Apple Utility for iPod Shuffle Repair
Techtree News Staff, Oct 27, 2006 1607 hrs IST
Apple Computer has released a software utility for repair of its first-generation iPod Shuffle digital music players...
Apple Computer has released a software utility for its first-generation iPod Shuffle digital music players, which addresses several issues that are being experienced by users in connection with these devices.
The company said the software utility, called "Reset Utility version 1.0," restores iPod Shuffles by completely erasing all music and data on players, and then reinstalling software version 1.1.4. Apple hence advises users to take a back-up of their entire content before making use of the utility.
The utility is designed to work only with first-generation 512MB or 1GB iPod Shuffles; it requires Mac OS X 10.2.8 or later; and it is available as a 2.1MB free download from Apple's Web site.
The Reset Utility fixes those Shuffles that are recognized only on Macs in Apple System Profiler under USB Hardware, and that fail to appear or mount in the Finder, thereby ensuring these Shuffles are recognized when attempting to restore the software.
Those iPod Shuffles that fail during the restore process, showing errors such as "Firmware update failure. Disk write error" also stand to be repaired by the Reset utility, even if they take several minutes to be recognized.
The utility also fixes issues wherein the iPod appears in My Computer on Windows systems as a "Removable Disk" but fails to mount correctly.
All that the new utility requires is an admin user password. It does not need users to restore the Shuffle a second time after using it.
Meanwhile, Apple says that the new utility might help users solve issues related to inability to play music, or to sync with Apple's online store iTunes.
USER COMMENTS
Left earphone of my apple ipod shuffel is not upto its volume......can anybody help me please...?
by shashank u k, banglore, on May 05, 2008 12:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
MY BATTERY WILL NOT HOLD A CHARGE WILL THIS HELP ME
by NICK, N. HAVERHILL, on Mar 29, 2008 08:50 AM, Report abuse Reply
softwares of my ipod have been formatted and it is not wonking properly tell me how can i get these softwares
by sandeep singh, delhi,india, on Dec 01, 2007 06:35 PM, Report abuse Reply
my ipod is not working & even it is not starting also, when i connect to the PC and run the T sonic software then it is axcess and when i want to format it is not formating the error is scsi is not updating
by girish, davangere, on Jan 10, 2008 04:47 PM, Report abuse
error no fat32 system...!!! how ill fix it? anybody here knows this problem?
by allan, philippines, on Sep 25, 2007 06:58 PM, Report abuse Reply
by baby, angeles city, on Apr 02, 2007 05:25 AM, Report abuse Reply
help me for i/o error problem for windows
by Sampath, Chennai, on Jan 19, 2007 05:08 PM, Report abuse Reply
by Rox, HangZhou, on Nov 20, 2006 10:29 AM, Report abuse Reply
waht is the passwerd on my ipodnano
by nick, belleville, on Nov 14, 2006 07:23 AM, Report abuse Reply
My ipod have I/O device error when input my computer.
by duong, danang, on Oct 31, 2006 06:49 AM, Report abuse Reply
i/o error how did you fix it? thats my problem too
by Celso O. Regala, Cebu City Philippines, on Nov 08, 2006 08:42 AM, Report abuse
This is very helpful for ipod shuffle user.
by Celso O. Regala, Cebu City Philippines, on Nov 08, 2006 08:16 AM, Report abuse Reply
how do u get the music of the shuffel
by scott gladman, brisbane, on Nov 05, 2006 12:27 PM, Report abuse Reply
by egroeg, tr mahr, on Oct 29, 2006 04:40 PM, Report abuse Reply
by egroeg, tr mahr, on Oct 29, 2006 04:39 PM, Report abuse Reply
the usb transfer in my '1st-gen' iPod Shuffle is very very slow . will this piece of software update improve it ? remains to be seen ...
by Anonymous, CBE, on Oct 28, 2006 10:08 AM, Report abuse Reply
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my ipod is not at all switchin on.wat should we do 2 repair it?we hav every recipts n bill 4 it.it's a new one v got it in dubai jus 2 weeks b4 jus helps us
by dhanraj, coimbatore, on May 26, 2008 06:49 PM, Report abuse Reply