What is Error 1418 or 14118?

My Ipod 30GB Video died on Weds. and it came back to life
on Sunday. Ever since Sunday, I have been trying to rstore it!!! BUT Itunes says, that an error occurred and request can not be completed. The error # is 1418 or 14118? Good thing I saved the recepit(spelling?). Should I return it ad get another Ipod Video or Try to restore it again???
Please help!!!! PLEASE
Windows XP Windows XP

Have you had a chance to look at this troubleshooting page? It may be of some help: Error 1415, 1417, 1418, or 1428 when restoring or updating an iPod in iTunes 7 or later

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Has anyone ever gotten error -1418 on the error terminal of timed loop? It only executes once and I'm trying to run it on a cRIO-9004.
There's nothing in that range listed under the timed loop error codes.
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Hi Jim,
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What is error 1418

it said that my ipod is corrupt and i need to restore it
but everytime i try to restore it, error 1418 shows up and says i can't restore it. what do i do

I had a similar problem with my old 512 iPod Shuffle. The restore feature in iTunes kept giving me a 1418 error, and I was out of warranty. Then I tried the restore utility: http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/ipodshuffleresetutility101forwindows.html
This worked! I did have to reload music, but at least the iPod is functioning.
I have an ipod video 60G which i bought october of
last year.
I also got that error 1418 thing after updating to
itunes 7.0.2. Everytime I try to restore, my ipod
would stop responding, which ofcourse would lead me
to unplugging the ipod improperly from my computer
(Macbook Pro). I brought my ipod to an apple center
after many tries and they were able to restore the
ipod using an older version of itunes. Stupid me I
reconnected the ipod to my computer again, hoping i
could replace my music back into the ipod - then
there it was again - ipod needs to be restored...
error 1418.
I decided to uninstall my itunes and reinstall the
older version. When i reconnected my ipod...
poooof!.... the display went out, and i could no
longer turn it on. In short, my ipod now is a piece
of crap. It's hopeless because even Apple doesn't
have a solution to it. Is this one was of eliminating
the older ipods and making us buy the newer ones,
which, honestly, doesn't seem to be practically
better than the last ones?
I hope i could still revive my ipod. too bad It's out
of warranty.
My advice: tell others not to download the new itunes
yet.

IPod corrupted, error 1418 , what does it mean?

Ipod froze and than message appeared to synchronize with computer. After initial dramas with upgrading iTunes (lost my library in the process through uninstalling and reinstalling) the message appeared that the ipod was corrupted; suggested restoration to factory state, but could not do it due to error 1418. What does it mean?

Does this article contain anything useful?
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Error 1418 on BRAND NEW Video ipod - Only 48 hours old!

Hi,
Just upgraded from a click wheel ipod to a new 80GB video Ipod. Installed itunes 7.02 and everything worked fine. Last night got the message saying an update was avaliable for my ipod so I clicked update and since then I get the following messages
1. The ipod could not be read from or written to.
2. The ipod is in recovery mode and needs to be restored
3. Unknown error - 1418
I have tried
1. 5r's
2. Reformat through windows
The ipod now says it is corrupt and needs to be restored through itunes but itunes only returns the 1418 message.
I have googled this to death and there seems to be alot of issues with the new firmware. I am really annoyed as I havent even had chance to listen to my music yet and ive spent alot of money on it.
Any one have any ideas please, any other Video users had a similar problem after the firmware update?
Thanks

