I have a 4th generation pink 8gb ipod nano the

Try to press the menu and center button at the same time until it restarts. Also try restoring the ipod in iTunes

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MY IPOD IS IS HAS A WHITE SCREEN

Describe your How to reset apple ipod Model- A1285 model Security lock Number Reset Problem

if your getting a line hrough the screen.. its possible you have wet it.. try to reset it and see what happens if that doesn't help.. give me a yell

the "thin vertical line" on the right edge is a position bar indicating where you are in the current list.

Try holding the Play/Pause button down for a few seconds. Like maybe 5 or so, thats how my 3rd gen turns off.

the ipod turn itself of when inactiv normaly after 20 to 40 sec

iPod Nano 1st Generation - March 26, 2006

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_nano_Features_Guide.pdf

iPod Nano 2nd Generation - September 11, 2006

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_nano_2nd_Gen_Features_Guide.pdf

iPod Nano 3th Generation - January 1, 2008

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_nano_3rd_gen_Features_Guide.pdf

iPod Nano 4th Generation - September 9, 2008

http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iPod_nano_4th_gen_UserGuide.pdf

Hi,

Try connecting your IPod to your computer and try the reset process again

It has to work now