methodshop.com— A list and description of ways to further run diagnostics on your ipod. All the way from testing your scroll wheel to Scanning your ipods hard drive
Mar 22, 2006View in Crawl 4
Found that out by accident a while ago. Just looked at my iPod, and it was doing some diagnosis - apparently, I had forgot to lock it before putting it in my purse. Couldn't figure out how to get out of the mode, so I had to wait a week until the batteries ran out. Heh.
Christ, who the hell cares? It's Apple, not apple, but I see that all the time too. This is the internet, hardly anyone proofreads their 1-2 line posts...To the people who are pissed about Ipod instead of iPod or whatever - try punctuating your comments correctly if you're that anal.
What did you do in diag mode to get it working again? Was it just the running of the diagnostics that fixed it, or did you have to do something in particular to get it working? My son's Ipod 4G has the same symptoms. I got into diag mode and tested the HD and checked out okay, but haven't run any of the other diags yet. Thanks for the help.Ken
So I ran the full diagnostic check on my 20GB U2 ipod because Itunes told me that my ipod was corrupt and must be restored in order to be operatable and an option popped up to restore my ipod. The last thing I wanted to do is set my ipod back to factory conditions so I ran the diagnostic tests and it told me 1) that my USB had no connection and 2)my HP Failed. That's when things got worse.... when the screen on my ipod popped up that said HP DETECT HP FAIL the damn thing froze. It's been stuck on the same screen for the last few hours. I tried holding down the play/pause button, also the menu and select button at the same time since that's how I got it to reset, and toggled the hold switch to no avail. Does anybody have any ideas on what to try next or am I just screwed?
hey hey, whats going on, just thought id add that iPOD diagnostics are bulls**t, my ipod is completely f**ked and it tells me everything is fine, my hard drive doesnt work properly, songs barely ever play, ive got a 5g and it f**ked up after a month, so if you are in the market for an Mp3 player, ipods are not the way to go... i still love mine though, well i did when it worked
Ok so i have a Ipod photo 20GB and ill try to do diagnostics and ill press menu+select then wait for the apple to show up then ill press REW+select and it will make the beep sound and another like 2 beeps and it doesn't show anything. Any tips??? or is there something wrong with my IPOD.
jordMar 22, 2006
are you seriously commenting on the misplaced capitalization of a letter?
cineMar 22, 2006
Found that out by accident a while ago. Just looked at my iPod, and it was doing some diagnosis - apparently, I had forgot to lock it before putting it in my purse. Couldn't figure out how to get out of the mode, so I had to wait a week until the batteries ran out. Heh.
lycolocoMar 22, 2006
It's not an IPOD. It's not an iPOD. It's not an Ipod. It's not an ipod. It's an iPod. PLEASE get it right.
sablazoMar 23, 2006
Christ, who the hell cares? It's Apple, not apple, but I see that all the time too. This is the internet, hardly anyone proofreads their 1-2 line posts...To the people who are pissed about Ipod instead of iPod or whatever - try punctuating your comments correctly if you're that anal.
glitch82Mar 23, 2006
WOOOWWW GUYS LINUX ON MY IPOD. So what? Do your balls feel heavier now?Some people really couldn't care less
adam98971Apr 7, 2006
lol 29 bucks is a rip
unusuarioApr 20, 2006
lol
krogalskyJun 1, 2006
What did you do in diag mode to get it working again? Was it just the running of the diagnostics that fixed it, or did you have to do something in particular to get it working? My son's Ipod 4G has the same symptoms. I got into diag mode and tested the HD and checked out okay, but haven't run any of the other diags yet. Thanks for the help.Ken
luckychrm01Sep 26, 2006
So I ran the full diagnostic check on my 20GB U2 ipod because Itunes told me that my ipod was corrupt and must be restored in order to be operatable and an option popped up to restore my ipod. The last thing I wanted to do is set my ipod back to factory conditions so I ran the diagnostic tests and it told me 1) that my USB had no connection and 2)my HP Failed. That's when things got worse.... when the screen on my ipod popped up that said HP DETECT HP FAIL the damn thing froze. It's been stuck on the same screen for the last few hours. I tried holding down the play/pause button, also the menu and select button at the same time since that's how I got it to reset, and toggled the hold switch to no avail. Does anybody have any ideas on what to try next or am I just screwed?
luckychrm01Sep 26, 2006
I also tried to connect it to the ac charger but it's not even charging anymore.... so yeah anybody have any advice?
syrlebOct 30, 2006
hey hey, whats going on, just thought id add that iPOD diagnostics are bulls**t, my ipod is completely f**ked and it tells me everything is fine, my hard drive doesnt work properly, songs barely ever play, ive got a 5g and it f**ked up after a month, so if you are in the market for an Mp3 player, ipods are not the way to go... i still love mine though, well i did when it worked
methodshopFeb 4, 2007
ipod diagnostic page got moved. here's the new URL:<a class="user" href="http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/">http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/</a>
rokedeagerJan 13, 2008
Ok so i have a Ipod photo 20GB and ill try to do diagnostics and ill press menu+select then wait for the apple to show up then ill press REW+select and it will make the beep sound and another like 2 beeps and it doesn't show anything. Any tips??? or is there something wrong with my IPOD.
gotspeed1212Jul 30, 2008
the hp is headphone port plug your headphones it and it will move on:) just had it do the same to me
ipodrepairsMar 13, 2009
It should be noted that if the ipod refuses to go into diagnostic mode and you hear a noticeable clicking sound, the hard drive is likely faulty.<a class="user" href="http://www.kingipod.com/repair-diagnostics.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.kingipod.com/repair-diagnostics.html</a>