My Ipod Nano wont turn on but it is detected by itunes?

I plug my ipod in and itunes detects it with everything thats on it. But I can not get the screen to turn on and manual resteting it didnt do anything. Im not sure what the issue could be.

If your iPod nano has a Hold switch, make sure it is not in the ON position.  Even if it is OFF, try moving it to ON and then OFF again, to see if that makes any difference.
If you did this to Reset it
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320
that's a good thing to try.  If you do not see the Apple logo on the screen immediately after the Reset, the likely cause is a faulty screen.  Even if the iPod has a problem like data corruption, the Reset should still make the screen come on initially.  Since the iPod appears in iTunes, the rest of the iPod seems to still work properly.
You can try doing a Restore on the iPod in iTunes, but it probably will not help because the screen does not come on at all.  The Restore button is on the iPod's Summary screen in iTunes.  This erases the iPod, re-installs its software, and sets it to default settings.
I don't know which model you have, but if it is less than one year from purchase, it is under warranty.

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