My iPod mini won't turn on

I tried everything it said to do in the manual, but it still won't turn on. Anyone have any ideas on what to do?

Are you sure you're resetting properly?
Sometimes people find it easier to hold the MENU and SELECT (center) buttons at the same time if they set the iPod on a flat surface. Make sure you hold them for 6 - 10 seconds until the Apple logo pops up. It may take several attempts and is best performed while connected to power.
Cheers!
-Bryan

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HELP! The iPod mini (about three months old, 4GB) will not turn off. It was fine until today. I have followed all the rest instruction, but it's still stuck on "on". The guidance in in the on-line mannual is -- well, you guessed it -- useless. Any ideas?

First make sure you have not locked it or put it on
hold, (check the top of it to see).
If that does not work try to hold down the pause/play
button for a few seconds, or reset it by holding down
the menu button and the select button for a few
seconds.
Hope that I helped you.
Thanks for suggestion,but that was in the PDF instructions, so that was the first thing I tried. Anyone with any other ideas?
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My Ipod mini won't reset. Help!

1. Try these five steps (known as the five Rs) will conquer most iPod issues.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/
2. 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
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Several things could keep iPod from appearing in iTunes or in the Desktop/Finder when you connect it to your PC/Mac. The most likely causes are listed below in logical order. Check each one starting from the top of the list to see if that is what's keeping iPod from appearing.
3. Try to wait 30 minutes while iPod is charging.
4. Try another known-good FireWire or USB through Dock Connector cable.
5. Try another known-good FireWire or USB port on your computer .
6. Try to disconnect all devices from your computer's FireWire and USB ports.
7. Windows users having trouble with their iPods should locate a Mac user. We've found that 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. BTW, it works in reverse too. A Mac user often can get his iPod back by connecting it to a PC and restoring it.
8. Try to do a Erase (Disk Utility) on a Mac computer or a reformat with a PC (Disk Management tool) but ensure you choose the right Drive (your iPod not your Hard Disk of your computer).
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