Help with the hold button on my ipod

First, my ipod was starting to act up so I went onto the apple website and reset the ipod using what they told me to do (hold the menu and the center button at the same time) which of course I lost everything. Well when it came back on I plugged it into my computer and it recognized it and everything, acted like it was syncing my music and videos and when I unplugged it, only the names of the artist and songs were on it, 3 songs actaully went thru corrently, one of them for some reason was cut short the other was somehow mixed in with another song. I thought it was my computer so I tried it with my mother's laptop. It did the same thing. Then it decided it wouldn't turn on for anything, I plugged it into the charger and now it charges and comes on but the hold button won't go off, I've tried flicking the switch tons of times, I've tried resetting it, but with the hold button on I can't do anything. How can I get the hold button off. The warrenty is expired on it, is there a way I could take it back to apple for a new one or a refurbished one, for free? Or would I have to pay like $150 for it? Is there a way I could fix it at home?

it might be a malfunction in your device. you might ave to send it to repairation
1.ave you try resetting it or restoring it?
2. did your hold boutons whas working beffor?

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