One day while using my Ipod G4, I dropped it and it froze. The "sick face" showed up on the screen with the website for support beneath it. So I went Apple's website and found out that it was a harddrive issue and that i needed to take it to a store.

 When i brought my ipod to the store and showed it to the person working there, he checked my Ipod, told me that since my warantee was over there was no point in replacing my harddrive, and offered me the 10% recycle discount. 

 So devestatingly, i took my Ipod home and saw a few articles online of how some people fixed their Ipods. Apparently all i had to do was drop it a few times because something in the harddrive got stuck. So with nothing to lose, i did that. As i was hitting my Ipod against my palm, my Ipod turned on and the regular screen came up. 

Now my Ipod is good as before. ^^... without having to replace and spend another $300 to buy a new one like the store suggested.