Ipod mini won't respond to ANYTHING!

I hope someone out there can help; for the last week my ipod mini hasn't worked - only had it 12 months.
At first ITunes wouldn't recognise the ipod so i could put some new tracks on it, later i went to play a song while it was charging but it was skipping through all the songs on the album without playing any, i know it didn't have much battery life left but like i said it was on charge.
Now after what seems like a life time of trying to restore (like the website says) & looking at the unhappy face on the screen there's a sound coming out of the USB connection (on the bottom) which is like what you used to get when a CD got stuck!!
When i am trying to restore i follow the instructions but it isn't recognising when i plug it in.
Please help me!.......
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Just to let you all know if this happens to you, your ipod mini is BROKEN! The only way to sort it out is send to Apple to repair - which, if out of warranty like mine, means you'll be paying for it and it'll cost you more than a brand new high range ipod!! Looks like i'll be using a different company from now on - thanks for the last 12 months but you've lost a customer now if it can't last more than 10 days after the warranty runs out!

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