Folder icon, whirring sound, clicking noise, freezes, freezes itunes....

okay...my ipod (with the click wheel) is definitely messed up. a few months ago i accidentally dropped it, and it started having a sad face and then the folder icon. i took it to an apple store and they restored it for me. it started working fine and everything was hunky-dory...until a few weeks ago it happened again, except i didn't drop it this time! (i think it just did it to mess with me or something)...so anyways...i've tried all the stuff i can think of: recharging, resets, disk mode...but nothing seems to work! and don't tell me to hook it up to my computer because everytime i do that and try to open itunes, it freezes!!! so i can't even restore it...and when i try to go through "my computer" and click on the usb port for the ipod, it freezes...so i'm starting to think all is lost...and a new ipod is starting to sound pretty good, but i'm hoping i can save my $300 and fix this one....can anyone help me???

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