iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.1 for Mac

A good friend of mine gave me a first generation iPod shuffle that could not be recognized. They had given up trying to fix it and knew I tinkered. Soooo..... if I could fix it, then I would have my very first iPod! Woo Hoo!

I dug around on the internet for a bit and came accross this magical tool on Apple's website called the iPod shuffle reset utility. After a few minutes of downloading, installing, and running I know am the proud owner of my first iPod. If your in a similar fix, follow me down the rabbit's hole....

(From Apple's website...)
About iPod shuffle Reset Utility 1.0.1 for Mac

The iPod shuffle Reset Utility restores First Generation iPod shuffle. The restore process completely erases all music and data on iPod shuffle and reinstalls software version 1.1.5.

Note:
iPod shuffle Reset Utility is only for First Generation 512MB and 1GB iPod shuffle. Any other iPod, including Second Generation iPod shuffle is not supported. If you are not sure which iPod you have, see Apple Support document 61688: Identifying different iPod models

Use the iPod shuffle Reset Utility to fix the following issues:

With the iPod shuffle switched on, pressing the Play button will cause amber and green LEDs to flash for a few seconds, and the unit will not play any music, nor can you sync music to it from iTunes. On a Windows PC, iPod shuffle will appear in My Computer as a “Removable Disk,” however the iPod shuffle volume will not mount correctly. The unit is listed in Device Manager under “Disk Drives” as “Apple iPod USB Device.” On a Mac, the unit will only be recognized in Apple System Profiler under Hardware -> USB and will not appear or mount in the Finder. When attempting to restore, the unit may not be recognized at all. However, if it is recognized, the restore may fail with an error dialog “Firmware update failure. Disk write error” or another error. It may take 3 restore attempts before the error appears. Note: iPod shuffle may take several minutes to be recognized.