80GB classic hard drive problem

Ive had the ipod for just over 2 years (typically just out of warranty), and the hard drive has started to do the dreaded click of death when booting up. Ive left it on the charger, and eventually (sometimes half an hour later), it will boot up. However when it does all my files arent there. Yet if i go into the 'about' section in setting it tells me my hard drive is still half full, so the files definitley still exist.
is this problem at all repairable, or should i just junk the thing and start again??

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