Restoring ipod but it gets stuck when updating songs

doing a restore. starts to copy songs and then gets stuck and doesnt go further. it says its updating - do not disconnect. ipod screen has same message but it is not charging. any advice thanks.

For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iTunes 7 and click “Restore”
If does not solve, please find a PC with iTunes 7 preinstalled, and do the restore there

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