7th Gen iPod Classic was unplugged during sync, now it pops up in Windows Explorer, but not iTunes. How can I fix this?

Okay.

I have a Windows 7 x32 OS, and an 80gb Silver 7th Gen iPod Classic.

So, I bought an iPod used off of eBay and I recently decided that 80gb was a bit too much, so I was going to resell it on eBay and buy a smaller iPod.

While I was restoring it to set it back to factory settings, my computer shut off due to a power problem.

Now when I plug it in, I get a message from windows saying "You need to format the disk in drive :M before you can use it. Do you want to format it?"

It shows up in windows explorer as a Removable Disk, and it isn't being detected by iTunes. I plug it in the iPod says "Connected. Eject before disconnecting." with a symbol that it makes when it is syncing.

I've tried putting it in disk mode, and it still will not detect it.

Can somebody help me? I really don't want to be stuck with a broken iPod.

If anyone needs or wants any more information before they can advise, please feel free to tell me what you need to know and I will post it!

Thanks, and have a blessed day. 🙂