IPod corrupt, wont restore properly.

Hello,
I've read through some of the FAQs and the questions posted on the board, but nothing seemed to help my problem.
I am using a Fifth generation iPod (photo). A few days ago when i plugged my iPod onto my comp, iTunes recognised it to be corrupted and adviced me to restore it. So i did, following which i was asked to plug my iPod to an external power supply. I did that as well. Then i plugged the iPod back into the pc to sync songs from iTunes into the iPod. However, iTunes still recognised it as corrupted. And then i go through the same process again and again.
I went to an authorised service centre today, they managed to restore it and sync some songs into the iPod. But when i plugged the iPod into my comp, it said it was Macintosh-formatted or something, and asked to restore the iPod. I did that and now i'm back at where i was, the whole reformatting cycle.
Please help!
Before anyone asks, i just updated iTunes, and during the restore process 2, i allowed the bar to fill up first before removing it from the external plug.

*it said it was Macintosh-formatted or something, and asked to restore the iPod.*
The service center probably used a Mac to restore it. They should have asked you first.
Have you tried the basics? Did EVERYTHING work the way that it should have? If not, provide details.

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