Exclamation folder and my ruined ipod please help

My ipod no longer responds anymore. It either displays the apple logo, the folder with the exclamation point or nothing at all. My computer will not recognize it when I plug it into the usb port. I've tried resetting it and it does not work. I can't update it or restore it because the updater won't recognize it. Does anyone know anything I can do to get it to work again?

I had the same experience with mine a few weeks back... So I might save you alot of headache by telling you straight up what you should do...
1) Dig out your "original" CD that came with your ipod
2) Install ipod software from scratch (Itunes will say its already installed btw, so dont worry about that)
3) When the installer says to plug in the ipod try it (I know it sounds stupid, but when i did it, the computer saw the ipod)
4) Restore the ipod with the original updater
5) Download and update with the new updater.
I always say (now) "When all else fails, start from scratch"

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