IPod Classic Syncing Error

I have an iPod Classic 80GB from a few years ago. and everything works well besides i cannot sync it or see my music that was on it before it started to have issues. I can still scroll throught the menus, so it is not the OS, but i cannot see my music in the menus, and it says it is there if i go under info and look at the memory used. Also when i try to sync it to itunes, it either crashes it(this happens 90% of the time), or it asks to reformat, then after a while says it cannot be reformatted.
And i tried reformating it on my friend's mac and it would not work either. I have windows 7
Any ideas? It is well past it's warranty.

Hi Iggy,
good to know its not just me!
I have an appointment with an "Apple genius" at the apple store on wednesday so will let you know how get on.
On the phone to apple support the other day they suggested it could be my pc...however have just stnced my library sucessfully to my wifes nano - she doesnt like music though! so to me that means that it cannot be the PC?
GLNHP - thanks for you post, I have tried restore so many times I have lost count so it cannot be that. Also, thought about a sonng being corrupt so I exclude the song where it stopped for the next sync and it still stops, just on another song, again at the 2GB stage.
Any more suggestions will be well received and will post to say what has happended at the apple store.
Paul

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