160GB iPod Classic Won't Work Properly with speaker systems

My 120GB works fine with my iHome, and a new speaker system I just purchased... because I thought my iHome was broken, because when I used my 160GB in it, it didn't respond to "play/pause" commands with either the remote or the speaker command. When I tried the 160GB on the new system I bought, it didn't respond either. Should the 160GB work fine with those systems if they play the 120GB without a problem? I'm a bit confused on the issue.

More info would be helpful
What do you see on the iPod screen when you connect to the PC?
Which version of iTunes are you using?
What is the iPod software version as shown in iTunes summary page, the last time you connect successfully.? Or just, on the iPod, press Settings->About
press the select button 3 times and you will get the software version.
HAVE A NICE DAY!

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The article linked below provides details about this error and steps to help resolve the issue.
'Disk cannot be read from or written to' when syncing iPod or 'Firmware update failure' error when updating or restoring iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1207
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Macbook Mac OS X (10.4.9) 2.16 Core 2 Duo, 2GB 667 HHz DDRS SDRAM
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