Ipod Freezing After Restoring/Reformatting

In early January my Ipod went on the fritz. Froze up, said it was corrupted, needed restored, etc. I did the following and it eventually worked again.
1.) Reassigned the Drive Letter
2.) Reformatted
3.) Restored
Since it has started working I am noticing that the battery drains very quickly and at times it freezes up. I toggle the hold switch, try to restore, get nothing.
I have only had it 9 months, so I could go to an Apple Store, but they are all a hike away and I wondered if it was even worth it.
Thanks for any help

To give more detail:
When I start up my Ipod after having not used it for an extended time it initially goes to a white screen and in three languages tells me to "Connect the Ipod to a Computer to Restore"
It then cycles through a self restore and the Apple appears on the screen and it works...
Again, any help is appreciated.

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