IPOD NO LONGER MOUNTS/ CAN BE SEEN

Hi,
I'm sure there's a simple answer to this (hope so anyhow). I recently formatted my (third gen) mac formatted i-pod. I did this using a pc, though I did not use itunes to do this (I know, I know...).
However, I obviously did something pretty seriously wrong as the ipod can now no longer be seen by either the PC or the mac. The ipod wakes up when you push buttons, but just shows the "apple" logo and nothing else.
I have reset it many many times, but don't know what to do next as I can't even see the ipod on either of my computers.
Help me please!
:0(
Thanks in advance,
Michael.

Hi,
Connect it with a Mac (you may need to put your iPod in disk mode)
For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iPod Updater and click “Restore”

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