My Ipod Nano 6g shows a sad/dead face

My Ipod Nano 6g shows a sad/dead face when i try to turn it on, can i do something about that or is it just dead?

Sounds like it's flash storage is dying.  In that case, see this Apple support document.
iPod displays a sad iPod icon
You may also want to take a look at the extensive post from Mitch 751 from more potential solutions/fixes.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/480759?start=0&tstart=0
B-rock

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