My Ipod won't turn on at all

So my Ipod had been acting weird, turning off unexpectedly, then it started being normal again, after a few hours it said that I needed to restore it, so I plugged it in and restored it. Then this white screen came up on the Ipod and it wasn't being picked up as being plugged in by Itunes or my computer. I unplugged it and hit buttons, switched the hold key on and off trying to get it to do something. It didn't so I set in down for a bit. Now it is off, there is nothing on the screen and it won't show up when I plug it in, and it won't turn on. Help would be much appreciated, thanks (:

You may need to reset it. Put
the hold switch to the OFF/White position. Now toggle
it ON/orange then back off again. Then press and hold
both the MENU and center buttons on the iPod and hold
them for a good 10 seconds or so. Your iPod should
reboot starting with the Apple Logo screen.
Repeat a couple times if it doesn't work the first
time and hold the two buttons down longer on the
second try.
Patrick
Thank you so much, I tried a little bit more and it worked!

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