Ipod 20 GB IDK WHATS WRONG? HELP!

[The Mac]

it wont even charge. Pretty sure it aint the wire. The battery?

[The Mac]

yeah. But you think its the battery?

[nixgeek]

Does it stay on at all while on battery? If so, then it can't be the battery. Sometimes it can be the cable. I know that my iPod nano won't work with the Firewire cable except as a charger. The only cable that will work for syncing AND charging is the USB cable. So it's possible that maybe it won't work with the USB cable from the 60 GB iPod, but it would work with the Firewire cable that possibly came with it originally.

[nixgeek]

Well, I just checked the specs on this iPod and it looks as though it does support both USB and Firewire cables.

http://www.everymac.com/systems/appl...od_4thgen.html

[The Mac]

its probably the hard drive then. huh?

[nixgeek]

Originally Posted by The Mac

its probably the hard drive then. huh?

It could quite possible be the hard drive, but if it's losing its connection then it might possibly be a software corruption on the iPod and not necessarily a physically failing hard drive. Connect it to your Vista computer and the moment iTunes sees it, restore the iPod to factory settings. This almost always resolves problems with wonky iPods (happened a few times with my nano).

[eric2006]

The unfilled battery symbol means that the iPod doesn't have enough charge to connect. Try leaving it connected for a few hours, and make sure it is connected to a powered USB port, or an iPod charger. Or course, if you have tried this, a component is damaged. Does the iPod work on battery at all?