I Pod Classic is NOT being recognized and I get a "sick" IPOD icon on it

What to do?? I can't restore it because it is not being recognized by itunes. It flashes a lightning bolt through the battery icon on the screen. Any ideas? Anyone? Bueler?

Have you had a chance to look at these troubleshooting pages? They may be of some help:
iPod shows up in Windows but not in iTunes
iPod missing in My Computer and in iTunes
iPod is not recognized properly by computer when USB drivers are not installed properly or are out of date
iPod not recognized when connected to Windows laptop over USB
If you are getting the sad iPod icon this page may be of some help: iPod displays a sad iPod icon
You can also check out this extensive user post, however read it carefully if you get to the Last Resort section: Mitch's Sad iPod and Exclamation mark post

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