PLEASE HELP IPOD FREEZE; BUT REAAALLY FREEZE

My ipod is freezed, i can reset it it actually turns on, but 1 or 2 seconds later, is freezed again... i can´t do anything, i reset it connected to the PC, to the power, i reset it, again, and again, and then twice in a row... it wont get into disk mode... any button y press during the 1 or 2 seconds... makes it freeze even quicker... i dont know how to do... it was working well... pleasee help me!!

Gurdok wrote:
i can´t do that because ipod doesn´t even get recognized... it freezes before windows/itunes, detect it...
Can you try with the iPod in forced disk mode?
Putting iPod into disk mode.

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