5G 60 GB no longer recognized by Powerbook G4

So sometime last week, I plugged in my iPod (USB), as I have done since I got it last year, to update it and it didn't show up mounted on the desktop or in iTunes. However, when plugged in, the light on the screen of the iPod did go on and the red circle-slash and "Do not disconnect." Popped up. It doesn't look like it's charging though, the battery stays stagnant.
I'm pretty sure the computer's not the problem, because the external hard drive I have (Firewire) and the printer I have (USB) are both recognized and work fine.
I happened to still have some of the old iPod Updater Software floating around, and used that, and it looks like I'm running "Software: Unknown" and "Format: Unknown." As a result of this, I can't even restore it through Software Updater. I'd like to just restore this thing so that it's like it just came from the factory so I can refill it and update it like before, and no amount of shutdowns and restarts of the iPod or the computer resolve it.
Is there some magic combo of buttons or something that I can use to restore this thing to factory setting without doing it through software? Is it even worth taking it to an Apple Store (aka do they have the ability to do this)? Thanks in advance.

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