Ok, my 80gb ipod shows the red x with a circle around it..... Please help!

I try to restore it. Menu and select buttons pressed together. Then once the apple logo comes on I immediately press play/pause, and the select buttons together, but it just comes up with the red x again, telling me to go to the website. It's not being recognized in I-tunes at all when I plug it in, not even being sensed by the computer itself. I'm getting really frustrated with this. Does anyone else have a problem like this? I hope I don't have to take it somewhere. Please help!

Hi there Pooh Smallz ,
You may find the troubleshooting steps in the article below helpful.
iPod Displays a Red "X" Icon
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1463
-Griff W. 

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