Computer restarts (does not shutdown) when iPod is connected

This issue has probably been covered in these forums,
but I didn't read anything about this.
My Computer (G4 on Tiger) restarts (does not shutdown) when my iPod Classic 30GB is connected
via USB. Is that normal? Everytime I shutdown my computer and I forget to disconnect my iPod
it restarts. The problem is that my G4 is connected to my sound system and I hear the loud opening BONG sound when the OS boots up. Very annoying, and dangerous for my speaker system...
I know there are third party utilities that enables users to kill that start up sound but if I repair permissions, clean PRAM, etc those settings are removed and the original Apple factory settings come back. Is there any way to kill that sounds PERMANENTLY! with Mac OS Tiger.
Thanks

Hmm... You might want to consider posting this in the OS X forum as well. I know with my MacBook (running Leopard), if I mute the system volume prior to shutting down the computer, the next time I boot up, I don't hear the startup chime.
It's not normal for your computer to restart itself coinciding with iPod actions. Do you have any other software applications installed that interact with the iPod that might be causing this?
CG

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