPod (probably death)
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=435160&start=0&tstart=0
Sad Face on iPod for no apparent reason
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=336342&start=0&tstart=0
Meeting the Sad iPod icon
http://askpang.typepad.com/relevanthistory/2004/11/meeting_thesad.html#comment-10519524
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it?
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2236095#2236095
iPod Photo: unhappy icon + warranty question
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2233746#2233746
4th Gen iPod Users - are we all having the same problem?
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2235623#2235623
Low Battery, and clicking sounds
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2237714#2237714
Sad faced iPod, but my computer won’t recognize it
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2242018#2242018
Sad iPod solution
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=412033&tstart=0
Re: try to restore ipod and it says "can't mount ipod"
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=443659&tstart=30
iPod making clicking noise and is frozen
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2420150#2420150
Cant put it into disk mode
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3786084#3786084
I think my iPod just died its final death
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3813051
Apple logo & monochrome battery stay
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3827167#3827167
I am not suggesting that you should follow as well, but just read them as your reference. You are the person to make the call.
Finally, I read a fair comments from dwb, regarding of slapping the back of the iPod multiple times
Quote “This has been discussed numerous times as a 'fix'. It does work, at least for a while. In fact I remember using the same basic trick to revive Seagate and Quantam drives back in the mid to late 1980's. Why these tiny hard drives go bad I don't know - could be the actuator gets stuck in place or misaligned. Could be the platter gets stuck or the motor gets stuck. 'Stiction' was a problem for drives back in the 80's. Unfortunately the fix can cause damage to the platter so we temporarily fix one problem by creating another. But I know of two instances where a little slap onto the table revived the iPods and they are still worked a year or more later.”UnQuote

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I've a 5th generation ipod which is frozen, and it won't start up in itunes, nor is it visible in windows.... can somebody pls tell me how I get it work again.. I've allready downloaded the latest version of itunes..

Maybe you should try at "Connecting the Fifth Generation iPod to Windows"
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My ipod won't start. It only show the apple sign for a second than restart

Hi i have a ipod classic 80 gb
I try to sync it to my itunes but i just won't start, also i don't thing my ipod is charging anymore.
It only show the apple sign for a sec. than restart again and again,

Hi PBAYARD,
I see that you are experiencing an issue with your iPod classic. Here is an article for you that will hep you through some troubleshooting steps regarding this issue:
iPod: No power or frozen - Apple Support
https://support.apple.com/en-us/TS1404
Take care, and thanks for visiting the Apple Support Communities.
-Braden

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Alright this is really strange to me but hopefully not to someone else. My iPod won't turn on normally; the only way to get it to turn on is to put it on hold. Then when ever I take it off of hold it turns off. I have tried restoring factory settings, updating, formatting and such but nothing works. I have no idea how to fix this other than to send it in, but I would rather not do that. Is there anything I can do, I am really clueless.
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It sounds like you have done all you can, and if a restore using the iPod updater doesn't fix the problem, then this is most likely a hardware problem. At this point, I would contact Apple and see what they have to say. To find out what your support options are, go to Apple - Support and enter your iPod's serial number in the box near the bottom on the right side of the screen.
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When I got a new iPod touch 4G, I tried to restore it from a previous backup that I had on my computer. Unfortunately when the iPod was finished restoring, it wouldn't start up! All I got was the screen frozen at the Apple logo with an empty loading bar. I've tried everything from a hard reset, to moving the backup, but it just won't work. When it was synced to my computer (the only time it actually read the device without having to put it in recovery mode), it showed that it had all of the data on it on the summary page. However, the data was not broken up into music, apps, photos, videos, etc. It was only listed as other. I really don't want to lose my data, so I was wondering if there's any way to get the iPod to start with the backup still on it. I had restored to factory settings, and it worked fine, but I'd hate to lose two years worth of data. Neither the computer nor iTunes detected a corrupted file, and a computer system scan did not show anything either, so I'm not sure what the problem is. This has been going on for about a month, and any help would be truly appreciated.

