Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Ipod help

profile picture
garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
ok to start off i have a 2nd gen shuffle. now, i bought it off some kid for 20 bucks, took it ome used a freinds cable to put my music on it and then went and bought my own own cord. came back home plugged it in and everything was fine. now, heres where the problem starts. my ipod doesn't show up in windows itunes etc.. i plug it in, andthen like 5 minutes later i get this little window that says a usb device had malfuctioned and that it ant recognize it blah blah blah. but it still charges the ipod. so my question to you newschoolers is do u know whats wrong with my ipod.
Apr 28 2007 6:41PM
0 0
profile picture
garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
i did, im the other 10%
Apr 28 2007 9:07PM
0 0
profile picture
Jwenz
Posts: 8893 - Karma: 7,634
you may wanna try re-installing itunes? not sure if that will help or make sure that it is the newest one...and reformat the shuffle
Apr 28 2007 9:19PM
0 0
profile picture
Bigwoods
Posts: 3116 - Karma: 76
There's a fee iPod help cults on NS, check it out to see if you could get an invite.
Apr 28 2007 9:23PM
0 0
profile picture
[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
dont put shitty music on it!
Apr 29 2007 1:34AM
0 0
profile picture
smknbud420stoner
Posts: 218 - Karma: 11
great input
Apr 29 2007 2:27AM
0 0
profile picture
garrett.
Posts: 9304 - Karma: 3,670
i want to change the old stuff and fill it with dj shadow
Apr 29 2007 2:53AM
0 0
profile picture
DrX
Posts: 72 - Karma: 10
If you tried all the steps on their troubleshooting guide with no luck, you may have to send it back for service.

I've heard that taking it apart and removing the battery forces a firmware reset, fixing most serious problems, but I have not tried it, and it voids warranties and all that as well.
May 2 2007 11:07AM
0 0
profile picture
DrX
Posts: 72 - Karma: 10
One other thing too....if you are plugging it into a usb hub or some other kind of extension/bridge/adapter, try plugging it directly into the computer instead.

I have seen my iPod choke when plugged into a hub, but work perfectly plugged directly into the computer.
May 2 2007 11:09AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)