IPod unresponsive, screen frozen but flashes every ten seconds

My iPod appears to be frozen and does not respond to charging, toggling the hold switch, or resetting (holding down the menu and center button). The screen is dark except every ten seconds it flashes bright white. It has been doing this for several hours now, although the flashing has slowed from every 2 seconds to 10 now. However, when I connect the iPod to my computer, the screen does respond - it's now a shade of dark gray and the iPod emits a loud buzzing noise. Besides this, nothing else happens and neither my computer nor iTunes recognizes the device. Please help!

I had the same problem. I FIXED IT!!!
Take your ipod apart. There are instructions at various sites. Be careful because there are ribbon wires that are very fragile.
Disconnect the battery. Leave it sit for 2 days.
I dont know if it has to drain a charge being held by the drive or what, but after 2 days, plug the battery back in. It should be totally dead. Plug the ipod into the wall or your computer, it will say "ipod battery very low, please wait". once it builds up a decent charge, it will reset.
I hope this works for you guys, I almost smashed the thing before trying this.

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