Possible faulty Ipod 80gb

I got my new Ipod, & it turned on the first time but since thrn it wont turn on. I had it on charge for 4 hours with no luck, have tried the reset many many times, nothing happened. Now the ipod is sitting on the desk, not on charge or anything & the screen keeps flashing on & off, nothing actually displayed on the screen though, just it lights up & goes off again, making a funny hissing sound! Any ideas/tips woud be appreciated before i return it as faulty!!
With Thanks
Keli77

take it back to the apple store and they will replace it no questions asked

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Ive repaired 1000s of laptops over the years (translate: diagnose and replace parts).
Its not that old, Ive owned 100s of laptops (most were free) ....some I still have are nearly 13 years old and still perfect, ....some extremely expensive ones died in under a year.
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