IPod shows "Do Not Disconnect", Nothing happens...

So I bought a Nano 2GB last week at my Wal-Mart and it worked perfectly up until last night. I plugged it into my computer to load some songs when the backlight wen off and showed the black and white "Do Not Disconnet" screen. I tried the updater to restore it but it popped a message saying "iPod Service Error". Then I tried using the 5 R's but to no avail. Now it just shows the Apple logo and then the folder with an exclamation mark. Could it be that the battery isn't charged because the battery was at the red level last night when I tried to charge it...

I have an update:
The iPod is detected in iTunes and I can put songs on it. However the folder with the exclamation point is still persistant

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I have 5th generation iPod.
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I can sync my iPod to iTune and it update the music data than shows the sync is completed but it still shows on the iPod screen 'Do not disconnect'.
Is there any way to fix it? (restore?) or is my iPod already broken?
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Mainbrain,
thanks for the comment.
It seems like you can unplug the iPod but then since i see it says 'do not!'
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If it is a problem than I have it too. Mine does the
same as long as I don't stop the device via the
little green arrow icon (USB manager) down by the
clock.
I never really need to use the Ipod when it is hooked
into the PC because everything is done through
iTunes. I just thought it said "do not disconnect"
because it was associated with both iTunes and the PC
as a hard disk.
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why ipod displays do not disconnect and wont sync but can be restored?

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Check out this Five R's -> The Five R's
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Hello,
My iPod is not being recognized by iTunes or internet
explorer. It used to, but not anymore. It just
dosent show up when I connect it to my computer.
Also, the "do no disconnect" sign does not appear on
my iPod when I connect it. It is still able to
recharge, though.
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I read that I have to restore it. I have tons of
songs in my iPod that I do NOT want erased! How can
I back these songs up? I have some songs on my iPod
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get erased, the songs are gone forever.
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