I'm not lost :-) but I have an ipod question

[mhardy6647]

OK, please don't make fun of me (well, not too much) and don't chide me for not doing a search, but I have an ipod question.

Got our son a 60 GB ipod for his birthday (#18) earlier this month. It has 'frozen up' a couple of times. Once, a recharging session seemed to fix it... too early to tell, yet, if it'll recover this time.

My simple questions: is this a known ipod 'feature' (as Bill Gates would say), or is this a software issue, or is there something wrong with the hardware? If either of the former two, is there a quick/good fix?

I haven't been able to get him to look into it, so I figured I'd ask here, amongst friends.

Thanks for listening, folks!

[uofmtiger]

I have read that some people have had the thing freeze when unplugging from the computer. You can try to hold the menu and center buttons for 10 seconds. I believe this will reset the unit. I am not sure if you will lose files when you do this, so all general disclaimers apply.

Ilounge forums (http://forums.ilounge.com/index.php) may have specific information on this problem.

[mg196]

It is important to properly "remove" the iPod from the computer before taking it from the recharging station. It could be as simple as that.

[mhardy6647]

Thanks for the info... it's freezing up 'on its own' (i.e., not connected to anything), so I don't think it's related to computer connection per se.

Re-setting it as described fixed it the second time. May still be related to battery charge?

[mg196]

Which system is it running? A new update came out yesterday. 6.0.1