Bought ipod 5th generation off ebay, computer doesn't recognise it, even in disc mode. any suggestions?

I bought ipod 5th generation off ebay, computer doesn't recognise it, even in disc mode. any suggestions?

Can I assume you are using iTunes 10?
But most probably, your iPod hardisk is the problem and your Windows 7 is taking a long time to read the disk filesystem.
Do a disk diagnostic first as posted by tt2, don't worry about the Mac user, Disk diagnostic refer to iPod and not the OS.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3110831?tstart=240
This wont fix your problem, but will help in troubleshooting route, as there are dozens of reasons for the failure.
Post the results here and hopefully it is not the harddisk.
Good Luck!

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The cord might be the case, but first, try these suggestions:
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<a href="How to put your iPod into disk mode</a>
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Have you checked this link out?:
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