IPod Classic 80gb can't be read or written to...

I've had it since 2007 worked fine and all of a sudden when I went to sync it- it deleted everything and now it says "Can't be read or written to". I've tried restoring the software but it didn't help.

Looks like a iPod Hradisk problem
Can you do the iPod Disk Diagnostics as posted by tt2, it wont fix your problem but helps in troubleshooting.
Have a nice day!

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