Hi, my name is Davide and i'm writing from italy.... i have a big problem with my ipod video but i can't figure out how to solve it.... I had to open it in order to replace the clickwheel and the lcd (they were broken) once i did that i put it back all together and i switched it on... but there was only the white screen...no more...(i can hear the click of the clickwheel when i go up and down but there is no screen...just white... so i started trying everything...restore the ipod change components (like battery hard disk lcds and so) but i came into something very strange and funny.... if i open my ipod and put it in charge or plug it to the computer IT WORKS even if i close it back together but if i close it, switch it off and then switch it on IT DOESN'T WORK it only shows a white screen.... how can i solve it??? thank you in advice Davide

SOURCE: Ipod Photo Troubleshooting

my ipod is hanging

SOURCE: 1st Gen. Ipod Nano wheel control wont work

You have a bad component on the main logic board.

http://www.ipodrefresh.com

SOURCE: Ipod won't work unless plugged in to computer or mains

alison65,

good day, the only possible cause why your player can only power up using it's own charger or through pc connection is:

1) The connection of the rechargeable battery inside the player is loose or out of contact

2) The rechargeable battery itself is faulty
3) The connection from the charging line is loose or out of contact

most likely your problem is within the internal of the unit.

cheers,
mark

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You will want to attempt to force the iPod into disc mode before restoring. This should solve your issue.
Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Set it to Hold, then turn it off again.) Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for at least 6 seconds 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.
Connect the iPod to your computer; the screen on the iPod will change and say "Do not disconnect" If you are having difficulty putting the iPod model into disk mode, set it on a flat surface. Make sure that the finger pressing the Select button is not touching the Click Wheel. Also make sure that you are pressing the Play/Pause button toward the outside of the Click Wheel and not near the center.
If you are still unable to put your iPod with a Click Wheel into Disk Mode, use one finger from one hand to press the Select button, and one finger from the other hand to press the Play/Pause button.
Please let me know if this did not resolve your issue. :)

SOURCE: White screen on my silver 120gb ipod classic

The white screen on Apple Products is never really a good thing.

You've probably heard of the blue screen of death(Windows) and the red ring of death(XBox), the white screen is referred to the white screen of death, normally not something you can recover from.

But try this anyway:

Reset the iPod:

1. Turn the Hold switch on, then back to off.
   
2. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for 10 seconds (until the Apple logo appears).
3. You may need to repeat the reset several times.

If the reset doesn't help, then put the iPod into forced disk mode.


Put iPod into Disk Mode:

Apple suggests that you ensure your iPod is charged before following the next step. How exactly you check a charge on an iPod screen that is completely white has yet to be revealed. But hey, give it a shot anyway. Plug the iPod into a high-powered USB port, let it sit for 2 hours, then disconnect it. If you have a wall charger, plug in the iPod, then follow these steps while it is still plugged in.

1. Turn the Hold switch on, then back to off.
   
2. Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons until the Apple logo appears
3. Immediately switch your figures to press and hold the Select and the Play/Pause buttons until "Disk Mode" appears at the top.

For a lot of people, this solves the problem. Connect the iPod to the computer and (assuming it shows up) reset the iPod again to get it out of Disk Mode. If at this point you still have the white screen, restore the iPod using the restore function in iTunes under the Summary tab (this will erase everything on the iPod and put it at factory settings).

Don't disconnect or eject the iPod until the store is totally done. After you think it's done, wait another five minutes.