Ipod is stuck in recovery mode: wont restore

i spaced out and connected my ipod (mac formatted) to my friends vista pc. ever since then my ipod has not been responsive, figuring i had all my music backed up i tried to restore it and it has been stuck in recovery mode whenever i connect it to a mac ever since. my brother has a windows pc and it connects perfectly to it... help please?

It's your penance for trying to steal music.
Hook it up to your computer and check System Monitor to make sure it is still showing up. If it is, use Disk Utility and repair the disk. Then restore it in iTunes.

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