Put iPod into Disk Mode

Do you still have an iPod classic or iPod Video?

Today, you wil learn how to manually put an iPod into Disk Mode. When troubleshooting an issue with your iPod, it's sometimes helpful to manually put it into Disk Mode.After manually placing an iPod into Disk Mode, you will have to reset iPod in order to return it to its normal operating state. These steps are applicable if you have an iPod with a Click Wheel including the following

• Fifth Generation iPod
• iPod mini
• iPod (Click Wheel)
• iPod with a color display
• iPod photo
• iPod nano

Before you manually place the iPod into Disk Mode

Verify that it has a charge, if not you need to either charge iPod before continuing or connect it to power. You can either connect it to a high-powered USB port, or plug the iPod Power Adapter into an electrical outlet and connect iPod to the power adapter.Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Set it to Hold, then turn it off again.

Then Press and hold the Menu and Select buttons for at least 6 seconds until the Apple logo appears. Now, 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.

Disconnect iPod from the power adapter and connect it to your computer; the screen on the iPod will change and say "Do not disconnect" If you are having difficulty putting an iPod model with a Click Wheel into Disk Mode, set the iPod on a flat surface. And 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

You use one finger from one hand to press the Select button, and one finger from the other hand to press the Play/Pause button.

If you have an older iPod model without a Click Wheel. Before manually placing the iPod into Disk Mode you should verify that it has a charge, if not you need to either charge iPod before continuing or connect it to power. You can connect it to the iPod Power Adapter which needs to be connected to an electrical outlet or a 6-pin Firewire port on your computer.Toggle the Hold switch on and off. Set it to Hold, then turn it off again and press and hold the Play/Pause and Menu buttons until the Apple/iPod logo.

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Cannot restore songs using iTunes

Are you in trouble? Cannot restore using iTunes? Cannot create playlists because your hard drive has been wiped out? Songs on your iTunes are no longer in the computer? Some people when the computer has been reformatted, we forget to back up our files like pictures, music, movies and videos.  iTunes when reinstalled is no longer is sync with the files that are already in your iPod.  And when you want to add some more files like music or songs or playlist we cannot just create and let the automatic message when you connect your ipod to the computer then prompts you if you want to sync the files with the computer which has been reformatted so there are no files. There is a way that you can just add files in your iPod without synchronizing it to itunes which is already empty upon wiping out or reformatting the computer.  

If iTunes opens, automatically as soon as you plug-in your ipod meaning to say,  the checkbox of "open itunes when this ipod is connected" is checked. just make sure you also put a check on "manually manage music and videos" and 'enable disk use" which is shown below so it will be possible for you to manually create a new playlist without asking or needing to be sync with the iTunes which is already empty.

If iTunes opens, automatically as soon as you plug-in your ipod meaning to say,  the checkbox of "open itunes when this ipod is connected" is checked. just make sure you also put a check on "manually manage music and videos" and 'enable disk use" which is shown below so it will be possible for you to manually create a new playlist without asking or needing to be sync with the iTunes which is already empty.

You have to right click the name of the iPod (with mine I have it named as I_luv_DJ’s iPod) on the left panel then click new playlist as shown on the next picture and then it will show untitled in blue highlighted text .

You can already rename the untitled playlist to whatever playlist you want like name it as Aerosmith then add all Aerosmith songs to it. You can drag songs to the new renamed playlist to easily add songs. So you no longer have to say you cannot restore using iTunes…Now you can…If you have comments or you like this article and it helps you and may help others, please share. Thanks and see you next…

Unable to connect wirelessly

Enable wireless zero configuration in windows

Have you connected to your internet wirelessly? Does it seem like you are connected to the internet but you can't browse websites? Think your computer is not working with your own internet but it works outside? Well, we better check if yourwireless zero configuration is enabled that your system uses to communicate and connect to the internet.

First, you have to check if the wireless is connected or not to the network, if it is and you are seeing the icon at the bottom right usually it looks like a radio signal or a radio tower says wireless is connected we can now check if the wireless capability is on or doing it automatically.

For Win vista/7 you will see this window once you click the start button ( globe icon with the win logo inside)

type services.msc on the search at the bottom then click on servicesthat appears on top of the same window.

Services window will open and then look on the right panel and scroll down. we are looking for WLAN Auto config for Vista and win 7 users and wireless zero configuration for win xp. Right click the WLAN Auto config as shown then left click properties. Another window will open

Under the General Tab, click the dropdown for startup type:even though it is inautomatic, just to refresh click on manual then click apply only then click the dropdown again then hit automatic then apply and click ok to save settings.

On the service status, it should say, started . Once clicked on apply and ok, You should be able to configure the wireless already. for win xp users you must be able to see at least 3 tabs when u click on the wireless network at the bottom right and able to click on properties like what is shown below.

There are times you need to restart the computer to make sure it saves the settings but mostly for vista and win 7 it should take effect right away. If I can be a best help for your questions, dont hesitate to leave me a message or a comment...I will get back to you the soonest time!