Ipod Constantly asking to connect to itunes after Restore

My Ipod Touch, 4th Gen, had a white screen, so following help on the forum I connected it to my Windows PC I went on itunes and Restored it. When I did, it went through the factory reset process and then... Black. The screen was black for 10 minutes after the apple loading screen went, so I unplugged it and nothing appeared on itunes. Going back to the ipod, I tried holding down all indvidual buttons with no success. Holding down the combinations, I just keeps going back to the usb pointing at  itunes.
If you could help, that'd be great

Try:
- iOS: Not responding or does not turn on
- Also try DFU mode after try recovery mode
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings
- If not successful and you can't fully turn the iOS device fully off, let the battery fully drain. After charging for an least an hour try the above again.
- Try on another computer                            
- If still not successful that usually indicates a hardware problem and an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store is in order.
  Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar                              

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