Automatic music transfer bombs out

I have an original iPod and everything has always worked great. Just recently when I connected to my computer and the iPod started to auto sync it stops part way through and freezes. I get the following error "The drive is not ready for use; Please check drive F: and make sure disk is inserted and the drvie door is closed.
This freezes all of iTunes so I have to manually eject the iPod and close down iTunes.
I have twoice reset the iPod and twice deleted all content from iPod and reload software from scratch to iPod; each time getting the same error.
Do I have a hard drive issue with the iPod or something else?

Sounds to me like you have a hard drive problem in the iPod.
Since it's probably out of warranty, you might want to try a third-party iPod service provider, such as iPodResQ. They can probably sell you a replacement hard drive, or repair your iPod for you.
Probably less expensive than having Apple repair it.

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