Ipod only sgows the logo and is not being read by computer

i recently put song onto my ipod but now when i turn it on it shows a black screen and the ipod logo only. it does not change from that. what do i do?

You may need to reset it. Put the hold switch to the OFF/White position. Now toggle it ON/orange then back off again. Then press and hold both the MENU and center buttons on the iPod and hold them for a good 15 seconds or so. Your iPod should reboot starting with the Apple Logo screen.
If it doesn't work the first time, give it a second or third go. Sometimes it takes a few/several tries.
See this thread as an example of what I mean by needing to try it many times...
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=5065208
If that doesn't work, you may need to restore it, but to do that, you may need to put it into disc mode...
Putting iPod into Disk Mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Good luck,
Patrick
p.s. http://www.apple.com/support/ipod/five_rs/

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