Weird icon upon turn-on

when I turn on, I get the usual apple logo thing, but then a folder icon with an exclamation mark comes on for a few seconds and then the whole mini turns off.
can't do anything. same when powered on thru the USB.
anyone ever get this? what do you do about it? a reset does not fix...

The folder with exclamation point means that the iPod software isn't working properly. You'll need to download the iPod updater (from apple.com/iPod -- the link you want is on the right hand side of the page) and reinstall the iPod software (just follow the directions; they're easy). You'll have to re-sync your music to the mini, but that ought to do it for you.

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