Ipod Stuck On Language Menu

Ok so i bought an old 4g Ipod U2....
it's new... open box, and i have the apple care warantee and everything
so i'm good for 2 years
i got it yesterday and i can't get it out of the language selection menu....
yes i've tried to reset, restore and everything else said on the forums. does anyone know what is going on?...

If you believe it got wet, which is a problem for iPods, don't try to use it anymore and set it in a cool, dry place for several days. After this connect to to power (a wall charger works best) and charge it for at least 30 minutes, then Reset it (hold the menu and center buttons down for 6 seconds) while it is connected to power. After it comes to life, Restore it in iTunes.

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If you believe it got wet, which is a problem for iPods, don't try to use it anymore and set it in a cool, dry place for several days. After this connect to to power (a wall charger works best) and charge it for at least 30 minutes, then Reset it (hold the menu and center buttons down for 6 seconds) while it is connected to power. After it comes to life, Restore it in iTunes.

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If you believe it got wet, which is a problem for iPods, don't try to use it anymore and set it in a cool, dry place for several days. After this connect to to power (a wall charger works best) and charge it for at least 30 minutes, then Reset it (hold the menu and center buttons down for 6 seconds) while it is connected to power. After it comes to life, Restore it in iTunes.

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In some cases, the iPod might get into a state in which the battery needs to be drained before it can be reset so try these steps.
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I have reset my iPod by toggling the Hold switch then holding down the Menu & Select buttons simultaneously for several seconds multiple times....
Now, when my iPod is NOT plugged into the USB connector it will not turn on or do anything. If I toggle the Hold switch to lock then back to unlock, the iPod resets...the apple logo appears then the language menu appears. The iPod "freezes" on the language menu and the click wheel will not turn or make any noise.
And when my iPod IS plugged up to my computer via the USB connector, the iPod cuts on, syncs with iTunes, then goes to the language menu where it becomes "frozen." If I toggle the Hold switch, it "resets" the iPod by showing the apple logo followed by the "Do not Disconnect" icon because it is syncing the iPod again, then goes back to the language menu and "freezes."
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I'm having the same problem, and tried everything to sort it. I've reset 10 times at a time, I've restored on 4 occasions and re formatted the hard drive. It syncs with the computer without any problems, but the dial just won't work.
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Since the release and update of iTunes 7, I have not faced any problem, but I heard a lot of articles from this forum about the errors 1417, 1418, 1428 and 50 etc. I could not make any suggestion and find a solution about it, all I could do is to copy some threads from some successful cases mentioned on this forum.
Until yesterday, I finally received a 4th Gen 20GB iPod (around 2 years old)from a friend and asked me whether I could fix it for him, which has been left untouched as a paper-weight for almost 2 months.
I tried to turn it on, and the screen was completed blank and the device looked dead. Before doing anything I prepared the following:-
1. A window based PC
2. A Mac computer
3. An USB iPod cable
4. A Firewire iPod cable
5. An iPod AC charger
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The iPod showed an Apple sign, it stuck there for almost a minute, the screen then showed a battery with an exclamation mark sign, and after a minute, the iPod turned off itself. I was sure that the iPod carried very low battery, and could not be charged by connecting it with any computer (both Mac and PC).
I decided to let it have a charge with an AC charger for a bit longer, after 10 minute I did the Reset again, this time a sign of folder with exclamation mark showed up after the Apple sign, and again could not get recognized by a computer.
I changed my mind, and put the iPod into disk mode
Putting iPod into disk mode
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93651
Instead of connecting with a PC, I plug it with my Mac using a Firewire cable, it did not response, so I switched the cable to an USB, interestingly, the iPod got recognized and a window pop up indicating that the iPod needed to do a Restore. Therefore I clicked “Restore”, after a few seconds, an Error message pop-up with Error Message 1417, the sign that I have been waiting for quite sometime.
I ejected the iPod and the screen immediately showed a folder exclamation mark (a sign indicating a corrupted or a failure iPod OS). I am forced to put the iPod into disk mode again, connected with the Mac computer and open the Disk Utility
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 iTunes 7 and click “Restore”
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This time it was totally dead, even failed to put it into Disk Mode and non of the computer could recognize it. Sigh, I hated to do it but I knew that I must did the following:-
Holding the iPod in my Palm, and hitting it on a surface of a Sofa with 5 attempts.
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This time it managed to complete the process and a window of register pop up. After the completed the process, the iPod started to sync with the iTunes again, which finally managed to complete the process.
I left it connecting with the AC charger overnight. In the next morning, I switched it on and have a play with it, I am so glad as it is working like a charm.
From the above experience, I would like to share it with the user the following:-
1. It always better to charge with an ac charger instead of the computer, as when an iPod carrying with very low battery, it may not able to get charge from a computer
2. Try to connect the iPod with a computer, switching between USB and Firewire
3. Try to format an iPod with HD problem, with a different kind of computer e.g. Mac or PC, as the formats are totally different, the way it formats may able to solve the bad sectors on the HD
4. It may get better chance to get your iPod recognized, if you put it in Disk Mode
I hope the following works in your case as I did.

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My Ipod (80G classic) is stuck in the continuous reset loop showing only the apple logo. I have tried restoring it numerous times, to no avail. I have also tried uninstalling itunes and re-installing it, different versions also, this does not work either.
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Have you tried resetting it when this happens?
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Its Bad!
Do this Hard Reset
After charging till full charge, at least 2 hours (preferably 4 hours)
Toggle the Hold switch, make sure you dont see the red mark when you do the next step
Reset the iPod -> Press Menu and Center button simultaneously for about 10 secs or till the Apple Logo comes ON
Then release the buttons
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