i formatted a new i pod while installing. is it a mistake. the computer is not recognising it as a hard drive!
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Definitely not.\n\nAll you need to do is alter a few settings.\n\nOpen iTunes while your iPod is connected and then go to iPod options\n\nEnable the option " Allow to be used as a disc drive"\n\nEnjoy!
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Is the program suggesting it can't format your hard drive?\n\nIf that's the case you probably have a dead drive and need to replace it.\n\nSome more details would help us help you but you probably need expert help.\n///
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Delete the song from your shuffle and then put it back on again. If that does'nt work you should try resetting the factory settings and if that does'nt work it may not have dowmloaded the right way on your computer. Either way, good luck and I hope you get it figured out. I have a 40gb I-Pod and I love it!
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agreed, you likely have formatted it using FAT file system.\n\nif you have xp you should 'convert' your hard drive to NTFS.
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Yes you could like jamescsn stated.\n\nBut why bother?  Use your Ipod to listen to music.  If you need an external HD look into getting a Maxtor 300-500 GB USB drive for backing up your computer.  Safer, easier, and you still get to listen to music.\n\nhttp://www.maxtor.com/
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1-Format it,so it will be formated,2-Format it again,so it will be reformated.\n\nAbout deleting the hard drive...that's a pretty hard question.My knowledge is bad on physics.\n\nI sugest to get some lessons for begginers,or to call a technician so he could guess what you want to say.
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Please see the apple help documents below, it is easier than what I did which was copy the library folders onto a usb drive and then copy them over to my new computer
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Check for Viruses...my friend...your harddisk is corrupted with viruses.....incase if it not works....then reformat your external harddisk.....Cheers
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Try to do a fresh install on the computer. If anything something is causing that to happen. If it got corrupted then it might have been with an interferiance with something on the computer. Or possibly a sector went bad? I had that happen to my HD. But a clean install wont hurt you.
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go to options or tools ... if its not there ... download the thing off apple ... then you know for sure if you have the newest version ... it will delete the old and install the new ... without losing your files and settings
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your device should have a format in the settings, if you just want to foamat it for data, then just right click on it in my computer, and click format
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Just reformat it as you would any device, plug it in, go to my computer, right click on it and format!
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I'm a little confused about the wording, but if i understand you correctly, you are worried about installing a new Hard Drive on a computer that doesn't have a floppy disk drive correct?  If you are simply adding another hard drive to a computer, you don't have to format it.  Just attach the hard drive as specified in the directions (with the correct four pronged power cable and IDE/ATA/SATA cable) and make sure that the hard drive has the pin selector set at either "cable select" or "slave".  The computer does the rest.  No format needed.  Most hard drives come ready to plug in and use.
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Unplug the ipod first most systems wont boot with a usb device connected. If you have and it continues to say that, if that system is under warranty i'd call Dell. That system should contain tools that dell can instruct you on how to access. The only one i can remember right now is ctrl F11. That accesses the hidden partition to reload your system.
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go to edit, prefrences, iPod (if you have a pc). somewhere there should be a checkbox that says "start iTunes when iPod is connected" or something like that. Is that box checked? If it's not, that could be the reason why iTunes doesn't do anything when you plug your iPod in. Make sure that box is checked. If that doesn't work, go to http://www.apple.com/support/ for help on iPods.
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I could be wrong, but is the hard drive formatted for the Mac?  You may need to format it so it can ready/write on it.\n\nI dont know Mac's too well.  Has the device ever been connected to a PC?  If so, it may have a different file format.  That is why you cant do anything.  If there is anything on the drive, formatting it would remove that just to warn you.  I dont know how to change formats in a Mac.  Hopefully someone can chime in on that.
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First make sure that the USB port is 2.0 compatible.\nIf necessary, download iTunes 6.0 from the site below: