# help me fix my ipod **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 15, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492 "2008-05-15T09:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/1 "2008-05-15T09:43:14Z")
THe scroll wheel doesn’t work… it will work maybe 10% of the time. it still plays music, but none of the buttons work. It’s the earilier gen nano. the tall skinny one. any help? ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/2 "2008-05-15T09:45:09Z")
“Help me post in the appropriate forum” ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/3 "2008-05-15T09:51:45Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > “Help me post in the appropriate forum” A lot more views in Offtopic. I want to fix it ASAP! ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 9:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/4 "2008-05-15T09:52:11Z")
i tried google, a lot of people have the same problem…just no solutions to it. ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/5 "2008-05-15T10:02:39Z")
if no one in the world can do it, i am sure someone on NYSpeed will fix it for you. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/6 "2008-05-15T10:06:54Z")
> [@Zer0DazE](#): > > if no one in the world can do it, i am sure someone on NYSpeed will fix it for you. that’s whati’m hoping. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/7 "2008-05-15T10:09:01Z")
Buy a junk one for parts? ---
**Author:** ![Zer0DazE](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zer0daze/32/7624_2.png) [@Zer0DazE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zer0DazE)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/8 "2008-05-15T10:22:55Z")
> [@sedlmeier101](#): > > that’s whati’m hoping. seriously? because that’s just :bloated: ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Stevil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/da6949/32.png) [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/9 "2008-05-15T13:14:51Z")
try tapping it with a hammer gently, hitting it progressively harder until it works. mine did the same thing, this solved it ---
**Author:** ![MaximaSE98](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maximase98/32/7600_2.png) [@MaximaSE98](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MaximaSE98)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/10 "2008-05-15T13:20:51Z")
But a new one ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/11 "2008-05-15T13:24:45Z")
> [@Dr.Stevil](#): > > try tapping it with a hammer gently, hitting it progressively harder until it works. > > mine did the same thing, this solved it nice. :tup: ---
**Author:** ![fbrendan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/d26b3c/32.png) [@fbrendan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fbrendan)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/12 "2008-05-15T14:01:54Z")
good. luck. just buy another one. i just threw one out that was having these issues. ---
**Author:** ![BOBBYGRV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BOBBYGRV](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BOBBYGRV)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/13 "2008-05-15T17:27:30Z")
isnt this the one thats for sale on here? glws. ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-me-fix-my-ipod/48492/14 "2008-05-15T18:32:57Z")
^^ doesn’t sound like it, if you look at the other thread for it