My ipod is a complete mystery

My ipod is really causing me some problems.
Let me give a little backstory.
Recently, a tree was struck by lightning in our front yard and created a lot of problems. For instance, the power supply in the computer was blown. Upon replacing the power supply and putting more songs on itunes, when I went to update my ipod here is what happened:
After the update was complete, it said "ipod update is complete," but it didn't give me permission to disconnect. I accidentally disconnected the ipod without doing it safely but I don't think that's the problem.
I know the USB ports work because everything else works with them (USB ports). I've uninstalled Itunes and uninstalled the ipod updater. I reinstalled both (latest versions) and I updated the software on my ipod and I completely restored my ipod.
NOW, when I go to put music on my ipod, it will put nothing on it and still only say "Ipod update is complete," but it will not give me permisssion to disconnect.
Has anyone experienced this?

NOW, when I go to put music on my ipod, it will put nothing on it and still only say "Ipod update is complete," but it will not give me permisssion to disconnect.
just checking ... if you head into your itunes "ipod" preferences tab (while the ipod is connected and showing up in the itunes sourcelist), do you find that you've got "manually manage songs and playlists" selected?

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"But I will leave it like that for 3 days and I will click play and it will turn right back on like I just turned it off."
Mine is the same. See this about "hibernation".
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Although it says after a period of inactivity of 14 hours or more, when you turn it on again you should see the Apple logo, mine almost always resumes from where it left off unless it's not been used for a long time.
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IPOD STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY

Any help would be much appreciated!
My Ipod Nano's battery ran down, and when i went to recharge it, it is completely dead. I have tried all the steps mentioned regarding resetting etc, and i even took it to an apple retailer, who could not get it to work at all.
Do I have to assume it is gone, and get a new one after 12 months of use. (yes, it's out of warranty, typical).
Thanks for any advice!

Try charging it for at least 30 minutes (a wall charger works best for this) and then Reset it while it is still connected to power. You may have to try this several times. Once it revives, fully charge it and then Restore it in iTunes.
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