Hi everyone,
I've been reading this forum for a few days.
A few months ago, long story short, my iPod was splashed with - not dropped in - salt water. For a while it was frozen on the lock screen, not responding at all. I let the battery drain overnight and then plugged it into a computer the next morning. For about a day and a half it said "Please wait - very low battery" but ended up working in the end. Only problem is, it won't shut off.
It won't do anything when I hold down the play/pause button. Resetting it (menu+center) doesn't help either. I've even tried that sleep option on the main menu - no response, just a reset if it's plugged into the computer.
It's a 30gb iPod Video (I think they're iPod classics now? Don't have a clue
). I'm running the newest version of iTunes on Windows Vista, although I had xp for a while after the incident (Although I haven't tried a Mac yet - hoping to get a MacBook in May, Vista isn't *That* bad ).
Of course, it hasn't been much of a problem... I have an iLife docking station to charge it, and I rarely use it away from home or for more than a few hours. Still though, I seem to be using it more lately, so that's why I'm starting to get concerned about this after six months or so .
I'm pretty sure the warranty has expired too. If there's a way to get out of this without buying anything or tearing the iPod open, it'd be much appreciated.
Thanks.
I've been reading this forum for a few days.
A few months ago, long story short, my iPod was splashed with - not dropped in - salt water. For a while it was frozen on the lock screen, not responding at all. I let the battery drain overnight and then plugged it into a computer the next morning. For about a day and a half it said "Please wait - very low battery" but ended up working in the end. Only problem is, it won't shut off.
It won't do anything when I hold down the play/pause button. Resetting it (menu+center) doesn't help either. I've even tried that sleep option on the main menu - no response, just a reset if it's plugged into the computer.
It's a 30gb iPod Video (I think they're iPod classics now? Don't have a clue
). I'm running the newest version of iTunes on Windows Vista, although I had xp for a while after the incident (Although I haven't tried a Mac yet - hoping to get a MacBook in May, Vista isn't *That* bad ).Of course, it hasn't been much of a problem... I have an iLife docking station to charge it, and I rarely use it away from home or for more than a few hours. Still though, I seem to be using it more lately, so that's why I'm starting to get concerned about this after six months or so
.I'm pretty sure the warranty has expired too. If there's a way to get out of this without buying anything or tearing the iPod open, it'd be much appreciated.
Thanks.