I Figured How To Fix That!
Published on August 29, 2006 By KeithMacDonald In PC Hardware
Ok, your iPod nano doesn't work, right? You've tried everything, and you can't even open it's drive. I have a way to fix that, using DOS.


Warning: everything short of the firmware WILL be gone.
Note: I've only used Windows XP Home Edition, with SP2, with an iPod nano 4g black. It should work with different kinds, though.



Ok, now that that's done, here it is:

Last resort: iPod nano



  • Reset your iPod (hold select and menu for a few seconds, until screen changes into the Apple logo)

  • Immediately hold select and play/pause button, until it will say "Disk Mode"

  • Connect it to the computer

  • Hit the Start menu and hit "run"

  • Type "cmd"

  • Type "e:" (Without the ""'s). If it says it's corrupt, continue. If it doesn't, close and stop the process; this is not what you need to fix you iPod. (Like the next one, just give it time... It needs it.)
  • Type "format e:" (Without the ""'s) (You should check to see if the drive letter. It might not be "E:")

  • Now, it looks like it's doing nothing. Just give it time, it needs it.

  • When this is done, your iPod should work now!



Ok, you wonder why I'm telling you this. This is why: I was updating my iPod nano to 1.2 from 1.1.1. I thought it was done (After update on the iPod, it says it itself), so I unplugged it. All of my media is still in it, but it can't use them. It says that there is nothing that it can use (Like contacts, music, pictures, etc.) I cheched to see if it's still on it, and it is (3.7 gb total, 2.3 gb left). If tried everything from Apple, but it still doesn't work. So I thought about reformatting it. (No warranty, no nothing, so I'm free to do it). And it works! So that is why I've told you guys about it. Apple should add that to there website, actually.

Oh, yea, if you are worried about the disk mode, don't worry about it. When you unplug it, it will revert to normal.
Comments
on Aug 29, 2006
can you send me one, so I can try this out?
on Aug 29, 2006
, sorry, I'm afraid not.
on Aug 30, 2006
eh, that's okay. I'd probably scratch it up anyway.
on Aug 30, 2006
I am bookmarking this, as my son has a Mini, and has had some problems.  The last time, they replaced it, and he has had no problems except one (which someone else pointed out that problem - connect cable to iPod before connecting cable to the PC).
on Aug 30, 2006
And what are the problems?
on Aug 30, 2006
I figure I'll share a little of my & my son's mp3 player experiences......
The first one he got was an Ilo my mother got him from Walmart. I had to contact them by email to get a upgraded "flash" version of the software after it stopped working the first time and ended up flashing it 3 more times. Then the volume button broke. It still works but you can't adjust the volume beyond @20%. Next he got the Ipod. Proprietary software and crappy bitrates (my opionion) then he sat on it and broke it and it ended up in the vertical file. Now he has a Phillips (2-3 months) and so far so good.

At the same time he got the Ilo I got a SanDisk 1gb w/a card slot, the earplugs are marginal, but it works like a flash drive, plays any mp3 (I rip at 320) & wmv, and has never had a single problem even after going thru the washing machine......twice.....
on Aug 31, 2006
lol. BTW: you don't need to rip mp3's on 320... it's a HUGE waste of memory. I would recommend 96-196 (mp3).
on Aug 31, 2006
you don't need to rip mp3's on 320... it's a HUGE waste of memory


You assume that I can't hear the difference......I can.

MY opinion:
96 kbps - Forget it....good only for listening to the weather forecast on the net.
128 kbps - Bare min. for music although I won't keep anything other than audiobooks at this level.
160 kbps - Still hear some chop and bass tends to fuzz badly.
192 kbps - At this point I can barely tell the difference between MP3 digital & CD digital (1440 kbps) except in the lower freq's.
256 kbps - Usually good enough but now there's almost no savings in size.
320 kbps - The best mp3......and I love my music....so I'll go with the best. The only drawback is that instead of 8 hours of music I only get 6 but I rarely get to listen to more than 1 or 2 hours at a time anyway. As far as overall storage....I keep my music on a 300gb Maxtor external hard drive.

Constant Bitrate vs. Variable Bitrate......CBR all the way. Variable Bitrate has an increased processor usage and some compatibility issues.

I recommend listening to the same song ripped at all different bitrates on a quality sound system and judge for yourself...
on Jul 01, 2010



Hi all.
Guys i bought new ipod last week and i need some good looking skin on it, So could anyone here please suggest me some websites providing ipod skins?

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on Jul 01, 2010

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Hi all.
Guys i bought new ipod last week and i need some good looking skin on it, So could anyone here please suggest me some websites providing ipod skins?

ipod skins


google/bing it. I've seen some places that provide entire replacement cases that are pretty neat, but ...