My 160 G Ipod classic only turns on after waiting for a day or two?

My Ipod classic started acting up the other day. I don't know why. I thought it was completely toast but i left it alone for a day and then i turned it on again. Then i restored it and that helped for a bit, but then the same thing happened again? any ideas on this issue.

First thing to do is to check the iPod Hardisk health, by doing the iPod Disk Diagnostics, refer to this excellent post by tt2.
It wont fix your problem, but help us in troubleshooting, and saving a lot of frustrations, with suggestions like Reset, Restore, Re-install etc.
Have a nice day!

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