Ipod won't turn OFF or anything really, resetting continuously on its own

yep, my ipod actuallly keeps going to the apple screen as if it is being reset! the screen keeps lighting up w/ the apple symbol and then goes dark (keeps cycling through this) I'm afraid its going to overheat, its getting very hot and nothing in the manual addresses this problem
Its stuck in the resetting mode, I can't find an answer to the question 'what do you do after resetting and the apple appears on the screen?'
went through the 5R's w/o any luck (especially b/c its 'resetting' itself every 10 seconds!). I can't really complete the final 'R' as it's not connecting to my computer as it resets every minute I've had no problems connecting to my itunes prior to this, my software is up to date etc...
I let the battery die and charged it again to no avail
any ideas....
fifth generation Windows 2000

Hi musigal!
Let's try this technique, and see if your iPod gets "under control" for a restore:
Force your iPod into disk mode. To do that, press and hold the Menu and Select (center) buttons together for about 6 seconds.
Then, as soon as the screen on your iPod goes dim, release off the buttons, and begin to press and hold the Play/Pause and Select buttons together for a few seconds.
It might take a couple of tries, but when you've reached disk mode, your iPod should display "Disk Mode. OK to Disconnect".
For more details, see this article about it:
Putting your iPod into disk mode
After your iPod is in disk mode, try connecting it to your computer again for a restore.
See if it stays under control during the restoring process, and if it completes sucessfully.
-Kylene

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