The link works for me. However, here's the post.
iTunes7 & 5th gen iPod updating - is this possible solution? (winXP)
Posted: 14-Sep-2006 03:30
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Downloaded iTunes 7 and you've gone through the 5 R's until your red in the face?
* This probable solution 'stumbled upon' using a 60GB video. I have no idea if the process will work the same for nano. But if your desperate and have backed up your library... full steam ahead.
If you've noticed that your iPod does not show up in My Computer, but shows up in iTunes, and the new Update or Restore option within iTunes (Summary tab of a recognized iPod) doesn't work (choosing 'Update' gives you error 1417 and 'Restore' gives you error 1418 - whatever they mean) then give this a try:
1. Restart your computer - just to make sure we're all on the same page
2. Start up/Load iTunes
3. Connect your iPod to your computer - it may take a little time for iTunes to connect to your device
4. When the dialogue box pops up telling you that a new version of firmware (ver. 1.2) is available choose: INSTALL
5. As iTunes shows you a progressive bar of 'installing' (the bar scrolls across again and again) use the "Safely Remove Hardware" option in your taskbar and stop "Apple iPod USB Device". The computer will then tell you that the device can now be removed
6. "Installing" continues... plug in/connect iPod again. The "Install" continues like nothing's happened. Weird, huh?
7. Apple logo and Update status bar should now appear on your dimmed iPod screen (because of no backlight)
8. At this point, dialogue box pops up on computer to tell you that updating continues
9. "Do Not Disconnect" symbol will then show on your iPod
10. Process finishes after a time, and now the Summary tab says the iPod has been updated.
HA!!! If this is all that troubles you - HUZZAH! And I hope this helped.
Now that we've come this far... I've found that when I normally open iTunes and plug in my iPod to aunto-sync, I now get ERROR (-50) -> Mac needs to get a database online or something to tell me what these 'errors' mean so I don't freak out when I get one...
1. Go BACK to the Summary tab or your recognized deive in iTunes. Now choose RESTORE. Make sure whatever is on your iPod can be replaced
2. This part takes time
3. Computer will pop with dialogue box saying that iPod is restored and being changed to factory settings
4. Prompt then pops up for you to name your little iPod. At this stage you can choose to 'Auto-sync songs and vids when connected' or 'Auto-sync photos' and from which directory. It's up to you.
5. iTunes will then thank you for registering your iPod. From this point, the files are copied to your device. Depending on how large your library is affects how long this process takes.

20gb iPod, error 1418, "disk cannot be read from or written to", and others

I am having a series of serious issues with my 4th gen 20gb. I have tried restoring it several times, syncing if and when it restores, then restoring it again when it tells me "disk cannot be read from or written to". Sometimes when I try restoring it i get the "unknown error 1418" message, so I disconnect the iPod and try again; sometimes it restores, sometimes it doesn't. I have also tried plain resetting it (select+menu) and that either gives me the dead smiley ipod or a folder with an exclamation point.
What can I do to salvage my beloved iPod?
Thanks for any and all help.

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 or ifixit at your own risk
http://www.ipodresq.com/index.php
http://www.ifixit.com/
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
My iPod ism’t resetting and isn’t being read by my computer
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4489387#4489387
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

Trouble restoring my iPod Shuffle (error 1418)

So this is my specification of my iPod:
http://support.apple.com/specs/ipod/iPod_shuffle.html
I have a machine of Windows Vista and it is a notebook.
My iPod worked absolutely well with my machine and my iTunes for some days.
About a month ago, there was a prompt talking about I need a Windows Update patch installed as removing iPod from a Vista machine eventually hurts the iPod.
I checked every detail with Microsoft.com, Apple.com as well as Google.com and decided to patch my OS with the given link.
However the installer said the update did not apply to my system.
"Ok, then, let's forget it", I thought and just forget about it.
Just for a few song syncs, I found that there is always some error for the iPod and I have to restore it to get it sync.
As well as there is some way to update my songs, I don't mind to do extra steps.
Then, yesterday, I tried the same thing.
Sync it, ok, can't, then, restore.
However, it comes out an error 1418.
Retry, the same.
Retry again and again, the same again and again.
Then, I started with Googling. And eventually tried to disconnect it and reconnect it when restoring, which is suggested by this site:
http://www.javatyger.com/2007/02/solution-to-ipods-evil-1418-error.html
Then, to Apple support.......
I tried the iPod Shuffle Restore Tool, sorry, not for Vista.
Then, I tried to use an old version of iPod updater to restore it, can't.
Now, I have the following symptoms:
1. iTunes, Windows explorer, actually everything in my machines can recognize the iPod.
2. iTunes cannot sync. the content.
3. iTunes cannot restore the iPod and gives error 1418 when trying to do so.
4. Windows explorer shows iPod in My Computer, clicking its property, it shows no memory space used nor free.
5. Cannot format the iPod as treating it like an external storage device. Using right-click->format gives no response while using "format I:" in cmd.exe gives "Error in IOCTL Call".
6. No trace of the iPod having any memory judging from its property and Disk Management.
I hope these information could help figuring out the solution and I will be very thankful with anyone's help.

