Volume ghost?

ok well i was listening to my ipod (30GB 5th gen) today and NOTHING was touching the clickwheel. all the sudden the volume started to change itself up and down very rapidly and the volume bar was showing and it went crazy like that for about 7 seconds. has this happened to anyone else and im sure that a problem like this is covered under my warranty right?

The same thing happened to mine today in my car. I did however notice that I had my cell phone right up against it(the ipod) in a cup holder. I also noticed that it happened right after I finished a call on my cell phone. My cell phone also interferes with speakers in my house when the speakers are on. So I'm definitely thinking it has to do with cell phone interference. I'll have to see if it happens when I keep my cell phone away from the ipod.

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It happens every day and deleting and stuff really is no fun. Is there a permanent solution?
I found an answer related to my topic on the internet but even as it explains something, it doesn't solve the prob.
http://superuser.com/questions/20879/how-to-remove-duplicate-ghost-network-drive -on-os-x
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An example of what can cause an erroneous folder:
A script or application that writes a file to /Volumes/ExternalDrive/somefile.txt or even an application that when checking if a file exists (eg. open last saved document) creates a new document at that location when the hard drive/network share/USB key/etc. is not mounted. The file will exists at /Volumes/ExternalDrive/somefile.txt meaning the folder /Volumes/ExternalDrive will exist when you next mount.
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Delete the remaining folders. (I'd recommend checking the contents first)
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Update.
I use the airport drive now as supposed to.
But after going to sleep (drive or macbook - can't say for sure) opening the aiport drive appears to work, it connects and is readable. When I then try to write something, an error message appears:
some text -50
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As in this image:
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93313
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Reading through some of the posts on these forums, it is quite apparent that there is a very obvious fault with certain Creative speaker systems. I've used my P580's for over a year now, and has been working fine, although I've now changed to the Logitech Z-5500's instead, but I want to use these for my PC in the living room, but the wired remote control is no longer working. Therefore, I can't operate the system. Before it gave up the ghost, the volume would keep on fluctuating, and even just tapping it would increase the volume tenfold. It's completely not working now, even though the speakers are fine. The documentation states that you can buy a separate volume control unit through the Creative shop, but I can't find it. Any help?

This sounds like a customer support issue rather than a forums one but I guess it is possible someone from Creative will respond here. Your better bet would be to submit your problem here and deal with the problem through Creative's Customer Support system. They may be able to ship you a new part for a charge or help you fix the problem.
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hi co-forumers,
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Finder>Go menu> Go to Folder
enter /Volumes and click Go
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Help me find ghost files after botched data transfer

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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1379
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<home folder>/Library/Preferences/ByHost/com.apple.windowserver...plist
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I don't understand a thing right now...

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CHECK
5. Disconnect any external devices for testing purposes. External hard drives, ipods, scanners, printers, have been known at times to cause startup/shutdown issues.
NOT DONE YET
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