My iPod classic won't go into disk mode

I have an iPod Classic (120GB) here. When I turn it on, it gives me a screen with the Apple logo first and after a few seconds a screen with a red circle, a cross in the circle and the text: www.apple.com/support/ipod . I followed all the steps on that page, however my iPod won't go into disk mode. The iPod is not seen by my iMac and iTunes. What to do?

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iPod doesn't appear in iTunes
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http://www.apple.com/support/ipodclassic/
iPod issues? Try these five steps first: Reset, Retry, Restart, Reinstall, Restore.

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