3rd gen iPod caught in restarting loop

As of yesterday morning my 3rd gen scroll wheel iPod has been restarting itself over and over. None of the suggestions on Apple's website have helped (I've tried both the standard restarting technique, toggling the hold switch and holding down play/menu, and the select button/menu technique). It's not under warranty anymore and I don't particularly relish the idea of paying $249 to replace it, so I thought I'd see if anyone here had any suggestions on troubleshooting this issue - I don't care if I lose data, I just want it to play music again.
3rd gen iPod scroll wheel 15GB   Mac OS X (10.4.3)  

Same iPod same restarting loop problem. I put it in forced disk mode but I can't see the disk when connected to the computer with finder even with iTunes. So the latest iPod Updater doesn't see my iPod.
So I can't Restore it.
Any suggestion?

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