Ipod help

hi all,

my brother just gave me his ipod because he went away to college. don’t ask.

i think i need to re-initialize it with factory software because i can’t get it to work. what should i do? i have a pc.

i also don’t have a way of connecting it to my pc. there’s just a connection that goes into the power thingy. can i go out and buy a usb connector or something?

please help
thanks.