Weird clicking noises and not responding

i got a new/refurbished ipod after my last nano got messed up today. I plugged it into my computer, uploaded all my music, and started listening. a few minutes later the black n white charge symbol came up and my ipod ceased to be recognised by my computer. i tried reconecting my ipod because i just kinda figured that would fix it. after a few tries my ipod started reseting itself over and over and wouldnt stop. once i disconnected it would stop but if i tried to reconecting it it would start again so i didnt know what to do because i didnt have access to the internet and dont have a wall adapter. i left it in any way and after a while the screen just started flickering, so i tried reseting it myself. when i put it on hold the screen flickered faster and i noticed a clicking noise. the noise is still happening right now though the screen is blank and it wont respond at all. the only way to stop the clicking is to disconnect it from the computer and i was reading some of the help topics and it said to leave it in so it can charge but it doesnt seem to be helping at all. whats wrong with it?

thx for tryin to help, but ive tried most of those (except restoring, which im trying next)but like i said my ipod isnt responding at all and trying to reset it doesnt work. i retried this morning and the screen started flashing evertyime it made the clicking noise, which i found out speeds up when you put it on hold.

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