Ipod nano completely formatted, missing .ipod_control folder

My son was trying to help his sister clear out her 3rd generation ipod nano.
He completely formatted the contents of the ipod.
I can't restore or install firmware or OS as iTunes simply doesn't recognize it.
The .ipod_control folder is gone, the only contents of it is a file called pmp_usb.ini
Anyone know how to reload the OS on it if iTunes doesn't recognize it?

Fixed it!
Formatted on Mac (previous format was on PC) to HFS format. Used disk utilitiy.
Plugged it in, and iTunes popped up "Welcome to your new iPod"

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Additional Information:
Since some information seems to be missing on my iPod Nano 4Gb I compared the files with my iPod Video 60Gb.
Comparing the directories: [driveletter]:\iPod_Control\Device
on my iPod Nano 4Gb and my iPod Video 60Gb
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The file SysInfo is empty, containing no data when opened in Notepad.
iPod Video 60Gb:
The file SysInfo is of 1KB and another file named "_unlocked" is present.
The information in the SysInfo file is:
BoardHwName: iPod M25
pszSerialNumber: JQ6040HFTXL
ModelNumStr: MA147
FirewireGuid: 0x000A270014E1CDBA
HddFirmwareRev: BU011A
RegionCode: S(0x0006)
PolicyFlags: 0x00000001
buildID: 0x06128000 (6.1.2)
visibleBuildID: 0x01128000 (1.1.2)
boardHwRev: 0x00000000 (0.0 0)
boardHwSwInterfaceRev: 0x000B0005 (0.0.11 5)
bootLoaderImageRev: 0x00000000 (0.0 0)
diskModeImageRev: 0x00000000 (0.0 0)
diagImageRev: 0x00000000 (0.0 0)
osImageRev: 0x00000000 (0.0 0)
iPodFamily: 0x00000000
updaterFamily: 0x00000000
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