Sad ipod and tried everything....

bobbadog

Hiya!

My ipod has a sad face, and wondered if anyone has any ideas...

I've put it in disk mode (and when plugging into pc, it restarts, errors and sad ipod again)...

I've ran all the diagnostic tests and whilst it passes the HD test, it comes up with '14ror!' in HD scan.

I am at a loss now as to what to do. Apple quote me £166.27 for a repair... It's an 18 month old photo click wheel.

Has anyone any ideas? xxx

Mr_Squiddy

There are other companies who will repair your ipod at a lower cost. I have never tried any of them so I can't comment on how good/bad they are but you should do a bit of Googling and also check out iPod user forums for guidance.

Have you tried restoring your iPod from scratch? Here are some links but I suspect you have tried this already.

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61771

bobbadog

Thank you Mr Squiddy! If i could get my ipod to be recognised by my PC i'd be ok, but it's having none of it. Am going to try whacking it x

wolfman

Wow, at that price for repair you may as well get a new 5.5G Video iPod. But then again I guess that's what they want you to do.

imho

have you gone on the Apple ipod help room ? i have read many people with that problem,but cant remember what the answer was.Have a look there

imho

Just found this.looks like your ipod needs to be reset.Make sure you have all your songs backed up on your computer,cause i think resetting it wipes everything off !

http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/79

imho

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61771
Here this is from Apple
Good luck

Moneymaker

Cheapest UK repair place I can find:
http://www.ukipodrepairs.com