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Yesterday I got out my old 2006/2007 2GB iPod Nano that I haven't used for a while. It was 100% dead, so I plugged it in, and it showed the Apple logo for ages, like it was starting up:D Is this the 'deep sleep mode'?

no, it means it was so dead it has to charge before it can actually turn on.
 
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