Ipod mini won't format!

Just bought an ipod mini for my sons birthday. Tried to set it up and it won't format. got error msg assertion b failed at .\ipodformatFat32.cppline1068.
Does anyone know how to fix it? He's going to be so disapointed if i have to send it back

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
First, try restoring the iPod, as long as iTunes and the iPod updater are installed...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=60983
If it still doesn't work, then try downloading the software here as it may not be updated on the CD that came with...
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download
http://www.apple.com/ipod/download
See if you can restore now.
btabz

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