IPod classic 80gb mb1477ll unknown error 53/50 when trying to sync?

So I have a 80gb ipod mb1477ll, and when I try to sync I get a couple hundred songs done and I get a "song title" cannot be be transferred because of an unknown error 53 or sometimes 50. I also sometimes get a "users" ipod failed because disk is not available. After I exit those dialogs it just sits there forever and says finishing sync do not disconnect at the top of iTunes. My wife's ipod 120gb classic same gen, I think works just fine with the same USB port and cable. I've been seeing that I probably need a new HDD for the ipod? What do you guys think? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I'm running win7
iPod and iTunes are up to date

Hello Reed.jerm,
Thanks for the question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
The following article outlines a potential solution to your issue. While the article was originally written for Windows XP, most steps should still apply to your operating system:
iTunes displays -50 error message when syncing iPod on Windows XP
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1539
For further information, see the following:
'Disk cannot be read from or written to' when syncing iPod or 'Firmware update failure' error when updating or restoring iPod
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1207
Apple Support Communities: iPod Touch cannot be synced because of…
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2264793
Thanks,
Matt M.

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