Nano stuck on "Use iTunes to restore" ...

Hi

I have a white first gen 1GB iPod nano from June of 2006.

A while ago it basically stopped working - it has been stuck on the "Use iTunes to restore" message (in multiple languages). I have tried the 5 Rs and none of them have worked.

The iPod is not 'picked up' at all when plugged into my MacBook, my Windows XP desktop or my Windows 7 RC computers. I can't see it in the device managers or system profiler, nor the Finder or Windows Explorer. Doesn't show up in iTunes on any of those computers either. When you first plug it in, the backlight comes on and displays the "Use iTunes to restore" message. The backlight then turns off, but the message remains.

Nothing I have done can make the message budge. I'm at a bit of a loss at the moment. Hope someone can helP!

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