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iPod question
Posted: 12/26/2005, 8:38 am
by megxyz128
okay, so i've had my iPod for a little over a year now. all of a sudden when i hook it up to my computer to update it with new songs, nothing happens. my computer doesn't read that it's hooked up, and i've switched out the cords so that isn't the problem. has anyone had anything like this happen or know what to do? ayudame por favor! 
Posted: 12/26/2005, 1:02 pm
by faninor
I would call Apple and have them replace it at the first sign of trouble (if it's still under warranty, I dunno how long they last). At this point, if you had a regular ipod, they would replace it with one of the new ones that does videos too, I believe.
Posted: 12/26/2005, 1:10 pm
by Axtech
Seriously?
Maybe I should send in my iPod to be replaced! :O
Posted: 12/26/2005, 1:19 pm
by happening fish
you're solid gold, i'll see you in hell says:
my brother's girlfriend got him a video ipod for christmas. makes me want to be in a committed relationship.
Posted: 12/26/2005, 1:27 pm
by xoNoDoubt69
Posted: 12/26/2005, 4:30 pm
by tasha
hah.. the same thing happened to me 2 and half years ago. the battery then ran dry and i never used it again...
seriously
Posted: 12/26/2005, 5:14 pm
by nikki4982
You... just... stopped using your iPod?
Posted: 12/26/2005, 5:30 pm
by faninor
I can see that happening.
Posted: 12/26/2005, 5:31 pm
by gravity
try resetting the software in your ipod. then updating it if needed. if that doesnt work, send it in.
Posted: 12/26/2005, 5:50 pm
by Random Name
That happened to me a little while ago with my MP3 player. Its not an ipod though. I ended up accidentally deleting the driver for it so my computer didn't recognize what it was. Wasn't a big deal.
Posted: 12/26/2005, 7:07 pm
by I AM ME
happening fish wrote:you're solid gold, i'll see you in hell says:
my brother's girlfriend got him a video ipod for christmas. makes me want to be in a committed relationship.
really unrelated but that's an awesome song he's quoting
Posted: 12/26/2005, 7:54 pm
by Kaegan
Nope, they just replace it with the same model. I've had my 40GB 4th Generation black and white screen replaced four times, I should know.
Posted: 12/26/2005, 10:01 pm
by crustine
isnt that because they are still making the 40g b and w screens? I would imagine if it were a ipod mini they would replace with a nano seeing as they don't make the mini any more...it is like they never existed. soon to be collecters items
Posted: 12/26/2005, 10:06 pm
by faninor
They're still making 40gb black and white ones?
Posted: 12/26/2005, 10:29 pm
by Kaegan
When Apple releases a new product, they do so without warning. So they always have a lot of the old model left over. So they keep them in storage and send them out to people whose iPod's break. When they introduced the nano, no one knew it was coming. So they probably have a crapload of mini's lying around. Also, they refurbish broken iPod's and send them out to people whose iPod's break. So you won't get a nano if you send in your mini, and you won't get a video iPod if you send in your full sized iPod. Sorry. I was hoping for that too, but no luck. BUT, I have my warranty through BestBuy. They pay for shipping to Apple. So if Apple, for whatever reason refuses to replace my iPod, BestBuy has to do it. So in that case, I might get a video iPod.
Posted: 12/27/2005, 3:16 am
by closeyoureyes
crustine wrote:isnt that because they are still making the 40g b and w screens? I would imagine if it were a ipod mini they would replace with a nano seeing as they don't make the mini any more...it is like they never existed. soon to be collecters items
I got my mini replaced, oh say a month ago. With another Mini.
Posted: 12/27/2005, 9:34 am
by bovine
If you don't have the serial number from the back of your iPod entered into iTunes (or whatever program you use) your computer won't recognize the iPod at all. 2 of my cousins got iPods for Christmas and I had a heck of a time trying to enter a second serial number since they both use the same computer. Anyway...since you've been using your iPod for a year, you must have had the serial number in there at some point, but it sounds like it's at least a possibilty that it was deleted somehow. Try uninstalling iTunes and then reinstalling it thus re-entering your serial number in the process. I'm not sure if that will help, but it would be worth a try.
In a very loosly related topic, I got one of those FM transmitters for my iPod for Christmas and I was surprised how well it works! It sounds just like regular FM radio. Now I can listen to my iPod in my car
I'm tempted to set it to a classical station and blast some death metal so that if another car drives by me listening to classical music they'll feel the wrath of Meshuggah if only for a second or two
:::troy:::
Posted: 12/27/2005, 12:07 pm
by reza
I AM ME wrote:happening fish wrote:you're solid gold, i'll see you in hell says:
my brother's girlfriend got him a video ipod for christmas. makes me want to be in a committed relationship.
really unrelated but that's an awesome song he's quoting
Haha, when I read it, I was like 'that's so Holden Caulfield"
Posted: 12/28/2005, 12:48 am
by clumsychild_
I got an iPod with video a few weeks ago. Guys, it's a fluke (unless you're willing to pay extra). The only videos it'll play are ones you purchase from the iTunes store, OR ones you specially format with Quicktime Pro -- which you have to pay for.
Yeeeeah, bastards.
Posted: 12/28/2005, 1:07 am
by Hope
wow that sucks. are there even ipods (the 20G+) that dont come with video function now?