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Author Topic: Stupid ipod question  (Read 3357 times)

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Stupid ipod question
« on: November 03, 2006, 06:06:03 PM »
What's up with this stupid ipod?  I have a question about it.

The battery is supposed to charge when you hook it up to the computer right?  My battery is dead and I keep hooking it up and nothing happens.
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2006, 06:10:04 PM »
It could be that you're dealing with a shitty low-power USB port. Throw that sucker in a different USB port and see if it makes a difference.
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2006, 06:36:47 PM »
Get an AC charger. It takes like 6 hours to charge up. You'd have to leave your PC on overnight, or all day.
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2006, 06:55:39 PM »
Where does the AC charger plug in?  Same place?

I do leave my PC on overnight.  How long does it last anyway?

I think it heard me, cause now it is charging.

Thanks.
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2006, 07:00:28 PM »
Glad to be of service.
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #5 on: November 04, 2006, 12:31:21 PM »
Mine usually doesn't charge on the comp if the battery is all the way dead. Same with my cell phone.
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2006, 06:40:37 PM »
The wife just got back from the genius bar and her harddrive in her pod is more than likely muerta.  She can trade it in for a 10% discount on a new one which will cost us about $250 after taxes.  She could also drop $100 and follow intarweb instructions and put a new HD in.  Has anyone done the latter?  If so is it easy enough for the unwashed like us to do?
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2006, 10:57:53 AM »
Are those instructions straight from Mac? If not, I don't think mac would approve of you doing that. They get pickey with their stuff, voiding warranties ETC. But unless the instructions are from mac, I wouldn't risk damaging the iPod more :\ that's just me though
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2006, 07:19:26 PM »
Eh, it looks easy enough.

I would probably take the trade-in, but that's just because I'm lazy.
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2006, 07:23:32 PM »
She bought a new one from Costco, so no rebate but we get the Executive Club member kickback.  So I guess if we come across a hard drive we can try and then Ian will have one.
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #10 on: December 30, 2006, 11:04:45 AM »
Detta: for future reference, sometimes the iPods react towards the chargers the same way cell phones do; if the charger is loose and wiggly (for lack of a better word) you may have to position it just-so for it to charge correctly. My cell phone is like that.
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Re: Stupid ipod question
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2007, 08:26:40 PM »
Oh yeah, I figured it out.  You have to click the "register later" button when that screen comes on your computer.  Then it starts charging.
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