iPod question

[nic8082242]

I'm getting an iPhone next week, and was going to trade a friend my old phone for his 80GB iPod classic, only problem is that he says it will only sync a few songs at a time, I'm gonna borrow it this weekend and se what I can do to fix that. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing this?

[HotDog-Cart]

Could just be his computer. Or faulty version of itunes.

There are also thirdparty programs that will do sycning music for you. That could be a way to fix it too.

[bicostp]

Definitely do a hard reset and firmware update when you get it.

Like Hotdog said, chances are it's his computer that's messed up.

[nic8082242]

Sweet, thanks guys, So a hard reset? any details on ding that? and a firmware update... I have that option under iTunes right?

[bicostp]

Yup. iTunes should let you update the software. (It always nags me to update my Nano 2G...)

You can reboot it by holding a couple buttons after toggling the "Hold" slider:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Or youc an completely reset it to factory defaults from within iTunes.

[xtrmgam3r360]

only problem is that he says it will only sync a few songs at a time

That's what started happening right before the HD died on my 4th gen. Hopefully its just his computer, like others have said.

[nic8082242]

ow hard would it be to replace HD, and where could i get one?

[bicostp]

I think they're just regular 1.8" hard drives.

Try resetting it to factory through iTunes first. With any luck it's some kind of software glitch.

[nic8082242]

yeah thats what i planned on