I broke the port on my external hard drive. It isn't visibly damaged, but when I plug the USB cable in, the port feels wiggly, like it's not connected to what it should be connected to. Nothing happens when I plug it into my computer. How can I fix this or recover the data? [more inside]
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My 500gb external hard drive fell onto my hardwood floor. Hard. [more inside]
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Should I revive my Titanium Mac Powerbook? [more inside]
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Is my iPod's hard drive dead? [more inside]
posted by rhapsodie on Apr 2, 2006 - 12 answers

iPod help: My 5-Gig, Touchwheel iPod is hung and displays the following message: "No battery power remains. Please connect iPod to power." However, the iPod had 2/3s of a charge before it hung and does not accept a charge when I plug it in. I am unable to reset the iPod and it refuses all keyboard input. It has displayed this message for almost two days now. The iPod also does not register in the Finder of either of my computers. Should I buy a new battery or is the iPod dead?

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posted by stet on Nov 2, 2004 - 6 answers