So now not only has my computer stopped recognizing my iPod--this,
after wiping it clean, so I have no music
at all on my iPod--now, it won't recognize my external hard drive. I've reinstalled Itunes and the iPod software about 20 times in the last 3 days, no change. I've followed all the instructions from
here for when you get such a message. Nothing. I reinstalled the software for the hard drive. Nothing. It's got to be something to do with my Firewire card. Except that I plugged the hard drive in via USB to see if the computer would recognize that, and it wouldn't.
This, on top of all the internet problems I've been having. I've had MORE problems with my computer since reformatting the hard drive, not fewer. This is really just ridiculous. And I can't describe it to someone well enough in this medium for them to suggest things to try, because nothing anyone's suggested has worked.
And believe me, I've done the obvious. I've run McAfee about once a day. I've run SpyBot. I've run AdAware. Nothing changes. I'm at the point where I'm considering getting a new computer. But then, how would I transfer the data? It'd require the external hard drive! Perhaps it's the wireless card, which has caused nothing but trouble since day 1. Perhaps it's because I bought a piece of crap Celeron that burns my lap when it's been on too long.
So, if anyone has any suggestions, I'd love to hear them. As long as they're not of the "maybe you have a virus" variety, because I've been there. And don't you dare even suggest a reformat. I have a week left of school and I don't have TIME for that. But I'd
like to move with my iPod intact. I can't even listen to it because there's no longer any music on it.