[macman11]

hi, ive got a 5th gen ipod video 60GB and yesturday it was working absolutley fine and today i wake up, plug it into my mac and it just has a black screen. i can see that it is on but nothing happens, the computer wont rcognise it and when i put it close to my ear i cant hear it running at all but i can see that the screen is on but all it is, is a black rectangle. does ani 1 no what i could do to get it working again.

Also i did put it near my surround sound so could the magnets of fried my hardrive or sumtin

[Sherman Homan]

You have to get pretty close to a magnet to damage the iPod. But it certainly is possible. The fact that you can't hear anything internally is not good...

[badsey]

what type of Mac do you have and what type of port is your iPod hooked up to. Is it USB 2.0 or 1.1 etc? I don't think your iPod is charging up thru your computer. USB 1.1 doesn't have enough power to charge sometimes.

You may need an external iPod charger ~$10. Borrow somebody's and try that.