Why does my ipod only show an apple and wont start up

Why does my Ipod only show an apple and wont do anything else> And holding down the two buttons has done nothing!

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iPod fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- If still not successful that indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.

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Check what you can buy in your country:
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OS X Mavericks- Reinstall OS X
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TS1382 My ipod classic shows a x and wont start, can reboot but cant do anything elts

hit the Menu and middle butten and reset it, but nothing else works.
tried to hit play/pause and middle after apple logo, but that didnt work

this happend to me with my old ipod
just let it sit near a window where or anywhere the sun will heat it so the water evaporates then try it
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HT4623 My Ipad turns on but it only shows the apple it wont open de window

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Peluso123-
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Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restore from backup. See:
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If it is a problem than I have it too. Mine does the
same as long as I don't stop the device via the
little green arrow icon (USB manager) down by the
clock.
I never really need to use the Ipod when it is hooked
into the PC because everything is done through
iTunes. I just thought it said "do not disconnect"
because it was associated with both iTunes and the PC
as a hard disk.
If I stop the device or "eject" the iPod, it goes
from do not disconnect to the normal menu tree.
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If that's what you mean, mine does that too.
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