IPod Video 30gig - firmware issues?

I have been given a 5th gen 30 gig video ipod be a friend to try and fix....
When i turn the ipod on it comes up in recovery mode and i have to restore it.
It goes through the restore process and begins to restart but then comes up with the same 'recovery mode' message.
The odd thing is that the ipod can still be used as an external harddrive with no problems, which is why i am presuming that it may have something wrong with the firmware.
Any help would be much appreciated!

Sorry, that's my fault. I wasn't paying enough attention to the fact you were'nt a Windows user. Try this.
1. Connect the iPod and open the disk utility and highlight it (the iPod).
2. Go to the “Partition” tab, click either “Delete” or “Partition”. If that fails, skip this step and go to 3.
3. Go to the “Erase” tab and choose the volume format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click "erase". If that doesn't work skip it and go to step 4.
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before you click "Erase." It will probably take an hour or so to complete.
5. Eject the iPod and reset it.
6. Re-connect it and try the restore again.

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