iPod mini Not Holding Charge...or at least while playing...

I am asking on behalf of my friend (no internet), about his iPod mini.

His mini is a first-generation 4 GB mini (light blue).

It will sync/charge fine. Plays games, views contacts, etc. perfectly,

but when he goes to "play" a song, it instantly says "No Battery Power Remains" and thus, shuts down.

Any Ideas?

I restored it, and let it die completely, yet the same problem occurs.

Battery? HD?

Might be a silly question and/or irrelevant, but is it the latest firmware for the Mini? You said no internet so maybe he didnt have a way to update it.

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Yes.

I updated it for him.

1.4.1, correct?

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