My ipod is turning on and off by itself!!

i don`t know what`s wrong with it. i need help. i tried to turn my ipod on but it just attempts to turn on and then it turns off. then afterwards it does that constantly and won`t stop after a while. what should i do?
  Windows XP  

My new 30 gig iPod does something similar to his. It repeatedly turns itself on and off, won't be recognised by computer and stays at the apple logo when on (backlight turns on and then off) :/
I'll try draining the battery, but I really don't want to have to take it back?

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