Trouble with a 30G video Ipod

Hey all, first time poster here.
I've been browsing the topics, trying to find a solutin to my problem, but nothing so far seems to be the exact problem I'm having, but I've seen some that are close, and tried those solutions to no avail.
Anyway, I recently purchased a 30G Ipod from a friend at work, who claims it was playing just fine until he pulled it out of the docking bay when it said "do not disconnect" and since then, every time he turned it on, it would display the ! next to the folder and turn off. He doesn't have any of the original things that came with it, like the disc, which he assures me would help to fix the ipod if he could get his hands on it, and restore the Ipod.
I brought it home, plugged it in, and was greeted with the same ! next to the folder. For the next two days, I'm 100% sure I've tried every option to restore my Ipod that I could find on the Apple website, so now I'm at the end of my rope.
My problem is that it was displaying the ! , but now I have a new problem. Today I noticed that while my computer was off, my Ipod magically healed itself! It was amazing, usually I got the dull grey "do not disconnect" message flashing over and over, but this time it was the bright white screen, with a color picture of the battery in the top right corner. I turned on my computer, and the Ipod immediately opened Itunes by itself, and started importing all my music into the Ipod. I disconnected the Ipod, and before I could even turn on any music, it froze up. I put it back on the docking bay, and now I'm stuck with "your Ipod is in Ipod recovery mode, please connect it to your computer and run Itunes". Everytime I try to run restore, it shows up with the error "Ipod could not recover because of an unknown error (error 1418)" and it does this every time. I've tried uninstalling, reinstalling, trying it on another computer (not a mac, don't own one or know anybody with one) I've tried everything I could find on the FAQ, including disabling things in the hidden folders and deleting things. I'm out of ideas, I don't know what to do anymore.
I should add that I really don't know much about the Ipod, like what generation it is, or anything like that. all I know is that it's 30G, and it plays video. If there is a way to find out more information about it, I'd appreciate it, and please, if you have any suggestions, I'd GREATLY appreciate your help. If you need to know the specs of my computer, I'm currently using A custom PC, with Windows XP (with all the latest updates).
Thank you for taking the time to read this long post.
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Jeff has asked some good questions, and I hope you have the SP2 service pack installed, or the proper drivers for the Ipod may not be installed. I assume you have the proper USB cable, and it seems like your Ipod is not sufficiently charged (I.E. the battery symbol). I would suggest purchasing a portable AC charger for it and plugging it in overnight. Or, leave it plugged into your computer overnight with the computer on.
I think you probably don't have the proper drivers for the ipod on your computer. Did your computer mention that it found new hardware when you plugged your ipod in for the first time? Did your computer then ask you to restart it? It seems like your computer did install the drivers, and this maybe why the Ipod started working but the battery was too low. (Assuming you have SP2 installed)
1)Connect the Ipod, Run the Add Hardware, and see if it finds the Ipod. If yes(assuming you have SP2), then this may solve your problem when it installs the proper drivers.
Restart your computer and do not disconnect the Ipod.
2) Your IPOD battery needs charging. This is the reason you got the color battery symbol.
3)Make sure Itunes and the IPOD updater are installed.
Run the updater, and follow the instructions. If it asks you to plug it into an outlet to complete the update, then you need to buy the AC charger. You can get it at most of the computer superstores and Best Buy.
4)Also, make sure the "Do not disconnect" symbol is gone before you disconnect your Ipod from your computer. If it does not disconnect on its own after updating it with Itunes, then you need to manually eject it from itunes from before removing it from the computer. Otherwise you will corrupt the file system.
Charge the Ipod overnight(at least 8 hours), and then press the menu and middle button until it restarts, and start trying to get it to properly work with your computer.
(I'm out of breath so, Good Luck) smile.

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