iPod is stuck on charging screen?
Hi...
I have an iPod classic 160-gb (A1238). I replaced the screen, front housing, hard drive, ribbon for the hard drive, audio cable, and battery. The battery is a generic brand and I purchased it from the seller "batterygalaxy" on eBay. I noticed as soon as I turned my iPod on, it displayed the Apple logo. I got the USB cable and plugged it into the computer. The screen changed to "Charging, please wait..." and it wouldn't go away after giving it thirty minutes to charge. I unplugged it from the computer since the computer wasn't recognizing it and the iPod died. I used the outlet charger for it and the same thing happened after giving it 15 minutes but this time the screen changed back to the Apple logo as it was charging. This is not a bad battery, the seller tests their batteries before selling them. Can someone tell me what is going on? I am starting to think that it's something internal. Thank you.
PS -
I am worried that once I get past this stage, my computer won't recognize the drive since it's virtually new. How can I update the drivers for the IPOD to its current one using iTunes? Is it even possible if iTunes or Winamp won't recognize the device? Please let me know how to get my iPod working again. I'm almost about to give up, I've put in so much time into this project and it's been dragging out for a few months now. I want to listen to music again!! :(
Is this a good question?
Yeah. I've tried resetting the iPod.. it just goes back to the "Charging, please wait..." status. So do you think this is a battery issue then?
by Jeanne M
I have the exact same model and issue. Tested old battery and it was charged to 4v but I still had doubts as sometimes battery can fail when under load and a digital multimeter (voltmeter) doesnt put too much load on a battery to do a mimimum load test. So I purchased a battery of eBay, measured the voltage and was 2.7v (flat) so I put it in the iPod and let it charge....I charged to 4v as I measured it with the voltmeter again, yet the ipod is still stuck on 'Charging, Please Wait...'
I have put it in disk mode, tried 4 cables and 4 different releases and wattage of original Apple chargers, and the computer, the latter is what I used to charge both the old and new battery with, but nothing has worked.
I assume that even though you have pulled yours apart and had the same issue as I am, which I only pulled mine apart because of the stuck on charging issue, then there could be a bug in the model.
by Smuff47
I would need to restore the iPod completely and that would work but it does not even connect to ITunes. Maybe it's the cable but it could also be an issue with the battery
by angel rico