Can't download songs onto shuffle

Hi,
got a shuffle a few months ago as a gift, and am just now getting around to setting it up - so of course the 90 day help period is expired. itunes sets up fine, but when I try to download songs onto the shuffle, it give an error message "disk cannot be read from or written to"; then "disk write error". I have deleted and re-installed itunes and ipod, and done the ipod update - no help, still won't work.
Also the shuffle does that green/yellow light blinking thing when I turn it on - because no songs on it?
Please help!!!
Briar

You're right about the "I'm empty" signal. As for the rest, start by going through the contents of the iPod Shuffle Support Page, paying particular attention to troubleshooting recommended when " ...disk cannot be read from or written to"; then "disk write error" ......".

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