Tried to restore my 20 GB iPod. Now it doesn't work, and won't charge!

I could find no reference to my specific iPod issue in the forums search, so posted a New Topic. Here's the situation.
I was given an older 20GB iPod "Click Wheel" model. I was told it worked, and it would show the Apple logo when you tried to turn it on, but it wouldn't power on when I initally tried, and the battery indicator showed about 15-20%. So, apparently, the battery needed to be charged before it would operate. I borrowed my neighbor's iPod power adapter as they have the same iPod as this one. I plugged it in and the iPod battery immediately started charging, and everything look normal. It took about 4 hours, but it fully charged the battery and the ipod worked great at this point.
I plugged it into my PC, but it apparently had been Apple formated and it said it couldn't be accessed by my PC. The program asked if I wanted to "restore" it factory original settings and the set it up for a PC? Since all of my iTunes are on my PC, I elected to restore it to the factory settings, then use the PC settings. I did this, and everything seemed to go normally with the restore process. Near the end of the restore program, it told me to now unplug the iPod from the USB adapter, and connect the iPod to the power adapter to complete the "restore" process. I did this, only it won't charge the battery now, so it can't complete the restore process! The iPod screen shows an icon directing you to plug the adapter into an electrical outlet. Also, I can no longer access anything on the iPod, and it doesn't turn on. Oh, and now when I plug it in using the USB adapter, it's no longer seen by either my PC or my G4/867. Any help on what happened, and what I can do to correct this issue would be appreciated.

I am having essentialy the same problem, but my iPod came from a PC and is now on a PC. The person who gave me the iPod didn't give me the wall adapter piece, so I bought a "Griffin" brand that was said to be compatible with this model. When I first plugged it into the wall, the Apple appeared with a bar underneath as though it was loading the new software. When the bar got to the end, the "plug into the wall" icon reappeared, but when I plug it in to the wall now, that icon is the only thing that shows, even after resetting and trying to run diagnostics.
When I doc the iPod on a charger I have or plug the USB into my computer and "reset" it, a battery with a charge icon appears, but there is no "motion" in the icon so it doesn't appear to be charging. The screen eventually goes back to the apple then to the "plug it into the wall" icon. HELP!!! Is is possible the wall adapters isn't the right one? Should I be charging through a firewire cable instead (which I also don't have...)?
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