My computer wont reconize my ipod ..

[Chronon]

If you want more help you should inform us of what you tried and what the results were.

[Fel2]

well i tried many things , like many reset , ipod diagnostique found nothing wrong .. i tried on many PC and it's the same, when i check in ''device manager'' my ipod is seens as '' unknown '' , then i checked in services.msc and .. usb storage mass driver was ''stopped , and ms USB generic parent driver is off too .. i put storage mass driver on but i cant start the other ..


i tried all program that i could found (copypod , ipod reset utility itunes ) and they all cant find my ipod ..

oh btw , now sometime an F: may appear but when i click on it there no space avaible , it show 0 bytes capacity .. but , when i go check in propriety of F: it say its an ipod .. duh ..

[Febs]

i tried all program that i could found (copypod , ipod reset utility itunes ) and they all cant find my ipod ..

It is not clear to me from this whether you have tried using iTunes to restore the iPod.  That is worth trying.  Be aware that it will erase anything you have on the iPod.

oh btw , now sometime an F: may appear but when i click on it there no space avaible , it show 0 bytes capacity .. but , when i go check in propriety of F: it say its an ipod .. duh ..

When that appears, try go to a command prompt and ruun chkdsk with the following command:

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chkdsk f: /r

You can find more detailed instructions for using chkdsk here:  http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315265.  (I am inferring from your prior reference to "F:" that you are using Windows, but if you are using another operating system, please let us know that.)

Also, though you indicated that you tried different computers, you still haven't confirmed that you have tried a different cable.  If you have done so, please let us know and let us know what the result was.  If you have not done so, do it.  What you have described so far strongly suggests that your hard drive has failed or that it is corrupted.  But we really need you to eliminate the possible of a bad cable before we can any more to help you diagnose the problem.

[Fel2]

nothing happen when i do chkdsk F: /r .. it open a command windows then it close instantly


and hum ..


when i try to defrag it on ''my computer'' , i click on properties then error-checking , nothing happen too !

[Febs]

nothing happen when i do chkdsk F: /r .. it open a command windows then it close instantly

You're not following the directions I gave you.  And you STILL haven't answered the question about the cable.  So, I am sorry, but I cannot help you further.

[Fel2]

You're not following the directions I gave you.  And you STILL haven't answered the question about the cable.  So, I am sorry, but I cannot help you further.

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i have no other cable to use that why ! and i tried many time to format my ipod but it always give me an error , anaway itunes dont even detect my ipod..


the error is : The Ipod ''Ipod''  could not be restored ,  An unknown error occured (1437)

[Febs]

i have no other cable to use that why ! and i tried many time to format my ipod but it always give me an error , anaway itunes dont even detect my ipod..

And as we've tried to make it clear to you many times in this thread, there are at least three possible causes of this problem:  (1) your cable may be bad, (2) your file system may be corrupted, and (3) your hard drive may be dead.  We need to eliminate these possible causes one at a time until there is only one possible cause remaining, and then we will have identified your problem.  I suspect your problem is #3, but we need you to take the steps necessary to confirm that it is not #1 or #2. 

For #1, I find it hard to believe that you don't have a single friend who has an iPod who would lend you a cable for the 2 minutes it would take to test to see if another cable solves the problem. 

For #2, you need to run chkdsk correctly.  The command prompt window should not close immediately, and the fact that it did suggests that you did something wrong.  You need to either (1) describe exactly what you did to try to run chkdsk, or (2) go back to the link I provided to you and read the instructions more carefully.