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Battery will not charge, what is the problem?
Just replaced battery ( thinking this was the problem ) but no success, so, replaced hard drive as well in my iPod classic 20GB. Now it won't start up or charge at all, plugged it in to my PC and it was recognized said to restore which i did, was then asked to plug in to charger to finish restore but nothing happens when i do this. Anyone got any ideas what the problem is ?
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James Verlaque, you did not tell us exactly which iPod you have. I am making an assumption that it is a 4th gen iPod (photo). You must use a firewire AC adapter to finalize the restore process. A USB AC adapter will not work. From what you tell us, the iPod is doing everything the way it is supposed to function.
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Yes you are right it is a 4th gen, i don't have a firewire adapter but even when i plug it into the USB AC adapter it doesn't charge at this point either. But why should a firewire adapter make the difference ?
Because the iPod 4th Generation still works best with it. It syncs, but does not finish it's restore process without Firewire. I have 6 of them and do use a Firewire adapter to finish the restore process. While the iPod does technically charge over FireWire, the port that you're using has to be able to supply the necessary voltage. Some FireWire ports, as well as USB ports, particularly those found on laptops, don't necessarily supply a charging current, and therefore the iPod won't charge from such a port. The port needs to be powered in order for the iPod to charge from the USB port. Give it a try and let us know. Also, check this answer http://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/8496/... as well as a few others.
