Computer restarts when ipod is plugged in

Hey!
I just bought new 30g video ipod but now when i plug it in to my PC, blue screen appears and PC crashes. I have tried to reinstall all ipod software, format my pc and tried different USB ports and none of these worked.
Here's some blue screen messages i've got, if they help to solve what might be the problem:
"the problem seems to be caused by the following file: ntfs.sys
PAGEFAULT_IN_NONPAGEDAREA
STOP: 0x00000050(0xC3D9128,0x00000000,0xF74b4000,0x00000000)
ntfs.sys address f7d4650 base at f74b4000, datestamp 41107eea"
"INTERNALPOWERERROR
STOP: 0x000000A0"
"STOP 0x0000008E(0xC0000005,0x8054B39,0xB8AE87DC,0x00000000)"
"DRIVERIRQL_NOT_LESS_OREQUAL
STOP: 0x000000D1(0x00100400,0x00000002,0x00000000,0x00100400)"

One guess is that you have either a faulty cable or a fault in the iPod itself, in either case, causing a momentary short of the +5V of the USB line which may be causing a power fault/glitch on the computer. If you had another cable you could try, that would be one thing. Another thing is to take your iPod and cable to another computer and see if plugging it in does the same thing. You might try a couple different computers in case some are more resistance to USB power glitches than others.
Patrick

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