IPod will not format.

Hello. My friend's iPod 3G 30GB will not format. The hard drive failed or something and now when I try to format it (on either a mac or PC) it does not work.
When I format on the Mac: Goes through as normal, then hangs on the last step (creating partition map)
When I format on the Windoze: I guess the battery dies right at the end each time because the iPod doesn't get charged from the PC. (USB2 or mini-FW port).
Is there anything that can be done? His warranty is done so it will cost loads to fix it.

When I put the iPod into disk mode and plug it in:
Click initialize and go to Partition tab:
There is nothing to click delete to. When I change the Volume Scheme to 1 Partition, it just hangs forever while it's Creating Partition Map:
When I go to the erase tab, it also hangs on the "Creating Partition Map" step (at the very end).

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