Ipod does recognize restore...wont start up now!

i recently attempted to sync my ipod to update newly added songs from itunes today only to find that itunes "froze" and did not respond. I force quit itunes and waited for my ipod to disconnect....nothing happen and i disconnected after waiting for some time...my ipod appeared to be working normally but did not update the new songs....
so once again i attempted to sync my ipod as usual...this time itunes recognized my ipod only to say that it was "corrupt" and said to restore to factory settings. I did each step as needed and found that through the whole process the ipod failed to restore.
now each time i try to turn on my ipod i see the black apple screen for about 3 seconds, hear the hard drive click. I have tried to reset (menu and select) with the ipod disconnected, plugged into the usb with itunes open, and also to the power adapter. No success. I am guessing the firmware failed to restore correctly and the ipod has no firmware to boot up properly.
i am unsure of any solutions to this problem. if any one has had a similar experience or suggestions i would appreciate it greatly.
note: this ipod was purchased in the states, but at the moment i am study in new zealand. the only apple support is from authorized retailers so i hav eno attempted to send my ipod into apple for repair.
this ipod was also purchased last xmas (2005) so is almost a year old. is this still under warranty???
thank you,
curtis

Have you removed the RAM and reseated it? Here is the link to the Apple Knowledge Base article that tells you how to do it:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=111918
If reseating it doesn't help, it could be that the RAM is defective. (This happened twice with RAM I ordered. It was defective from the very start, and the vendor replaced it for me.) Try starting up with the 512 MB module removed and see it it starts up that way.
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