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Non bummer I-Pod
I have a Sony Walkman (mp3) and it died, they replaced it for $25. I
had to reload all my stuff, not fun, but I love having my tunes with me. We have a Sansa 16 gig., made by Sandisk, that we put talking books on which we listen to in the car. It has quite a few books on it, all of which are archived on our mirrored backup, so at least we won't loose the books if the Sansa dies. Darn thing cost more than twice what my Sony cost. Bonnie, in Middletown, VA On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:26:48 -0800 (PST), John wrote: Well. It seems that my I-pod has come back from the dead. Last night I could not make it work, and it just sat there glowing brightly, and not emitting any noise. Nor could I shut it off. After talking with Apple tech, (In India), the determination was that the hard drive had destroyed itself. So much for outsourced labor. I was sitting here in front of my computer and decided to give it one more chance to come to life. I plugged it into the speaker module and lo and behold; the sweet dulcet sounds of Ben Webster playing a most mellow version of My Romance came sweetly flowing from the speakers. I have no idea what did happen to it, but it is running and playing music like always. Go figure! So I can save myself some money and not replace it and go through all the bother of reloading all the music in a new one. Whew!I Now I think that letting it drain down the internal battery must have caused the hard drive to release the lock that it had given itself, and when I plugged it in, it just started right up. Does anybody know if this sort of thing is possible? That is way above my pay grade as to diagnostic possibilities. Whatever it is, that is fine with me. It does probably does indicate that it might be time to think about some future replacement, but at least, not now. John |
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Non bummer I-Pod
I've heard about iPods locking up. I think the "fix" was to drain the
battery and then recharge. Taking the battery out and replacing it (if that is possible -- I think it isn't?) might also do the trick. Come to think of it, I think the same article I read groused at Apple for not making the batter consumer-accessible. Dragonfly "John" wrote in message ... Well. It seems that my I-pod has come back from the dead. Last night I could not make it work, and it just sat there glowing brightly, and not emitting any noise. Nor could I shut it off. After talking with Apple tech, (In India), the determination was that the hard drive had destroyed itself. So much for outsourced labor. I was sitting here in front of my computer and decided to give it one more chance to come to life. I plugged it into the speaker module and lo and behold; the sweet dulcet sounds of Ben Webster playing a most mellow version of My Romance came sweetly flowing from the speakers. I have no idea what did happen to it, but it is running and playing music like always. Go figure! So I can save myself some money and not replace it and go through all the bother of reloading all the music in a new one. Whew!I Now I think that letting it drain down the internal battery must have caused the hard drive to release the lock that it had given itself, and when I plugged it in, it just started right up. Does anybody know if this sort of thing is possible? That is way above my pay grade as to diagnostic possibilities. Whatever it is, that is fine with me. It does probably does indicate that it might be time to think about some future replacement, but at least, not now. John |
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Non bummer I-Pod
I do know that mine freezes sometimes that that there is a fix on the
website for unfreezing it. http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ip...rt/index.shtml Linda PATCHogue, NY Queen of Boxtops On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:26:48 -0800 (PST), John wrote: Well. It seems that my I-pod has come back from the dead. Last night I could not make it work, and it just sat there glowing brightly, and not emitting any noise. Nor could I shut it off. After talking with Apple tech, (In India), the determination was that the hard drive had destroyed itself. So much for outsourced labor. I was sitting here in front of my computer and decided to give it one more chance to come to life. I plugged it into the speaker module and lo and behold; the sweet dulcet sounds of Ben Webster playing a most mellow version of My Romance came sweetly flowing from the speakers. I have no idea what did happen to it, but it is running and playing music like always. Go figure! So I can save myself some money and not replace it and go through all the bother of reloading all the music in a new one. Whew!I Now I think that letting it drain down the internal battery must have caused the hard drive to release the lock that it had given itself, and when I plugged it in, it just started right up. Does anybody know if this sort of thing is possible? That is way above my pay grade as to diagnostic possibilities. Whatever it is, that is fine with me. It does probably does indicate that it might be time to think about some future replacement, but at least, not now. John |
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