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I have been given an ancient 6GB iPod which appears not to be working - to be more specific, the battery appears not to be able to hold a charge.
When placed in a docking unit, it works fine and the battery appears to be being charged. However, when it is removed, it shuts down pretty well immediately. If you try to start it up, you see the Apple logo followed by an image of a battery with a superimposed exclamation mark surrounded by a triangle and then it shuts down again
Am I correct in thinking that this is because the unit is old, has been used regularly and the battery is now useless?
If so, is it possible to replace the battery or have it replaced?
As a separate question, can one (easily) buy a replacement lead to connect an iPod to a PC and is any special software required or can one just drag and drop MP3s onto it?
The observant amongst you will suspect that I have never actually used an iPod before, so any informed advice will be most gratefully received
When placed in a docking unit, it works fine and the battery appears to be being charged. However, when it is removed, it shuts down pretty well immediately. If you try to start it up, you see the Apple logo followed by an image of a battery with a superimposed exclamation mark surrounded by a triangle and then it shuts down again
Am I correct in thinking that this is because the unit is old, has been used regularly and the battery is now useless?
If so, is it possible to replace the battery or have it replaced?
As a separate question, can one (easily) buy a replacement lead to connect an iPod to a PC and is any special software required or can one just drag and drop MP3s onto it?
The observant amongst you will suspect that I have never actually used an iPod before, so any informed advice will be most gratefully received
