Ipod will not fully start

Hello i have a 2 generation ipod touch and i recently attempted to unlock it to use, i noticed my ipod was off so i turned it back on, and the normal white apple startup screen came up, and i thught it was turning on, but it wasnt. it then turned itself back off so i tried again, and since then it just keeps resarting itself without my unlock screen coming up. i then plugged it into my pc and now it shows a usb cord plugging into the itunes symbol. my ipod has alot of my important and needed info on it and i cannot afford a new one. please help. (note: my ipod is cracked, second generation, 8 gigabytes and about 1 1/2 years old.)

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