HELP - Mac crashes everytime iPOD is connected

I have a 2nd generation iPOD. Haven't had any problems until this week. I connect via firewire, iPOD screen say's "Do not disconnect" as normal, then black screen comes up with "You need to restart your computer. Hold down for several seconds or press the restart button". Tried installing any/all new software updates but it didn't help. Also tried trashing iPOD preference files just in case. Been searching forums and web for 3 days and can't find any support for this problem. FYI - the iPOD plays fine by itself.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated. Thank you.

I tried the fix that Mary suggested. Used my iMac boot disk to boot the computer and then launched the disk utility from the File menu. My iPod was on the dock when my computer booted, but it did not mount and was not available in the volumes window. I simply just picked it up out of the dock and placed it back in and the drive appeared as a volume. I first selected repair disk and it said there were errors that could not be repaired. Before I erased the iPod drive, I selected "verify" and then I selected "repair" and that fixed the problems. I rebooted the computer from the HD, launched iTunes and the problem was solved.
Thanks Mary!

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