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- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
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- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
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I tried turning it on, and it gave me an image of the battery bar, and on the far left of it is a triangle-shaped sign with an exclamation mark on it.
So I plug it into my computer to see if it will charge, and the iPod's screen gives me a message saying "Please Wait. Very Low Battery", and iTunes won't recognize the iPod. So I wait like the screen says. Hours pass. Same screen.
So I read troubleshooting info. I tried resetting it several times. I then decided to restore my iPod, but the only way of doing this was by putting it into Disk Mode; only then would iTunes recognize it.
I click Restore, and iTunes gives me a message saying that it was successfully restored and needs to restart. So the iPod shuts off, but iTunes never reads it again, and the iPod's screen is still giving me the "Please Wait. Very Low Battery" message.
Now it's been "charging" again for about an hour now, and still giving me this message, though the message isn't constant. Once every few minutes, the screen lights up and the Apple logo is shown, and then the iPod makes a sound like it's trying to start up but it just can't, and the screen goes blank for a second and then returns to the "Please Wait" message.
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Can anybody help me with this?
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Need help... IPOD won't start up

I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions.
I updated my IPOD the other day and it was working fine.
Now this morning I tried to turn it on and the little Apple shows up and then it turns off.
I've tried every way I know to reset it but it still won't do anything.
I have it set up for my mac and I'm at work where I have a PC so i can't connect it, but I'm worried.
When you try to turn it on you can hear it start to warm up and then shut off when the icon disappears.

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I don't know if this has happen to anyone but...
My itouch on random occassions just shuts off and won't restart until the battery is drained...
It then resets and have to be recharged again. It is a 1st generation itouch and there is the apple warranty to send it back. Though is there anything I can do to avert that.

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I restarted my computer (no luck), reinstalled the driver software (luck failed once more), reinstalled iTunes and all of the Apple suite, including the Mobile Device manager, and am still pulling my hair out over this.
I did perform a full backup and purchase transfer from the beginning so I hope I haven't lost anything.
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1) Get iTunes/Windows to recognize the device.
2) Restore the iPod.
3) Get iOS 5.0 on it.
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I have the same problem and read where one person turned off ICloud. I do not have I Cloud activated so I went ahead and turned off WiFi. Now it is syncing.
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When I have connected my iPod to my PC recently, the "Do Not Disconnect" message comes up okay on my iPod, the PC can see it but iTunes ignores it entirely. In other words, iTunes just sits there and refuses to start updating.
I have rebooted, restarted, reset, etc, all to no avail. iTunes simply can't see my iPod. Any thoughts as to how to update my iPod?
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What did you use to covert them? The iPod has rather specific conversion requirements where as iTunes is a bit more relaxed. So it is perfectly reasonable to have video files that will play in iTunes but are not right for the iPod (bit rate too high, etc.)
GUIDES TO: Converting Video for iPod - Mac & Window
http://forums.ilounge.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=123067
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Ipod won't start, won't charge , won't get recognised...

I just got a NEW ipod after my last one died on me a couple of days ago, and THIS one seems to have been destroyed already. It's run out of battery. When I connect it to the computer I may either:
a) get a "battery too low" message
b) get the Apples logo to show up, but not light up.
Even if I do get a, it eventually gets to b... meanwhile the ipod makes a sound as if its going to start spinning but then stops-
I can leave it for ages and nothing happens. NO charging... no change in the sounds it makes... I'm convinced the hard disk has some sort of problem.
thing is, apprently I can't get it serviced... I don't live in the US or in any of the other major countries, and my country in Europe is represented by none of the Independent third party countries that represent Apple. So have I just wasted my money to hear songs for 2 days? AS I said I've had nother Ipod, the exact same model... its not a problem of my cable nor my USB port- I always charged the other one just fine like I do with this one using both my laptop and desktop. The new has the same problem with both...

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