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i formatted it, now thats all fixed it but wen i put more songs on we'll see if it starts doing it again. thanx loads matty

soz to douible post, but i wanted to put this straight at the top coz i badly need help. i forgot to disconnect the iPod by accident (sorry) and now this file with a explantion mark comes up, but the problem is i cant look at it, update it, resorte it, l beet it regonised on itunes, look at the ipod menu's, format it (its regonised by my PC, but wen u right click it, it jus makes the My Comuter window freeze ) or dissconnect it from my computer. : S wtf shud i do?

Edit: The iPod's been connected for a while now... about half and hour or so and out of knowhere, iTunes support came up. uit saidf that the a iPod was regonised, but it had no software, so use the iPod updater and restore it... which i tried but got upto inizalising, before giving up and freezing... what am i goin to do?

Unfortunatly as I said earlier the symptoms you were describing are sings of your iPod's HDD sieing. Here is what you can do.

code:

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--> Disconnect the iPod from the Computer
--> Press and Hold the Menu and Select buttons with only the slightest of pressure (too much can cancel out the keys)
--> When the Apple Logo appears (Or when the screen turns blank) Press and hold the Previous and Select buttons

--> You will see a screen saying
          IRAM PASS
          Press Play Cont

--> Press the Play button on your iPod
--> Using the Next Button, keep pressing it until you have Disk Mode highlighted (Note: there is 3 pages of diagnostic tests)

--> Once you have Disk Mode highlighted connect your iPod to your computer and press select

--> Your iPod should display the Do not Disconnect screen

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Try and run the iPod Updater and just let it run continually until it picks up your iPod or gives you an error message.

Possible things that can happen from the iPod Updater
Can't Mount iPod: If the iPod loops back to the Apple Logo you will get this message which isn't a good sign. Disk Mode enables the HDD just as that and nothing else so if it resets then its a bad sign. Follow the steps above in the code to get to diagnostics and run the HDD Scan with the iPod connected to the Adapter. (Keep an eye on how long it takes to finish and the results it gives you)

Plug in an iPod to Update: Also not a good sign, it means that the software actually doesn't recognize the iPod so again run the HDD Scan through diagnostics as stated above.

Good Luck and post back with the results.

ive done that, but the iPod update still hasnt got past iniztlaising

Has it been saying Initializing this entire time without results? If so go ahead and run the HDD scan on it.

code:

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--> Disconnect the iPod from the Computer
--> Press and Hold the Menu and Select buttons with only the slightest of pressure (too much can cancel out the keys)
--> When the Apple Logo appears (Or when the screen turns blank) Press and hold the Previous and Select buttons

--> You will see a screen saying
          IRAM PASS
          Press Play Cont

--> Press the Play button on your iPod
--> Using the Next Button, keep pressing it until you have HDD Scan highlighted (Note: there is 3 pages of diagnostic tests)

--> Once you have HDD Scan highlighted connect your iPod to your AC Adapter (Power Adapter) and press select
--> You should see a screen saying
          HDD Scan
          Start . . . .

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Post the results and the time it took for the scan to complete.

its been stuck on:

HDD SCAN

START . . . .

For the last 10 mions really.... should it do this like? I've got roughly 100 - 200 songs on it before this all started to happene again

HDD Scans normally take about 2-3 hours to run as it checks the entire drive.

ah ok, i dont know how long it took (i forgot it was doin tbh, but i'll do uit again and time it if u want) but this is the results

HDD SCAN

END SCAN.
112
RD FAIL
SCAN NG

i started it around 1 o clock in the mornin last night. RD Fail doesnt sound good to me

Your HDD has failed in your iPod. RD Fail stands for Read Fail and Scan NG stands for Scan No Good.

Check this website for repairs through Apple: http://depot.info.apple.com/ipod/

ah fuck. ill go an apply now... thanx all the help matty