Ipod plays dead

hello all, first of all my ipod is over one year old, i was recharging the battery and wanted to turn the ipod on. When i discharged it from its dock the ipod went dead.
i mean, the display isnt working and there is a humming noise coming out of it.
I tryed the 5R's, get an update but even my computer wont recognise the hardware (also I-tunes won't recongnise it)
I have no idea what to do about it and never heard about this before, so I hope someone can help me with it...

here is my answer to my own problem with the ipod:
leave the ipod humming in your livingroom overnight, in the morning there's no sound of humming. Then try to get into the ipod's menu, after that the screen says that the battery needs to be charged.
Connect it to the USB port of your PC, get an update from apple and disconnect it through "my computer",click on the sign IPOD, right mouse click and disconnect. Then conncet the ipod to the main charger and charge the battery...all music is still on the ipod!!
Hopefully it works for everyone here
greetz sharon

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