How do I even restore it when it's died?

When I connected my iPod to the computer today it doesn't show up either in My Computer or the Source List. There's been once a message popped out saying my iPod is corrupted and asked to restore. But the iPod now seems like it's died somehow - "Do not disconnect" is on the screen for hours but not blinking. I forced to eject it and reconnect for times but it's still dead. How do I even restore it??
iPod Video 30GB   Windows XP  

Hi Laurencelau,
Try forcing your iPod into disk mode. To do that, follow the instructions in this article:
Putting iPod into disk mode
With the iPod in disk mode, connect it to your computer.
If you can successfully get your iPod recognized in iTunes, try restoring it.
If that doesn't work to get the iPod recognized, then try the first four steps here:
The Five Rs
-Kylene

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