How to restore iPod
From the Apple website:
- Download and install the latest version of iTunes if you do not already have it installed.
- Open iTunes, and then connect your iPod to your computer using the USB or FireWire cable that came with your iPod.
- After a few moments, your iPod will appear in the Source panel in iTunes.
- Select your iPod in the Source panel and you will see information about your iPod appear in the Summary tab of the main iTunes windows.
- Click the Restore button. You will be prompted with one or more restore options that may prompt iTunes to automatically download the latest iPod Software. The 4 possible restore options are:
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- Restore Option 1: Restore - Restores with same iPod Software version already on iPod.
- Restore Option 2: Use Same Version - Restores with same iPod Software version already on iPod even though a newer version is available.
- Restore Option 3: Use Newest Version - Restores with the latest iPod Software available.
- Restore Option 4: Restore and Update - Restores with the latest iPod Software available.
- If you are using a Mac, a message will appear prompting you to enter an administrator’s name and password.
- A progress bar will appear on the computer screen indicating that the first stage of the restore process has started. When this stage is completed, iTunes will present one of two messages on screen with instructions specific to the iPod model you are restoring.
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- Restore Instruction 1: Disconnect iPod and connect it to iPod Power Adapter (typically applies to older iPod models).
- Restore Instruction 2: Leave iPod connected to computer to complete restore (typically applies newer iPod models).
- During the stage 2 of the restore process, the iPod will show an Apple logo as well as a progress bar at the bottom of the display. It is critical that the iPod remains connected to the computer or iPod Power adapter during this stage. Note: The progress bar may be difficult to see since the backlight on the iPod display may be off.
- After stage 2 of the restore process is complete and the iPod is connected to the computer, the iTunes Setup Assistant window will appear asking you to name your iPod and choose your syncing preferences similar to when you connected your iPod for the first time.
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iPod Disk Mode
- Toggle the Hold switch on and off.
- Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for at least 6 seconds until the Apple logo appears.
- When the Apple logo appears, release the Menu and Select buttons and immediately press and hold the Select and the Play/Pause buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears.
- Connect the iPod to your computer; the screen on the iPod will change and say “Do not disconnect”
To get out of Disk Mode just Reset the iPod.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rockbox is a free software replacement for the firmware held on various forms of digital audio players (DAPs). Rockbox offers an alternative to the host device’s operating system firmware (in many cases without removing the original firmware) which provides a plug-in architecture for adding various enhancements and functionality to DAPs which are not present in the original OS.
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I turned on my iPod, it said “Connect to your computer. Use iTunes to restore.” What is this?
If you get this message on you iPod, and iTunes will not find “your” iPod but finds a iPod connected with the name “iPod” in the left menu bar of iTunes, and the iPod restore will not work. (iPod locks up. Will not connect to computer.) How to fix iPod that says use iTunes to restore. Try the steps below.
I received this error message when I plugged in an FM Tuner or FM transmitter that would transmit across the whole FM band 88.0 to 107.0. It plugged into the iPod Plug not the headphone jack, it would also charge the iPod when it was plugged into the wall or car plug. I could not get my iPod to work until I did the steps in this post. After it was done the FM Tuner worked and the message has not come back yet.
But there are many reasons why you might get this message.
This error does not always mean you iPod is Dead or Fully Broken.
Please check the comments, other people have fixed this issue in different ways. If you had this happen to you and you were able to fix it please post, how you got the error and how you fixed it (did you plug something in like me?). We are just trying to help people so their first reaction isn’t my iPod is BAD and run out and buy a new one.
- Eject or Unplug the iPod from the computer
- Uninstall iTunes from the (click Start, Settings, click Control Panel,Add or Remove Programs)
- Reboot the computer
- Download a new copy of iTunes form the Apple website
- Install the new copy of iTunes
- Plug the iPod back into the computer
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Accessing your iPod’s Diagnostics
Here is another tip for your iPod. If you ever feel like your iPod may be having a problem, or you just want to check its health then you should try accessing the iPod diagnostic panel. The Diagnostics are used by Apple to check what your iPod may require to be repaired if anything gets damaged. But you can also use it to check for yourself. I have prepared this video on both the iPod Nano 1st Gen and iPod Nano 2nd Gen.
Go ahead and try this on your iPod. I think the instructions are just the same for most other iPods, except the 1st and 2ng generations.
3rd Gen
Press and hold the Back button,Forward button and Center (Select) button
4th and 5th Gen
1.Press and hold the Menu and Center (Select) buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears.
2. When the Apple logo appears Press and hold down the Center (Select) and Back button simultaneously.
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My iPod won’t turn on? My iPod won’t turn off? Sometimes iPod’s “will not turn on” or will “lock up” and just freezes. But thanks to Apple we can fix this most of the time just by resetting it. Follow the steps below on how to get your iPod to turn or or unfreeze.Make sure that your iPod is paused or the Hold switch is in the Unlocked position (”away from the headphone jack”). Now try turning it on. If it still will not turn on, try to Reset or (reboot) the device.
How to reset iPod: 1Gen to 3Gen
1. Disconnect iPod from the computer (if connected).
2. Turn your hold switch is off by sliding the switch away from the headphone jack.
3. Press and hold the following combination of buttons simultaneously for approximately 6 to 11 seconds (Play/Pause and Menu buttons)(you my see a apple logo pop up).
How to reset an iPod with a Click Wheel, including:
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iPod nano (Second Generation)
iPod nano
iPod with color display (iPod photo)
iPod (Click Wheel)
iPod mini
iPod mini (Second Generation)
iPod 4G+ (Photo, Nano, Video, and Mini)
1. Disconnect iPod from the computer (if connected).
2. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
3. Press and hold the Menu and Center (Select) buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.
How to reset an iPod Shuffle:
1. Disconnect from the computer (if connected).
2. Turn it off, (wait 6 seconds) Turn it on.
If you would like to see a video from the Apple site click this.