How to reset First generation iPods, Click-wheel iPods and First generation iPod Shuffle

by Jay
(Portsmouth, UK)

First generation iPods -- Plug your iPod into a powered FireWire device such as the Apple iPod Power adaptor and press and hold Play and Menu for six seconds.

Click-wheel iPods -- Plug your iPod into a powered device or a high-powered USB 2.0 port. Press and hold Select and Menu for six seconds.

First generation iPod Shuffle -- Disconnect it from your computer and move the toggle switch on the back to the Off position, wait five seconds, and switch it back to either the Play in Order or Shuffle position.

When you reset your iPod, your data remains intact, but the iPod restores the factory settings. This technique reboots your iPod and is helpful when your iPod is locked up.