Old Ipod classic 160 gb wont get past battery charge screen has been sitting for months

I have an old Ipod classic 160gb,that has been sitting for a long time so im sure the battery has no life in it at all,im charging it via usb cable and it wont get past the battery charge screen,how long would a completely dead battery take to move off the charge please wait screen untill you know its a deeper issue at hand if so how would you get it to start up pass the charging please wait screen?to see the true issue?
Thanks for your help
Ice

Try to do a reset and see whether it can be solved
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1320?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US

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