I fixed my dead :( iPod

Hi, I thought I'd share this one with those who've had the dreaded " iPod go to support" picture come up on their iPods.
Some 18 months ago my 2nd gen monchrome 40 Gig Click Wheel iPod got corrupted when connected to someone else's computer. I followed all the descriptions on the Apple site to no avail. Every now & then I tried it again, but still dead. This is what I did to get it back to life.
1) Pressed the centre button with the menu button. Waited for the Apple symbol then put the iPod to my ear. As I listened to the hard drive it sounded as if it was "stuck" in trying to get started much like I compared to a record player stuck in the groove.
I'd listened to this b4 but this time decided to physically give the iPod a shock by dropping it (upright) onto the base of my hand in order to jog the hard drive playing head.
2) I then quickly pressed the centre button & fast forward. That's when it sprang to life & gave me the language screen
3) It then asked me to refresh it via iTunes. It came up as "brand new" status. I re-installed the firmware to 3.1.1
4) Finally charged it the iPod via a mains adapter I have.
2 days later it's still working perfectly. I really believe the jogging was the turning point, & hope my story will be of help to those with the same problem.

Ok I don't recommend that anyone try this, but it worked for me. I have had a dead ipod with all the same symptotes as the above and I tried a small tap on my hand that did not do it but then I tapped it on a harder surface, my chair. And it sprang to life. I figured it could do no more harm. But like I said I could have wound up buying a new on at around $200-$300, SO DO THIS AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!!!!

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