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iPod in Disk Mode
Learn how to manually put iPod into Disk Mode.
It's usually helpful to manually put the iPod into Disk Mode whenever you are troubleshooting an issue with the iPod. After manually placing an iPod into Disk Mode, you will have to reset iPod in order to return it to its normal operating state.
If you have an iPod with a Click Wheel including:
If you have an iPod with a Click Wheel including:
- Fifth Generation iPod
- iPod mini
- iPod (Click Wheel)
- iPod with a color display
- iPod photo
- iPod nano
- Before manually placing the iPod into Disk Mode you should verify that it has a charge. If you do not , please make sure that you either charge the iPod before continuing or connect it to power.
Note: You can connect it to the iPod Power Adapter which needs to be connected to an electrical outlet or a 6-pin Firewire port on your computer. - Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Set it to Hold, and then turn it off again.)
- Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears.
- When the Apple logo appears, release the Menu and Select buttons and immediately press and hold the Select and the Play/Pause buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears.
- Disconnect iPod from the power adapter and connect it to your computer; the screen on the iPod will change and say "Do not disconnect"
- Before manually placing the iPod into Disk Mode you should verify that it has a charge. If you do not , please make sure that you either charge the iPod before continuing or connect it to power.
- The finger pressing the Select button is not touching the Click Wheel.
- You are pressing the Play/Pause button toward the outside of the Click Wheel and not near the center.
- Before manually placing the iPod into Disk Mode you should verify that it has a charge. If you do not, please make sure that you either charge the iPod before continuing or connect it to power.
Note: You can connect it to the iPod Power Adapter that needs to be connected to an electrical outlet or a 6-pin Firewire port on your computer. - Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Set it to Hold, and then turn it off again.)
- Press and hold the Play/Pause and Menu buttons until the Apple/iPod logo appears, then release them. This resets iPod
- When the Apple logo appears, immediately press and hold the Previous and Next buttons until the Disk Mode screen appears. Some iPods will show an "OK to Disconnect" message before you connect it to the computer. This changes to "Do Not Disconnect" after connecting.
- Disconnect iPod from the power adapter and connect it to your computer.
- If you don't normally have it in Disk Mode, don't forget to reset iPod to get it out of Disk Mode.
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- Posted by: wgraham_868 at 22 Oct 01:56 permalinkThanks for the advice . This worked a treat. I had to do this several times because i am useless with any it technology so I probobalydidn't do it properly the first few times but thanks to this article I am out of a difficult situation which I had no idea how to solve. Willie
