Freezing at Apple Screen

So here's my problem...If you can help and it works, Thank you so freaking much.....If you can't, my last option is to send it in..
So, I got my IPOd a while ago and it worked great for a good amount of time..Sure the occassional reset here and there, but then one time it wouldn't reset....I plugged it into my Comp and reset it and it just stops at the Apple Screen....Dies after the battery runs low and trys again....Sometimes if I reset it enough it'll bypass the Apple Screen and start charging, saying "Do Not Disconnect"...well, when I get that I let it go and fully charge, but when I click off and stop the hardware/connection on the Computer...Unplug the USB, it automatically freezes again..and when i try and reset and EVERYTHING...it just freezes at the apple screen.
Help? Please?

Seems your iPod's hard drive isn't functioning properly.
You might want to try checking the hard drive using Diagnostic Mode.
Here's a link for how to do that: http://www.methodshop.com/mp3/ipodsupport/diagnosticmode/index.shtml.
Also, if you have access to another machine, PC or Mac, try connecting your iPod to that one and see if anything changes.

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