My Apple 10GB Ipod needs help

Providing you don't have more than one, on iPhone: Settings: iTunes & App Store , Listed at the top there, can't see as how its relevant to the product you are talking about here though.

Ipod is not ABLE TO FIND THE OS ON YOUR HDD.
try to bring it close to your ear an try to hear. See if you can listen to clicking sound. if it does click, your in trouble as your hdd is messed up..
nothing much you can do about it, just when its trying to start and it starts clicking bang your ipod ( on ur palm ) as this would help the hdd needle to skip and bad sectors and might work again !
good luck.

Plug in your iPod to your computer. Go to "My Computer"
Go to your iPod's drive (eg. F: drive - check this on your computer) Make sure you can see all hidden folders (If you aren't sure go to Tools, Folder Options, View Tab, and check Show) After that click iPod_Control Click the folder called "Device" And then change it from _locked, to _unlocked

Connect your iPod to your computer .

Make sure you have enabled viewing of Hidden files and folders in Windows Explorer, if not Open Windows Explorer -> Tools (Menu)-> Folder Options -> View -> Show hidden files and folders.

Open "My Computer" and navigate to folder "iPod_Control" and then go to "Device" folder.

Delete the file _volumelocked located inside "Device" folder

then reset your iPod

1. Toggle the Hold switch on and off. (Slide it to Hold, then turn it off again.)
2. Press and hold the Menu and Center (Select) buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears, about 6 to 8 seconds. You may need to repeat this step.

please rate if this thing helps

On some, Connecting it to the computer will unlock it. Otherwise,
1) Go to your Computer
2) Click on "____'s iPod"
3) Go to the folder, iPod Control
4) then, Device
5) Delete the file: _Locked.

to unlock plug it into original computer...if thats not enough open itunes.
If it is still asking for code and you can't remember it try this:(I got this from John on here and it worked for me)- with ipod still plugged in...
Go to My computer- click on tools - folder options - then the VIEW tab - tick the box for 'show hidden files and folders' - click OK -
now click on ipod (in my computer) a light file called Ipod control double click- then Device double click - then _locked file right click and delete - disconnect ipod from computer.
this should have taken the code screen away and you're at main menu. you can reset your code.... but sometimes you need to re-boot your ipod.
You can do that by flicking the hold switch over and back...then holding in the middle button and menu together until the Apple logo appears and release.
NONE OF THESE ACTIONS ERASE YOUR STORED INFO.

try to but your ipod into disk mode reset it and when apple logo appears press center and play buttons together. if you see that ipod is in disk mode then connect it and try to restore.

You need to attach it to your computer to unlock it. Your local computer store might sell Ipod USB cables.

Connect the iPod and go to 'my computer';
-open the iPod by right clicking on the iPod icon;
-on the toolbar menu click on 'Tools'
-select folder options>view>& check the box that says "show hidden files & folders"
-then click 'ok'

You will see a ghost folder called 'iPod control'. Open this folder to access the other folders & files contained within it.
Delete the file called "Itunes_lock"

Make sure you have you user's manual. If you don't have it, go to Apple website.

Make sure the songs you are trying to add are in the format suggested in the user's manual - warning: WMA files are trouble for reasons I don't feel like explaining anymore.

If they are, then make sure that you still have enough memory left in this player.

If you do have enough memory, follow Apple's 5 R's:
These are for Nano, but they apply to all iPods:
Reset, Retry, Restart, Reinstall, Restore
Remember these five basic suggestions if you have a problem with your iPod nano. If
one of the following doesn’t help, read on for solutions to specific problems.
â Reset your iPod nano. See “General Suggestions,” below.
â Retry with a different USB port if you cannot see iPod nano in iTunes.
â Restart your computer and make sure you have the latest software updates
installed.
â Reinstall iPod and iTunes software from the latest versions on the web.
â Restore your iPod nano. See “Updating and Restoring iPod Software” on page whatever.

1st answer: You may have a non-Apple product. There are lots of knockoffs of the Nano. Here is a link to check: http://reviews.ebay.com/FAKE-Apple-iPod-Nano-and-iPod-Shuffle-Exposed_W0QQugidZ10000000

Yes, he can but it would have to be done manually, meaning outside of the iTunes application. When the iPod is connected to a computer, it will show up on the desktop of a Mac as another disk drive. Be warned, as soon as you connect the new iPod to the computer, iTunes will load and attempt to sync (copy) all the songs in its library to the iPod. Check here for more: http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/