[vincenzoX]

my ipod is almost dead, but not totally. most of the time it will still function as an mp3 player, but if it locks up I have to drain the battery. It won't communicate with my g4 at all (or my friends powerbook). If I force the firewire connection, occasionally I can get it to the firewire screen on the ipod, and the System Profiler shows my ipod connected as a firewire device, but it does not show up in the finder, nor itunes, nor to the ipod software updater. does anyone have any suggestions? I don't care if I lose all the songs, I have them backed up, it would just be nice to use it like it was meant to be used.

ps - it died for no apparent reason 119 days after I bought it. 29 days too late.

[Appleman]

i don't know where you live, but here in Europe the European Union has something like a 2-years garantee-law.

At least that was what I was reading here

It's crazy anyway you have to pay about € 722 (this is Euro) for a produkt that has only 3 months garantee!!!

I think that if you really have problems, which aren't your fault, you can ask / force Apple to repair / replace the iPod.

Good luck.