80gb Classic iPod is dying on me (Not Starting, Not Recognised...etc)

Hi
I have an 80gb classic iPod and I am having major trouble with it.
It started with the iPod showing the Apple logo screen for a long time then a multilingual message saying I need to "Restore using iTunes" I have no problem with restoring, yet once I connect it to my Macbook Pro it is not recognised, not even in Disk Utility nor the USB list (from System Profiler). Now it doesn't even show the "Restore Using iTunes" message and just gets frozen on the Apple logo.
It does however charge, I attempted the whole resetting thing but to no avail.
Interestingly, the iPod automatically switches to 'Disk Mode' when I keep it connected to the computer, with the blinking "Do Not Disconnect" in old school screen. So I hurry to check with Disk Utility, NOTHING.
So basically nor iTunes or the computer recognise it, and I want to restore it but it's being non responsive and I could seriously use some help trying something on my own before the trip to the shiny Apple Dealer here.
Thanks in Advance.

Well, here are a few other suggestions:
try a different cable - one of the pins on your cable may be damaged
try connecting to a different computer
try connecting it to a different USB port on your computer
try connecting it through a powered USB hub
If none of these work, the only other suggestion would be to bring it (or send it) somewhere for diagnosis and repair. There are a few sites here in the States that offer this service, and I'm sure there is something available in the UK as well. They tend to be less expensive than asking Apple to service an iPod.
I am not a Mac person (Windows for me), so I cannot give you any tips on attacking the problem from that side of things.

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behavior and constitute a major bug in Windows Server 2012.
From my understanding the NT Authority\System account is a built-in account from Windows that should by default be part of the Administrators group (built-in) even though it does not explicitly appears like it in AD by default.
This account shall have by default Administrators rights and Backup Operators rights (via the Administrators group) without being explicitly added to those groups (http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/windows/desktop/ms684190%28v=vs.85%29.aspx). By design
it is supposed to be the most powerful account which has unrestricted access to all local system resources. If that is not the case (as it seems) then this would constitute a major bug in Windows Server 2012 edition.
As said previously and as you confirmed, currently by default NT Authority\System on Windows 2012 server cannot start backup manually via an elevated command prompt unless it is manually added to Backup Operators (or Administrators) group. But wouldn't that
constitute a bug of Windows Server 2012?
Our server has not yet been restarted since I added NT Authority\System account to the Administrators group explicitly manually so I cannot yet confirmed it would sort the issue. Indeed it is heavily in use so cannot easily be restarted. Will confirm when
done.
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firatakandere wrote:Wall-charger was unplugged. This topic can be removed.
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