IPod Mini stuck on blinking Apple logo

Unresponsive to attempts to reset, neither Disk Utility nor iPod Updater can see it. Tried letting it sit for battery to run out but no matter what I press or do I can't get it past blinking (not solid) Apple logo.

I have seen this happen on one of my iPods when the battery was dead and needed to charge. Initially it kept doing this routine, I suspect because the starting up of the hard drive drew enough current to sag the battery voltage enough to cause a shutdown, restart, and repeating of this over and over. I was able to force it into disk mode eventually and then let it charge all the way up and it was fine after that.
Cheers,
Patrick

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