I have had the same problem with 2 different ipods. I eventually was able to reset one (using the restore utility and Windows XP. When I got back to the main setup screen asking me to name my ipod, i left the autofill box checked. Then when itunes loaded i clicked autofill. Now I have ALL my songs on one ipod but cannot take any songs off it or change playlists.
If you haven't already, try this link http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304508 and go thru all the instructions on your XP machine, and see if you get to the same point I am at now. If you do, welcome to a whole new world of frustration!!! then maybe we can figure out what to do from there.
GOOD LUCK!!!

Ipod nano 2gb has error 1418

Well I had over 2gb of music on my itunes...so it said if i wanted to create a playlist that the ipod will go to so the new music will show up...i clicked yes...and then later that day i deleted the old music and then had 1.8 gb so that the ipod could sync all the music. I then DELETED the original playlist that the ipod was getting music from apparently...so i thought that the ipod would be able to sync it. it turns out that the ipod says something like the orignial file cannot be found..or something like that. and then i was just going to restore it to factory settings but that won't work either!!! it says error 1418. so then i updated to version 7...and then i tried to restore it to factory settings again....SAME error!!! what does this mean and how can i fix it?

Hi psh09,
Also, have you tried the possible solution from the following document? See if it helps, too, if the suggestions in the article Niel posted above doesn't help with your problem:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304996
-Kylene

IPod shuffle Reset Utility & older "error 1418" thread

As you probably noticed, there's already an announcement about the iPod shuffle Reset Utility on this forum. As the announcement says, this utility indeed solves problems that were, until now, unsolved. One example is the "error 1418" problem discussed in the following thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3191414
I think it would be really useful if there was a reply on that thread linking to the announcement, since people searching about that issue will most likely find that thread, and not the announcement (precisely what happened to me). The problem is that the thread is locked, but perhaps a forum admin can do it.
If that's not possible, the author of the announcement could at least edit it so that it includes the term "error 1418" (to increase the chance of people searching for that term to find that page).
I apologize if this has been suggested before.

I did not touch my shuffle for 3 days, tried it in my computer again, and it still failed. All the same problems. No lights and none of the programs acknowledged it, except the reset utility, which gave me the same error message.
So, I returned here, praying for answers. Nothing. For some reason, I tried turning the ipod on, and BOOM, I got a green light and it seemed okay. Tried it in my computer again, and now it works! I've reset it anyway (through itunes), and all seems well.
I guess time does heal all wounds. Thanks to everyone who tried to help. Assume all worked out unless you hear from me again.
No more radio for me! (again)... yeah.

Ipod wont restore says uknown error 1418 [[HELP NEEDED]]

my ipod use to work then it stopped working one day
then i got it to work again somehow.
now it wont work again
i need help please. i have tried everything and done everything to try to fix my problem.
I'm in need of a genious

Yesterday I was getting the blinking green/amber lights with my shuffle (512Mb).
After I couldn't get it to reset (with 5 sec. on/off) I plugged it into the computer. Saw that iTunes 6.x wouldn't see it and tried to run the updater. No luck.
Figured it was as good a time as any to update to iTunes 7. Still no luck. It sees the iPod but says it needs to be restored. When I try, I get the error 1418.
So, I figured I'd attempt to see if I can find out what's going on. I boot up a Linux live CD and take a look at the drive partition tables. (Figuring I may just reformat the thing and either fix it, or at least end up with a 512Mb flash drive).
gParted sees the device (interestingly as 1019.75Mb - wondering if they all were the same, but just partitioned differently).
When I try to repartition, it fails when attempting to assign a drive label.
I then plugged an old 128Mb flash drive into another usb port and attempted to do a brute force copy:
dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb
where /dev/sda was the 128Mb drive and /dev/sdb was the shuffle.
It failed with an Input/Output error at 0 bytes.
I found some others who seem to have had the same problem (drive just going bad out of nowhere) when I googled for "repartition ipod shuffle" (no quotes). Seems the flash drive can just go bad just sitting there. I'll keep trying, but I don't have my hopes up.
The new shuffle looks nice, but I can't say this leaves me very impressed. Mine was only about 15 months old (of course past warranty) and pretty gently used.
Shuffle 512 Windows XP Pro

ITunes showing unknown error 1418 - Help!!

