Ipod not charging, turning on, or being recognized by computer....

hi. i turned my ipod on and it kept popping up the folder with exclamation point. so i went to the support webiste and did everything it told me to do. however, it didn't work. and now, my ipod doesn't charge even though it's plugged in securely, it won't turn on, and my computer doesn't recognize it so i can't reformat it or anything. and yes, i have tried resetting it. please help!!!

Welcome to the Apple Discussions!
You have posted an iPod question in a different forum. I would post your question in the correct forum for your model iPod:
http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=146
Also, it will be very important for you to supply everyone there with some additional information. Do you have a Mac or a Windows PC? Which version of the operating system are you running? Have you tried a different cable? Which version of iTunes do you have? This information will help someone in the correct forum to point you in the right direction.
-Doug

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