BIG Trouble with my iPod

When I press any buttons on my iPod it shows apple logo, and then show a sad iPod icon. I read that I should to restore it. When I connect my iPod to pc it didn't find iPod because iPod just restarting and shos low battery icon.
I also can put my iPod into disk mode. It show check icon and write text below ok to dissconnect, and when I connect iPod to pc with disk mode it began connecting, because it show icon when iPod connected to pc and writing text do not dissconect, by the trouble is that on the 7-10 second of connecting my iPod just restarted and show apple logo and then sad icon. So I can't connect iPod to pc, and I can't restore it with ipod updater software.
I think that in moment when pc in connecting must enable drive with iPod, my iPod just restarting. One more thing, then iPod getting on I can feel in my hand that iPod hard drive make some click , something like it go on some part of drive and go back again and again....
Please help me. What can I do with this kind of problem. Sorry for my english.
P.S. iPod 3gen with click wheel.
intel Celeron   Windows XP Pro   2.5Ghz, 512ddr2
intel Celeron   Windows XP Pro   2.5Ghz, 512ddr

Hello,
Check this out (you may have seen this, though):
iPod shows a sad iPod icon
If an iPod has a folder with an exclamation point or is "sad", that typically means that its hard drive is out of place. Try this:
Tap your iPod firmly on either side several times with your hand. This may work to tap your iPod's hard drive back into its correct place. It actually has worked for a lot of people, so it isn't just a joke!
~~Kylene

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