ipod will not restore!

[peeter_]

hi all,
i have just got an ipod second hand, all was well, then itunes deleted all the music on there, which im guessing is normal?

but now the ipod wont work, it coes up with the file symbol when you try and turn it on, and also when you try to restore it gets to 2 bars and then says cannot restore??

is this the ipod or the hard drive it self?
will getting a new hard drive sort it?

if not is there any shops i can go to that may be able to sort it?
Cheers Peter

[Giaguara]

Do you use it with a Mac or a PC?
Can you format the iPod first with Disk Utility (Mac) or with the Windows tools? If that formatting works, maybe the iPod Updater can then add the latest iPod software there without problems.

[peeter_]

hi,
i am on windows,
and nope, i did try formating it with just the windows, but this also got to the end and then failed!
i have also tryed on a different computer but the same result, you just get, the ipod cannot be restored, and unknown error occured?
any ideas?
Cheers Peter

[peeter_]

i have now tested the ipods hard drive, ram, and a few others and all have passed! i have tryed resetting the ipod this way too, but it still wont let me restore, still come up with the same error message.
any ideas?
Peter

[oceanicitl]

Is it a PC or Mac iPod? The older ones were made for one platform or the other not both.

[peeter_]

hi,
it is formatted for pc,
it looks like i am not the only one having the problem tho!
it seems to be itunes 7 that has much it up!
http://discussions.apple.com/search....10001&start=30
but any help on how to solve it owuld be much appreciated
Peter

[davidvellucci]

im having the exact problem that peter is having and i also got it second hand