5th Generation iPod stopped working

Hi,
My 5th Generation iPod will not start, it doesn't show on the desktop or in iTunes. I've tried the Menu/Select switch reset and toggling the Hold switch on and off, with and without the USB cable connected without any success. The screen is dark, I can see the Apple logo but very dim, it makes a clicking sound for awhile then stops.
Thank You,
Arthur

Hey Arthur -
It sounds like your hard drive died. Did you boot it into diagnostics? Look through the support site. Ther is a key combination to force-restart your iPod and check the hard drive.
If it's still under warranty, send it back. There's instructions on how to do that under:
http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/
Does it show an error message???
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