How to restore a previously PC formatted 5G 30g iPod on a Mac?

I bought an iPod video 5G two months ago. Back then, I was using Mac 10.2, so it wasn't compatible with the new iPod. I used my PC laptop, so the iPod was PC formatted automatically. This weekend I finally got a chance to upgrade my Mac desktop to tiger 10.4. I hooked up the iPod to the Mac and wanted to restore it to the factory setting. In the summary tab, there is no restore button for me to click on. What should I do then? Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Mac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Ya gotta love this: I set the Windows formatted 5Gen 30G up on my PC. Restored it. Tested that it plays tunes - it did, so I dismounted it and moved to to my MAC and the MAC recognizes it and allowed me to Restore it. It is presently loading all my tunes onto it.
The Summary Tab in iTunes on MAC still says it is formatted for Windows. Maybe they figured out how to accomodate this kind of moving it back and forth. I'll know when it is done loading tunes from the MAC and if I can play them...then I don't care what they say it is formatted for...

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