Backlight on iPod not working
So yesterday I was using my iPod (20gb only a year old, bought new, i guess 4th gen or possible 3rd), I held down "menu" button to turn on the backlight. The blacklight comes on for a second and then shuts off. Now I cant get my backlight to come on at all. When I hold down "menu", it does nothing. When I go to the main iPod menu and try to click on "backlight", nothing happens. Can anyone help me fix?
The iPod works fine for everything else (besides the backlight).
Thanks
The iPod works fine for everything else (besides the backlight).
Thanks
Comments
1) If your iPod has a click-wheel, it's a 4th Gen. If it has a touch wheel and four individual buttons at the bottom of the display, then it's a 3rd gen.
2) You should probably double-check when you bought the iPod to see if it's eligable for warranty repair. You can do this by going to Apple's support site - you can enter your serial number and it will tell you if you are still under warranty. If you are, egt it to a retail store or mail it off as soon as you can. It'll cost $30, but you'll get another one if they find that there's somethign wrong.
3 If it's not under warranty, then I'm not quite sure what to tell you. Reformatting and updating the software MAY fix it, but I would definitely get a second opinion on that. I reformatted my iPod once and it was a pain in the ass.
4) You can always put the sucker up on eBay and say you can't get the backlight to work. There's a lot of people (like me) that hardly ever use the backlight, so that's not a major issue to them. Depending on what kind of shape it's in and what generation it is, you might be able to snag anywhere from $150 - $220 for it. It'd certainly go a little ways to the purchase of a new one.
Hope that at least gives you a place to start...