I pod usb not recognised

allenx

Hi all, just plugged my ipod in to charge, won it on walkers crisps so great mse, is about 2 years old now. First time i texted in and won, i was dancing around the kitchen :j . Anyway, plugged it in today to charge and its saying usb not recognised, recconect, ive done that and keep getting the same old message, any help greatly appreciated, what do i do?? Thanks in advance xxx

krysus

What model iPod is it?

Domokun

Google says that this might be the problem, and it walks you though a solution. Messing with the device manager can be pretty heavy stuff, though this doesn't sound too bad. I'll admit I'm not an iPod expert (boycotting iPod, in fact), but from the perspective of the iPod as a USB device, this sounds like the proper solution to me.

Marty_J

Why are you boycotting iPods just out of interest?

Domokun

Non replaceable batteries. With decent care the battery should be the first thing to go in an MP3 player, so I'll not buy a player that won't allow the user to replace it, without having to pay through the nose, or buy a new player.

More here on the short iPod battery life, here is a suitably irritated rant with some interesting facts. I'll accept that Li ion batteries degrade, that's a flaw in the technology, I'll not accept that Apple case in this flawed technology so it can't be easily replaced by the user, when other (arguably better) companies like creative offer removable and replaceable batteries.

Marty_J

I see, very interesting. My 2 year old iPod still has a great battery life, but I have heard some have had problems with them.

Apple have never been know for liking end users tinkering with their stuff. You can replace them yourself though if you know what you're doing.

allenx

Thanks all for your advice, its an ipod mini. I'll have a go at the suggestions in a minute xxx