Frozen 4th Gen Ipod 40gb

My ipod is frozen with the light on, it says its playing but nothing is happening! Clicking the click wheel does nothing and holding the center button and pause at the same time to reset does nothing. Does anyone have any suggestions? I've also tried plugging it into the computer to try to reset from itunes but itunes doesn't recognize it either probably because its frozen.

I would just let it run out of power. That will completely reset the iPod. You can try connecting to the computer after it shuts off from lack of power.
Alternately, if you have previously opened the iPod, and have the plastic tools, you can open it and disconnect the battery. Leave it disconnected for a few minutes and then reconnect.
If the problem recurs, your iPod may have a problem with the hard drive (which was probably the reason it locked up). Reformatting the iPod's hard drive using Windows, and then using Restore in iTunes may fix the problem, at least temporarily. When reformatting, use the full format.

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