my iPod nano is screwed up...help!?
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there's nothing wrong with your ipod...look at the toolbar by the time in the botom right corner of your screen there should be a symbol down there that has a little green arrow over a gray box.  right click on it and it should say "safely remove hardware". click that.  your ipod will stop blinking and you can disconnect it. your songs should be on the ipod
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Here's what you do.\n\nFirst, make absolutely sure that it's completely dry and try charging it.  Perhaps the battery is just dead.\n\nIf that doesnt work, get into contact with Apple somehow.  Im guessing that you will be able to email them from your website. \n\nTell them that one day it just would not turn on.  DO NOT mention the water.  Tell them you have no clue what happened and that you were using it within its intended range of use.  They should send you a re-furbished ipod, or you may have to send yours in.  \n\ngood luck
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get a small USB mp3 player.\nthey are great as i have the same problem on my paper round.\nget one with at least 512mb though or u cant get vthat many songs on it. I got mine form e-bay.\ni-pods are gr8 but expensive.\nmatt ;)
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Nope, what you bought is what you're stuck with.  Apparently there are ways to upgrade it, but its basically the same cost as getting a new ipod.
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If the error is not a hard drive failure, you theoretically should be able to recover your data. It would effectively require either (a) fixing the unit (most likely by replacing the defective component) or (b) getting the iPod to at least mount on your computer so you can get the files off.\n\nPractically speaking, it may be more difficult. Apple generally handles warranty repairs by simply swapping the iPod out for a new one. (The assumption they seem to make is that the music stored on the iPod is on your computer in iTunes, allowing you to sync a new iPod to that.) If you're planning to get a warranty repair, be prepared anything which is only on your iPod.\n\nSo your best bet is trying to figure out how to get the iPod to connect to a computer, either to iTunes or simply as an external drive. If you can do that, you have a chance of getting your files back. If you live near an Apple store, try visiting their in-house tech support (AKA the Genius Bar). Once the data are safe, you can get your iPod exchanged.
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i've unfortunately just gone through the same thing, so this may be what you're experiencing too...  about a year, i bought a new 20g ipod.  about a month ago, it just stopped working.  wouldn't hold a charge, wouldn't even turn on, etc.  i was told by a representative at apple, that ipod batteries only have so many charge cycles.\n\nlong story short, ipods last about a year..  nothing can really be done about that yet.  theres good news for you if you bought a warranty.  most places will allow for cash or product exchange, such as Circuit City's City Advantage program, or the standard 2-year warranty from Best Buy.  Apple, however, since they know about the problem, have managed to exclude battery problems from their factory warranty.  So if you dont have a warranty, you'll probably have to pay for a repair or just buy a new one (with a new warranty)..\n\nthat is, of course, if it's a battery problem.  my first step would be to take to a repair shop and see if they can determine the problem, and then take it from there.  hope this was helpful!
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yes try reterning your ipod or jsut instal the cd that came with it again or talk to apple
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I'll try not to get confusing.  First of all, make sure you are plugging the iPod into a USB 2.0 port.  It's the high-speed version of USB and while iPods will work on the slower version, sometimes they don't quite get the juice they need.  That being said, take your iPod to a different computer and see if it charges.  If it does, then your computer is the problem, in which case a purchase of a new USB port is the solution - not an expensive investment.  If the iPod does not charge on this second computer, then I would suggest the iPod itself is the problem, and take it to the Apple store if it's under warranty.  If it's not under warranty, then see if it's better to replace the entire iPod, or get it fixed.  Hope this helps!
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Reinstall iTunes and the firmware for your iPod.
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You probably have to deleate it and download the regular one untill they get it straightened out. Good Luck.
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Have you tried pressing the menu and control button (middle white one)at the same time for 10 seconds this re boots your ipod  , hope it helps.
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Don't forget to turn on the hard drive option.  Should be in preferences.  Then, drop items directly into the ipod (not iTunes).
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hold the center button and the menu button down until you see the apple pop up\n\nthis resets ur ipod and it shuold hopefulyl work after that\n\nif not, call apple at 1800MYAPPLE
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Unplug the ipod first most systems wont boot with a usb device connected. If you have and it continues to say that, if that system is under warranty i'd call Dell. That system should contain tools that dell can instruct you on how to access. The only one i can remember right now is ctrl F11. That accesses the hidden partition to reload your system.
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try another format...google the file and see what it is ...you could use realplayer, flashplayer..ipod, etc.
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i had my ipod give me the sad ipod icon twice.  first time i recovered it by sending it in.  the second time, i didn't get it fixed for three months.  i went to the local apple store and traded it in.  i have a mini.
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you have to reset the ipod they say how to in the manual the same thing happened to mine