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Question

iPod

Jul 19, 2015 12:44PM PDT

My iPod Classic just froze then went dark. Hooked it up to my iMac and it briefly showed part of a CD cover then went blank--did showed it is charged . Can't get to settings, menu--nothing. Dead?
Suggestions?

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Answer
Try all the resets. Link follows.
Jul 19, 2015 1:00PM PDT
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iPod
Jul 20, 2015 8:05AM PDT

Worked! Many thanks
David

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Thanks for the report back.
Jul 20, 2015 8:16AM PDT

Those resets are helpful some of the time. This was one of those times.