IPod freezes as soon as i plug it in

My iPod freezes every time i plug it into my computer. it charges when i plug it into my printer but i cant get it to work on my computer so that i can restore it before it freezes. what should i do??? my iPod is not registered, but i do not think that would be the cause of it not working.

I have very recently bought ipod classic 80GB and i did register my ipod and was able to transfer a song via iTunes 7.5,but from the next day it started behave very strangely.Whenever i connect the ipod into my windows machine,the ipod freezes,dont even charge and it dont even start even if i disconnect it,i have to reset the ipod to protect it from the battery drain.Its been so pathetic that i haven't even listened to single song i fear that its going to be an expensive apple's paper weight.
I dont think the problem is with the laptop or the connector cables,as i tried using the laptop with another classic ipod which doesnot seems to exhibit any such strange behavior.
Please help me to resolve.

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I just bought another Ipod off ebay that is exact as mine except white- auction states the Ipod works fine, seller has awesome feedback, etc.. I bought this for a gift for my sister for Christmas. It is second hand, so warranty is expired.
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The Mac technician said i'll need to replace the board which is more than half the price of my IPOD. So i decided to give it my best.
all this while i was treatin it like an IPOD & was thinkin that the harddisk could have a problem i.e. bad sector something. But then I treated it like a hard disk. So I’m guessing that this should work with all IPODs that come with harddisk.
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Remove all IPOD Application (i.e. I Tunes, Ipod updater … etc)
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Plug you ipod and format it (Goto “My Computer” right click on your IPOD and click on format. Do not select “Quick Format”. The normal format took about 20 mins on my 30GB. File system should be Fat32)
Once you’ve formatted your IPOD unplug it from the computer & turn it off (hold “play” button for a few seconds and it should go off)
Installation
Get the CD that came along with your IPOD use that to install I Tune.
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After the installation is complete your IPOD wil have the the factory settings & the firmware. Even after you format your IPOD it still has the factory firmware.
Note. The old I Tunes (green icon) might not work because you had a newer version on your computer before.
This is where I disconnected my ipod and scrolled around played games, tried in and out of menu’s and it was working perfectly. That’s when I installed the new iTunes.
But I did not update the firmware because that’s what caused my IPOD to start freezing.
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If you have any questions feel free to email me [email protected]

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Ha..ha...wow, sorry that was very long-winded. Anyone have any suggestions?
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All I can suggest is to re-encode the video as m4v with QT Pro, there might've been a problem in encoding. Also, try sending this same video (setting TV Out to Yes) with the iPod not plugged into the dock and with an Apple RCA cable, if you have one, hooked up to a TV. If that works, the dock connector might be damaged (unlikely) but it's possible. So once you've re-encoded, see if the dock situation works then. Good luck.

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