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My Ipod nano wont turn off!!!

Ok well I have had my iPod for a few years and I havent had really any problem excpet once in awhile it just will not turn off. I tried resetting it but the reset doesnt work like I will do it right I know I am but it doesnt reset. I plug it into the computer hoping that will help it turn off I try to make it drain but it gets to almost dead but never dies I just dont know what to do someone plz help!!!

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Does iPod (30gb w/ video) shut off on its own if it's left playing untouched or does it just keep playing until the battery is drained?

my ipod photo won't turn off!

My iPod is kind of old, i got it 2 years ago. Sometime last year this problem happened and I charged it into an outlet and it fixed itself. But the same problem just happened to me today, nothing makes it turn off unless I dock it on my iHome and itll turn off then but besides that nothing works, WHAT DO I DO!?

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Mine wouldn't turn off after I had it plugged into my docking station for a couple of weeks, I think as someone else replied on this forum that I had overcharged it.
I let the charge run right down, which only took a few hours as it wouldn't turn off and then recharged it using my apple plug and it turns off fine now by pressing the play/pause button.
I think the answer is don't overcharge it through a docking station as it doesn't seem to like it. Good Luck.

The VA canteen store at the VA hospital I work at sold a bunch of this model iPod. A bunch of people had the same problem a call was put into Apple and they where told it was because the units where over charged. It is sort of a self correcting problem, just leave them on. I fail to understand why Apple didn't incorporate a battery management chip into these devices for this voltage/current range such chips are tiny, I am sure they could have found a place for them on the control board in these things.
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My ipod is doing the same thing you need to reset it and if it is doing it still you will have to buy a new turn wheel and the tools to take off the faceplate trust me don.t take it off with a screw driver! you need more info email me at jewell2314@hotmail.com!

Just try connecting it to the computer, then it turns off, hope this helps

I just had the same problem with my ipod, resetting works like a charm. Thanks a lot

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There are at least two diff probs here. 1) Ipod is hung and won't respond to turn off signal (pressing bottom of wheel) at all. This happens sometimes when, for example, your ipod is connected to a docking device and you turn it off while pressing bottom of wheel wheel - then you immediately unplug it the ipod, which lights it up again -- sometimes it will won't then respnod to a a shut off signal by pressing bottom of wheel. This prob has been recurring on opds for years and can be fixed with a reset.

2) When you press the bottom of the wheel, the ipod turns off for about a half second or so and lights right back up again. This prob has an unknown cause and is not fixed by a reset. If you restore, the prob will be fixed UNTIL you reload you music files onto the Ipod - then the prob automatically returns. Some suspect this prob has to do with a file problem and ipod's inability to appropriately deal with the file problem.

i have the same exact problem only i have a nano, and it's about a year old. It works fine, except it won't turn off unless it's through my iHome. I have no idea what to do! I don't want to reset it and loose all my songs, any suggestions?

i got the complete opposite problem, my ipod turned off fully charged and i cant turn it back up. anyone know how to fix this?

I've tried all the suggestions. It won't do anything now but show the apple icon off & on. Wont charge or anything.
HELP!!!

Oh man...I plugged my Ipod into my computer and did a reset about 15 times before it turned off and back on...but it worked. I didn't think it would.

Thanks a lot.. I had the exact same problem with a docking station.

my ipod nano won't turn off!

I've tried EvERY possible solution..mine will not register on my computer in i-tunes any more. So when ever i try that and give up i take my i-pod off and it wont get (do not disconnect) off it's screen. Then i get that to turn off eventually. My i-pod still works but im basically screwed because it will not Go Off so my battery just dies. Once i got it to reset after it crashed for a couple of months put the music on and lost it all when i reset it!!
grrr...i'm about to give up on it.
Anyone have advice that will work?

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I'm currently having problems turning off my iPod Nano. I've tried resetting it (holding down Menu and the middle button), but that doesn't help. I've even tried restoring it to its factory settings. That doesn't help either. It's a first generation iPod Nano, so it's a year or two old.
Are there any other solutions?

Haha, as soon as I post this the iPod starts working again. Never mind!

Sometimes if the battery on an Ipod is overcharged it will cause this problem. Just let the thing run and it will discharge the battery enough for you to shut is down. In your efforts to shut it down the battery was ran down enough to let the CPU shut it down.
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i have the same problem with my ipod..
after resetting it twice it finally shut off.
thank you

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My wifes has the same problem, but here's the trick I use to turn it off:

Start playing a song. Pause it. Then press play again for a few seconds, it turns off.

My Ipod (Ipod classic, 30mGB) want trun off even after resetting and reformatting. Everytime I trun it off the screen will go blank and then in a sadowed picture in the screen is a green battery with a plug in the middle. The ipod works fine when in use but when I go to turn it off it does this and will stay like that untill it runs out of power and then I have to recharge it all over again. CAN ANYONE HELP

Will it turn off if it's plugged into the USB cable?

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please help.. i think i overcharged it and i cant open it anymore.. even charge.. the pc wont read it

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alright guys, i've tried EVERYONE's suggestions, and i'm getting pretty pissed off at my stupid ipod. i've tried:

toggling the hold switch - didnt work.
resetting it multiple times (holding down the menu and circle keys) -i've tried this about 20 times ugh, didnt' work
playing a song, pausing, and then trying to turn it off - didnt work.
plugging it into my pc and trying there - didnt work.
resetting, going to a menu, plugging in headphones, and going back to main menu to shut it off - didnt work.

please please, if anyone has any other ideas, let me know! thanks.

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2009-02-06
9.5.54
2008-09-05

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Im very frustrated! My 4th gen 8 gig is really fooked. I have tried resetting, as I was getting the problem that when I held down play/pause to turn it off, it would turn right back on again, after a second of black screen. After trying to reset in a variety of settings (docked, wall charger, USB charger) I reloaded the software. Now, despite the lock key being turned off, the ipod believes it's on hold all the time, no matter the position.
What can I do??

The same problem.Thanks guys! I appreciate your very informative posts.