I grew tired of Googling each time I needed the correct button sequence to put iPods into their various modes, so I’ve put together this little table.

iPod Generation Hard Reset Diagnostic Mode Disk Mode 1st Generation “Scroll Wheel” Menu + Play Previous + Center + Next Previous + Next 2nd Generation “Touch Wheel” Menu + Play Previous + Center + Next Previous + Next 3rd Generation “Touch Wheel” Menu + Play Previous + Center + Next Previous + Next 4th Generation “Click Wheel” Menu + Center Previous + Center Center + Play 5th Generation “Click Wheel” Menu + Center Previous + Center Center + Play