Disk format error on restore

I have just started to have problems with my ipod 20g (4th gen) it all started with the ipod taking ages to start playing, it also wouldn't skip to the next track. The folder logo appeared and told me to go to the apple web site, I did what the site told me ie reset the ipod, but now find my computer will recognize the drive but I-tunes wont.
I tried a restore with the updater but this has just come up with a message that said "disk format error"
I can play song's through my ipod still but if I try to skip to another track then it takes ages to play the next track.

Thanks for all the help.
I have tried disk check and tried to reformat the drive via windows but it just came up with a "disk format error"? Im thinking the drive must be faulty!
Last night my computer and I-Tunes finally recognised the ipod but I couldnt play any of the tracks in I-tunes as it kept bringing up the ! sign?
The ipod let me play songs this morning but in-between the tracks it played about a second of other tracks not on that album??
Its also really unresponsive, and sometimes when I select a song it wont play the song just skip to the next one, then not play that one and skip to the next etc etc
Thanks again for all the help any thoughts would be appreciated
Cheers
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