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Mar 13, 2016 4:23 AM in response to lironas1by Kenichi Watanabe,If the iPod never gets to its screen menu, the likely cause is data corruption or a faulty hard drive. The iPod's onboard software is stored on its hard drive, and if it cannot access that software, the iPod cannot start up properly.
Try putting the iPod into Disk Mode
Putting iPod into Disk Mode - Apple Support
Does it go into Disk Mode? If it does, run iTunes and connect the iPod. iTunes may prompt you to do a Restore with a message about "recovery." This erases the iPod, reinstalls its software, and sets it to default settings. If you're OK with erasing the iPod, tell iTunes to do the Restore. Erasing the iPod removes any data corruption.
If the iPod does not go into Disk Mode (or the Restore fails), the cause is likely to be a faulty hard drive.