iPod: Only Apple Logo appears on display when turned on

  • Last Modified: July 17, 2008
  • Article: TS1870
  • Old Article: 60999

Symptoms

When you turn on iPod, all you see on the display is the Apple logo. iPod may seem to be restarting over and over.

Products Affected

iPod mini, iPod with color display, iPod (10 GB Scroll Wheel Personalized), iPod (10 GB Touchwheel , Win, Personalized) , iPod (10 GB Touchwheel), iPod (10 GB Touchwheel, Personalized), iPod (10 GB Touchwheel, Win), iPod (10 GB Scroll Wheel), iPod (10 GB, With Dock Connector), iPod (20 GB Touchwheel , Win, Personalized), iPod (20 GB Touchwheel), iPod (20 GB Touchwheel, Personalized), iPod (20 GB Touchwheel, Win), iPod (30 GB, With Dock Connector), iPod (30 GB, With Dock Connector, Personalized), iPod (40 GB with Dock Connector), iPod (40 GB with Dock Connector, Personalized), iPod (5 GB Scroll Wheel Personalized), iPod (5 GB Touchwheel, Win), iPod (5 GB Touchwheel, Win, Personalized), iPod (5 GB Scroll Wheel), iPod (Click Wheel)

Resolution

Reset and restore iPod.

  1. Reset your iPod.
  2. If the reset was successful, you can now restore iPod.
  3. If the reset was not successful, connect iPod to power and try the reset again.
  4. If the reset with power was not successful, iPod may need to be repaired. See the iPod Service Web site.
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