Ok here's the problem:
I have a 30gig 3g & I reformatted it after having some previous problems. It looked as if the entire thing was going fine until I plugged it into a external power supply. It then turned blank. after this I took it out of my dock to examine it.

It was then making a soft ticking noize!!! I mean, I dont know much about the hardware of hardrives, but they don't make noises do they?!?

So I try play/pause & menu to restart, and I get nothing...nothing.

After examining it, I tried switching the hold, and ran through the process of restarting it all over again. It then started HUMMING softly!

I don't know what's going on, but previous posts have stated some similar problems, but I'd like to fix this problem myself if possible.

If anyone has any solutions, PLEASE HELP ME.

-Oh, and I should add that I tried connecting my iPod back to my windows, and nothing responded.

I NEED HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!