Apple logo flickering and IPOD won't start

My (5th Gen) IPOD has become very confused. It keeps trying to switch on but cannot get more than a quick flash beyond theapple logo screen.
It is also clicking.
I have tried to reset it many times, but no joy.
Is it dead?

Hi, I'm having the same problem. My ipod wouldn't allow me to sync with my computer and gave me the "required file cannot be found" message, and now it won't even boot passed the apple logo. It keeps doing this until it dies. When I plug it into my laptop, it says "very low battery, please wait" and then will start to reset itself over and over.
Anyone know what to do about this problem?

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