Total data loss on Nano after spontaneous reboot

I've got two questions...
1) Is it possible for a 4th gen Nano to cause a problem for a 1st gen Nano that uses the same computer? (see explanation of events below)...
2) What's the best tool for recovering data that's been wiped out on a 1st generation iPod nano?
I have four Nanos in my home — one 1st gen, two 3rd gen, and a brand new 4th gen. I connected the 4th gen Nano to the computer for the very first time, transferred some music and a movie to it, then ejected it. A while later I connected my 1st gen iPod to the same computer and attempted to tranfer a music file to it, and my computer (Windows XP) suddenly rebooted while the file was transferring. After starting back up, I opened up iTunes so I could try transferring the file again, and noticed my iPod was totally wiped clean — all my music, audio books, playlists, photos — everything was gone!
Unfortunately I don't have a backup of most of my music. To free up some space on my computer, I transferred most of my music to an external hard drive several months ago, and a few months ago my son accidentally knocked the hard drive off the desk and it no longer worked, so I lost everything on it. And now I've lost everything I had on my Nano.

Hello and welcome to the forums.
Since you have removed the battery many times, you have, in essence done soft resets. All that is left to try would be a hard reset. First make sure your data is backed up as doing a hard reset will erase all of your data off of the device. It puts it back to "Out of the box" factory settings. To do the hard reset remove the battery. Hold down and continue to hold down on the red power button and insert the battery, continuing to hold down on the power button. When the second screen ( Access powered ) comes up release the red power button. It should ask you to erase all data? If so, hit up on the 5 way navigator to erase the data. You will then have to calibrate the screen and set your preferences. Once all of this is complete you will have done a hard reset sucessfully. For now, don't sync the data back onto your device. Just use it for a day or two and see if the signal strength issue is resolved. If it is not this indicates it is a hardware issue on the device, and all you can do is get the device back to the U.S. and send it in for repairs.

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