IPod Classic 120 gb won't restore by any means

Hi, so I was syncing my ipod like I do on a regular basis, then all of as sudden it freezes, reboots and shows no music or anything. In fact it shows 0kb free out of 0kb. I've done extensive research on the matter trying to restore. Here are the things I have done (PC user):
-Hard reset of the ipod
-Attempt to restore via iTunes both normal and in Disk mode. This fails, as it says that the operation was done successfully and that I need to wait for my ipod to reboot, however it never reboots, so when it is unplugged again it reboots itself showing the same problem.
-I also formatted the disk, both quick format and the full one. I've even used third party software for this.
-I changed the drive letter to another one.
-Finally since Windows didn't seem to work, I tried to format the drive on a Mac to MS-DOS however I got a input/output error.
Having said that, I've also read that a format to Mac Plus and then to ms-dos might work. Is it worth the shot?
Or drain the battery, wait for a couple of days and try the whole process again (this was another thing that I haven't done).
Finally as a last resource I found a third party firmware, with which my ipod works. I am not into this, however is the only thing that has worked, since everything I've done hasn't.
I've read that at this point I should give up because the hard drive is most likely dead, however my Disk diagnostic shows the following results, which I believe have no sign of being fried:
Retracts: 556
Reallocs: 33
Pending sectors: 0
PowerOn Hours: 413
Start/Stops: 51
Temp: Current 23C
Temp: Min 16C
Temp: Max 46C
Thank you in advance for any help provided

The stats look fine. Try the DFU Restore method shown in Corrupt iPod classic. It may pay to disable any anti-virus software and use the staged transfer method to reload data, assuming you get that far.
tt2

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