My iPod Nano is ,,dead" after formatting it

Hi. I've got a big problem
I bought an iPod Nano 2GB yesterday and i had problems with updating it, so I've formatted it (not restored- formatted using the right click in My Computer and ,,Format") And still the software didn't want to install... So I've restarted computer and unplugged iPod.
And now, it doesn's want to turn on (I think, that battery's full, beacuse I've charged it about an hour earlier). Maybe it's the fault of format? I've plugged an iPold and nothing happens... it's dead... ;(

Hello,
Have you seen this article?
iPod won't turn on
Does your iPod respond if you try to reset it? (hold the "menu" and "select" (center) buttons together for 7 seonds until the Apple logo appears on screen).
After you try resetting it, does your iPod display anything when you connect it to your computer, or not?
Deos your iPod correctly go into disk mode if you try?
How to put your iPod into disk mode
Have you tried a restore on your iPod? Or do you get any error messages when trying to acess the iPod Updater? See this link for details about this...
Restoring your iPod to factory settings
-Kylene

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