Constant rebooting of 3rd Gen. 10gb ipod

I have a problem with an iPod (detailed below). I appreciate that it is probably broken in a hardware sense but I'd like to know what exactly about it is broken (HD, logicboard, buttons!), to arm myself with an idea of the cost come the long trip to the repair shop...
Any assistance would be much appreciated.
Thank you.
MODEL: 3rd gen. 10 gig with docking connector (over a year old) US version.
OCCURRING SITUATION: When the iPod is on, regardless of connection to PC or MAC via USB (2, 1.1 or 1) or Firewire and even when unconnected.
SYMPTOMS: Constant re-booting. Shows Apple logo then reboots, etc... until battery is dead. There is also a whirring while it is booting then a click as it fails and reboots (however this may be normal as I didn't notice it before and only hear it now when putting my ear to the back plate). All buttons are unresponsive while booting (or rather have no effect on the process). Boot cycles are about 2-3 seconds apart. Windows XP will recognise that a USB device is connected but can't tell what it is and ipod will charge via Firewire but continues a constant cycle of reboots while charging.
TRIED (but ineffective) FIXES:
+ Connecting to different PC's and MAC's
+ Various ipod button combinations to illicit a change in ipod behaviour
+ Different cable connectors through different standards to PC's, MAC's
+ iTunes updates
+ iPod updater
+ Shouting "Why don't you work?" at iPod

Just to understand it though, wouldn't the firmware on the logicboard still enable me to run some diagnostics despite a HD failure?
Yes, yes it would. If you were to do the right thing, you could run a diagnostic.
http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/index.shtml

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