My ipod mini's screen just shows a wall outlet with a charger going in

and no matter how many times i try to reset it, it just shows the apple logo for a while and then it shows the same pictures of an outlet and a charger. what does this mean? what do i do to fix it?

i just had this very problem yesterday. what you need to do is connect the ipod to the computer (preferably through a high-speed USB, although regular low-speed works too) and run the latest update, which in this case is the 11-17. it's availible on the apple website or, if you already ran it, should be in your start menu under "ipod". if that doesn't work, which didn't for me because my computer didn't recognize the ipod (that happens if the battery is too low), you can reset the ipod, plug it in to charge with the electric plug, and then plug it in to the computer. i just came back from a visit to my apple store where the rep was very helpful and did all this for me - but i could have just as easily done it at home myself had i known these instructions.

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