Ipod classic freezing itunes

I have an iPod classic 80 gig that will turn on, and function normally, other than allow me to put music on because when I plug it in it says there are detected problems and asks me if I want to "scan and fix" the problem. When I try to "scan and fix" it says it cannot access the disk on the iPod. If I have iTunes running it will freeze it. I have tried reseting the iPod, starting in disk mode, and re-installing iTunes. None of this has worked. Please give me some insight?

Which Version of iTunes are you running?
What is your iPod software number as shown in the iTunes sumarry page? (1.1.2?)
Are you using Windows or Mac?

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Eeek! Sounds like it was being "The iPod Of Doom".
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Do you have a safe place where I can download iTunes 11.xxx?
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