If it charges one way but not the other, my first guess would be a bad cable. Have you tested the USB cable you're using? Try plugging that USB cable into another device to see if it works. If not, buy yourself a new USB cable.

If the cable proves to be good, I'd still hang on to the iPod and charge it via the Firewire cable unless you just really want one of the new ones. They're very cool, but expensive.

You might also try going through this troubleshooting guide from Apple.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/ipod5gen/#
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If it charges one way but not the other, my first guess would be a bad cable. Have you tested the USB cable you're using? Try plugging that USB cable into another device to see if it works. If not, buy yourself a new USB cable.

If the cable proves to be good, I'd still hang on to the iPod and charge it via the Firewire cable unless you just really want one of the new ones. They're very cool, but expensive.

You might also try going through this troubleshooting guide from Apple.
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/ipod5gen/#


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