Nothing...blank screen & can't see it in My Computer or iTunes

Bought my 4gb nano in March. I really haven't used it much, but before now it worked, at least. First the folder icon appeared, then it just went away. I left it on to charge, everything seemed fine. When I went back...NOTHING. Screen is blank, and it isn't showing up either in iTunes or My Computer. I restarted my PC, etc. (other R's - tried the ones that were possible, considering it's not doing anything) Same computer, same setup as when it was working fine, now nothing. Can anyone help with this?
Sandi

Hello Sandi,
Since you were having folder exclamation point problems beforehand, check out these links:
iPod displays a folder with an exclamation point
And see this detailed post by Mitch.
Exclamation point and folder
Check out this article from the Knowlege Base:
iPod missing in Windows or in iTunes.
Also your issue may be that your iPod needs to be sufficiently refreshed into disk mode.
Disconnect your iPod from computer, reset your iPod, then put it into disk mode.
I hope this helps you!
~~Kylene

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