IPod nano 4gb boots up to blank screen

ok this one is really weird. first of all you must know that i can't turn on my ipod on normally any more. i have to reset it instead of just pressing any button. but that's not the main problem. when i turn it on that way, there's no logo shown and then this whitely-glowing blank screen appears. it's just blank. and the funny thing is that i can still listen to the music. basicly nano works normally except for the screen- there's just nothin' on it.
i've tried restoring it and all that, but the screen is still blank. it's an ipod nano 1st gen, software 1.2, itunes 7.0.1.8
oh there's another funny thing. when i tried to restore it i tunes didn't ask if which version they should restore my ipod to.
any ideas?

Welcome to Apple Discussions!
Try the steps listed here...
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303545
Is your iPod recognized by iTunes? What happens when you try and restore it? Does the restore process not begin? Or does it complete and the iPod still shows that screen? Does iTunes say it is done restoring?
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