Sad iPod
I use my iPod every day–on the train, walking to work, sometimes in the car. Every once in a while it malfunctions. Sometimes it appears I no longer have any content loaded. Other times I get a sad iPod icon. Sometimes the apple symbol stays on the screen and nothing happens at all.
The basic, and I think only, fix is to reset your iPod:
- Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
- Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 10 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.
The most important thing to remember in these fairly simple steps is “You may need to repeat this step.”
After tying these 2 or 3 times, I started to worry that something was wrong. I tried connecting with my computer to see if that would jolt it back to life and eliminate weak battery power as the culprit.
I was about to take it to the flagship Apple store here in NYC, but being lazy, and a man, I decided to keep trying. (Did I mention that I work in the same building the Apple store is located?)
After a few more resets, I felt the hard drive spinning and signs of life. A few more resets and my iPod was alive again. I just wonder if this is a predictor of an early death for my iPod.
1 comment August 25th, 2006