Songs Ski'pping, Harddrive Clicking, iTunes not reading....

Sounds just like an iPod huh? lol anyways I have had this problem and it wont go away... I've tried resetting, I've tried restoring, I;ve tried uninstalling iTunes and my iPod software and reinstalling it. What else is there to do and what kind of $$$ is it for a harddrive revamping... Is there just not enough shock absorbers on the harddrive? I know that external harddrives cant take a shaking.... is that what is happening here? I hear a lot of people with this problem and I would like to know if there is going to be a recall or a fix to this in future iPods... A lot of questions here. Please help with whatever info you have.

My iPod made the hard drive clicking noises and I thought it was dying. It wasn't, though. After putting the iPod into disk mode and erasing the hard drive, then reinstalling the iPod software I fixed it. I don't know all the steps off hand to tell you how to do it, but I followed the instructions elseware on this board. It was some time ago now, maybe a year or so and I have no problems since. Maybe someone else can give you advice?
Try searching for reformatting your iPod.
I do remember clicking the 'write zeros to disk' option with mine, which I believe sorted out the corrupted drive.
Be sure you are confident doing all the steps before you do this, because if you get it wrong you could end up with a shiny doorstop!
Good luck!
867 Mhz Power PC Quicksilver G4 and Clickwheel iPod Mac OS X (10.3.9)
867 Mhz Power PC Quicksilver G4 and Clickwheel iPod   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

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