Thursday, July 30, 2009

Reset iPod Nano or iPod Classic

Posted By: TechSlam - 10:05 AM

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Note: These steps are also applicable to reset iPod Classics
Hi
Today I am writing on how to reset iPod Nano 4th Generation iPod. Most of the time when you are syncing your iPod with your computer,Charging your iPod or listening to the music, your iPod screen will go blank and you will be surprised what happened to your iPod.

Well actually in these scenarios it is confirmed that, your iPod is frozen and all you need to do to fix the iPod is to reset it. Follow the steps below to reset your iPod.

If your iPod is connected to a computer and displays any of the following messages you should eject the iPod from computer instead of resetting it:

  • Connected. Eject before disconnecting
  • Sync in Progress. Please wait...
  • Do not disconnect



1.On the top left hand corner of your iPod you can see a toggle switch(lock/hold switch). Toggle it on and off(back and forth) for 4-5 times and make sure that the status light near this switch does not show orange color. If it shows orange, just toggle to other side so that it is hidden.

2.Next place your iPod on a flat surface.

3.You can see the MENU button and the CENTER(Select) button in your iPod. All you need to do is just press and hold both these buttons together at the same time and keep holding it until you see an Apple logo showing up in the iPod screen. Just let go your fingers when you see the apple logo and wait for some times.

After some time the Apple logo will disappear and and then your iPod will show the normal menu screen.
There you go. Your should be working fine now.

If this troubleshooting step fix the issue with your iPod , please let me know by leaving your valuable comments below and help me make this website a better place for all iPod users.Thank you.

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hey buddy, thank u very much for ur help...

i got my IPOD working after 2 days ....

thanks a lot.... menu+ center worked for me....

Cheers
1 reply · active 819 weeks ago
Hi Rakesh.
Thanks for the encouraging comments. Any more issue with your iPod or iTunes. Do get back to me.
Hey! I love your blog!
Unfortuntely, it doesn't work for my ipod...The screen lights up, the songs play, but I can't see anything. I restored it a couple of times and still doesn't work..
Do you have any other suggestions?
Thanks a lot!
1 reply · active less than 1 minute ago
Hi Theodora
Thanks for visiting this website.
Sincew you have already restored and resetted your iPod, but still the issue exists, then it seems like your iPod display has got issue and it needs to be serviced. If your iPod is within the one year hardware warranty, you can call APPLE and set up for a FREE replacement. All The Best.!!!
thanks mate this really worked:)
Hey,
Thanks a bunch for this useful info, it worked and there are no worries now :)
Great to know it works like a charm.....
Try the fucking Apple website if you really need this kind of information, not a stupid fake help site.
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Dumb Guest · 763 weeks ago

Thank you. I was given this ipod as a gift, but can;t work out how to use it because nothing would happen even when it was charged. This made SOMETHING happen. Not sure what, but SOMETHING is more than the usual NOTHING!!!
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Dumb Guest · 763 weeks ago

Now it is saying "Ejecet before Disconnecting"... err... how do I eject???
Thank You!!!!
my daughter forgot her password on her ipod nano classic not its locked and cannot get it to work and it had 350 songs on it ughhhh!!! I bought it form a pawn shop like that so what do i do now?

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