SDRAM Full Test on 80gb iPod w/ Video?

Yesterday when I was connecting my FM accessory I got some wierd screen, and then the iPod displayed "SDRAM Full Test Please wait.." which I did, and now it's blinking. According to the screen, blinking means the test was a "pass", but the iPod is frozen. The other message o the screen is "Reset to continue." When connecting it to my pc, the PC doesn't recognize it, and the iPod is just blinking away. I can't reset it. Anyone else have this problem? Any advice?
pc Windows XP

FYI, the issue was resolved when the battery ran down. I then charged it back up and everything's been fine since.
Thanks for the replies, but I did both things - holding down the menu & middle button for 10 seconds, sliding the lock key, etc - nothing worked. Only letting it run out of juice seemed to work. Sigh.

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