Error (-69) with brand new 60 gig iPod

Hi there,
I just got a 60 gig. When I try to transfer the songs from my library, I consistently keep receiving "Unknown error blah blah blah number (-69). I've re-installed all the software, wiped clean and restored the iPod, and have tried a different USB port. Basically, I've tried everything that the website suggest I do.
Does anyone have any advice or help on this matter?
Thanks
reb47

Ironically, before I read the first reply, I'd finished packing up the iPod to exchange it for another.
I, fear though, that the second reply is most accurate. All my music is on my old iPod (4th gen 20 gig), and I used a third party util to get off the iPod and onto an external drive. So I'm wondering if either the util or the external drive may have corrupted the data along the way.
I doubt they do, but does Apple offer any means to transfer music from an iPod to another, if owned by the same person? (Asking for the heck of it). Otherwise, are there any good utilities that work well to unload a library off an iPod and back onto the comp?
I'll investigate the library recreation, I sure the heck hope it does not include re-ripping the hundreds of cds that currently make up my library.
More information on the iPod. It'll take forever to transfer a single song, but sometimes, it'll transfer a song rapidly, then stall as it nears around 90%. It successfully transfered 400 songs before hitting this error. The error -69 information on the website says to delete the offending song, but I've discovered that if I re-attempt to transfer, the song will usually go on through. Then the next three or four songs, and WHAM, another error. Rinse and repeat. With over 4,500 songs, this method just isn't pratical.
Thank you again for all the help! Depending on the library recreation issue or any further help, I may not take the sucker back to whence it came.

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