Old ipod won't charge

Older ipod won't charge.  30 gig, white, I've shown videos on it, so it's one of the earlier color iPods.  I gave it to my mom 2 years ago and she never used it. I've tried a wall charger and plugged it into my computers, no luck.  I can't get it to turn on at all, so can't reset or restore.
Thanks for any help!
K Edmond

Checked some identifiers on Apple website, apparently it's a 5th generation.

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