Touch wont turn on or reset. Computer doesnt recognize it either.

I bought a 3g 8GB touch from someone for almost nothing because it is broken and he couldn't fix it. I have tried everything I know to do, letting it charge for while to see if it was a battery issue and soft resetting a few times. I tried 6 times back to back and still nothing. I would try hard reset but my computer wont recognize the ipod. Nothing shows on the screen, no battery or apple logo. I tried the apple call back thing but when they called it was just a bunch of static.

Since you cannot get any response out of the iPod Touch whether it is on screen or on your computer it is clear to me that there is a circuit issue. This may include a bad battery or a bad circuit board. No way to tell whether the person you bought it from dropped it in water or something like that.
If you are still curious then you can take it to the Apple Store and see what they tell you.
Axel F.

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hi wondering if anyone can help my son hasa ipod touch it wont turn or reset or charge and it was working pefect before this happened
thanks
Iain

I bought mine 2th hand
and when I got it it was dead
just showed the apple logo and
charging icon for 10sec if I connected it
did the stuff described on the page I linked to and got
that picture of the usb connect wire
and itunes said that it would restore
the firmware and haven't had a issue since
maybe I were lukey

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~Brett

See if this program will place the iPOd in recovery mode so yu can restore the iPOd.
RecBoot: Easy Way to Put iPhone into Recovery Mode
If the iPod still has its original battery, it could be that the battery finally bit the dust.

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- Seee if resetting the iPod will make it work or make it visiable in iTunes so you can restore it.
Reset iPod touch: Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Next see if placing the iPOd n recovery mode will make it visible in iTunes. For recovery mode see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore

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After charging for at least an hour I would try in order:
- Resetting the iPod:
Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Next try restoring the iPod via iTunes. You may have to place the iPod in recovery mode for iTunes to see the iPod. For recovery mode see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
- Making an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store

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Start here:
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My old 1st gen ipod touch wont turn on and makes a clicking sound when I plug it in. The ipod doesnt turn on when I plug it into the wall, even if I let it charge, and itunes won't recognize it. I have tried to reset it with the home and power buttons. Whats wrong and how can I fix it? I think it might be the memory or the battery. What could the clicking sound be related to? Thanks

Try placing the iPod in recovery mode and then try restoring the iPod. For recovery mode see:
iPhone and iPod touch: Unable to update or restore
After that I would make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store.

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my ipod touch wont turn on ive tried restoring it but every time i do it just says its waiting for the ipod to respond. meanwhile my ipod is no longer a black screen but the apple logo with a loading bar underneath that after leaving for 8 hours hasnt moved.

Try:
- Another cable
- Another USB port
- Reboot the computer
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- 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.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
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my ipod touch wont turn on! i pressed the power button and the white apple logo appeared for five seconds and went to a black screen, and then back to the logo for 5 secs and back to the black screen for 5 secs. im not touching my ipod and it is still doing this. i did leave it onover night to update ios, is this why??

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- 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.
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- 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.
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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Sounds like this iPod needs a battery replacement. Don't rely on what the battery meter tells you.
Try this test.
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Ipod touch wont turn on how do I fix it?

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Try the remaining items of:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- 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.
- Try another cable
- Try on another computer
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar

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My ipod touch wont turn on...my daughter was using it and it just went black. It has been needing to be charged more frequently lately...

Do you see it charging? If it does then what does the screen show? Or try holding the power button for a few seconds, what shows on the screen?
Else just press and hold the Power and Home buttons together until you see the apple logo.

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