Ok, so I got my new 5th Generation iPod for my birthday to replace my iPod mini. I put all my old music onto it and listened to it today with no problems.
However, I'd bought 2 albums from iTunes last night and was annoyed to find that they had not synched onto the iPod.
When I got home I plugged my iPod in and it started saying "do not disconnect" straight away...when it was finished I dragged one of the albums I'd bought so that it would synch onto the iPod - this is where the problems started:
1. It started saying that a music file on the iPod itself was corrupted and unreadable.
2. I ejected the iPod and tried again, and again...it would always show "do not disconnect" and was untouchable in iTunes. It would still work fine when not plugged in though.
3. When I last plugged it in iTunes claimed to not be running properly and had to be shut down. I also restarted the whole computer.
4. I have now decided to restore the iPod to its factory settings to remedy the corrupted file situation but when the restore process is taking place a message comes up saying that the iPod cannot be restored due to an unknown error 1418.
5. My iPod now says "do not disconnect" in an MSDOS-style screen (it's all gone black and white and fonts are smaller than usual) when it is connected and when I disconnect it it just says that it must be restored and plugged in...so it's all a viscious circle.
I'm sorry this has been so long but I wanted to include as much info as possible so that someone might help??!
PC Windows XP iTunes 7.0.2.16

Having read another post with a similar issue I'm going to try to disconnect my iPod while the restore bar shows up on the screen, then reconnect it...
Does anyone have any other suggestions or tips/hints to try?
I already have tried what the site said to do re. error 1418 but nothing worked and am now getting desperate!

Error 1418, "Can't Sync", and more...

Basically I've been getting Error 1418 when I try to restore, and when I try to put a song on the iPod it takes forever, and then tells me the iPod couldn't be synced. Then it disappears from my source menu.
I've already tried this article: http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1181&start=300, and it didn't help.
What gives? Is this fixable? Or am I S.O.L. for getting to use my iPod?

Your link didn't work, is this the article you tried?
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304508
Did you also complete the steps in this article:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304996

IPod restore - unknown error 1418?

I was trying to restore my iPod since it skips every single song except for the ones that I have purchased from the iTunes store and I keep getting this error. Does anyone know what this error means and how to fix it or restore your iPod without getting the error? Or getting your songs to not skip? *the songs play in iTunes just not on the iPod

some folks have been having success with eboncairn's technique with the 1417 and 1418:
eboncairn: iTunes7 & 5th gen iPod updating - is this possible solution? (winXP)

Error 1418 for Fifth Gen. iPod

I got a new 80GB iPod Video and downloaded iTunes 7. When I connect the ipod, itunes takes a long time to add it into the frame. Then it attempts to update it. I receive error from xp that says all data lost in transfer and then itunes error 1418 comes up. What do I do to make my iPod right?
Windows XP Pro

Try using a different USB port.
kEat0n

Unknown Error 1418 when restoring ipod

I hope someone can help me fix my Ipod problem. I have the first edition of the U2 Ipod and when I was in Ireland it malfunctioned. I took it to an Apple Store today and they restored it to factory setting using a mac. Well I brought it home, I did what the man at the store said to do and downloaded 7.0 and then when prompted tried to restore the Ipod using Windows. When I did the message "Could not restore ipod, unknown error (1418)" appeared. Does anyone know what this means and what my next step should be?
I am so close to being able to have my Ipod fixed and put my music back into it but I cannot get past this stupid error message. Does anyone know whether he screwed up my Ipod by formatting it using a Mac or what I should do next? The man said my Ipod was corrupted by something, could this be the problem? This is so frustrating because I am so close to having my Ipod back to normal and now don't know what to do. Thanks,would appreciate any help anyone can offer!!
A1059 Windows XP First edition of U2 Ipod

some folks have been having some success with the 1417 and 1418 using eboncairn's technique:
eboncairn: iTunes7 & 5th gen iPod updating - is this possible solution? (winXP)

What is Error 1418 or 14118?

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