Ipod disk can not be read from or written to

I have updated my itunes software and restored my ipod to the original settings. It still will not let me load any music onto it, including music that was previously loaded onto it. When I tried to reset it, I got a message saying that it was corrupted and had to be reset. The second time I reset the ipod, it worked but I still can't load anything onto it. It's very frustrating!!!!!! Any suggestions? Thank you!!!!!!!!

Thank you very much for the article link you mentioned. I had looked at that same article and I thought that resetting the ipod would work. I don't think any of the songs are corrupted because they were on the ipod before I had started having problems with it. I can't seem to find any particular song that is corrupted. I have already updated my Mac with the most recent stuff (as far as I know) so I don't think that is causing it either. It had started to copy some songs and then just stopped. It never seems to be at the same song though.
Thanks so much for your help!!!!!!!!

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And Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Have you had a chance to look at this Apple support document relating to this exact issue? If not, I would check it out. Make sure to work through each troubleshooting solution one at a time. Could be of help.
[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]
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[Erase Your iPod - The Super Fix for Most iPod Problems|http://www.methodshop.com/gadgets/ipodsupport/erase/index.shtml]
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http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=305136
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1-800-275-2273

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