IPod: MAJOR PROBLEM suspected

Here's the scoop. When ever I try to power on my click-wheel 40GB iPod, the apple logo comes up on the display and a "clicking" sound begins (ie a hard drive starting up!) but then I get either a sad ipod icon or a folder with an exclamation point icon. I placed the ipod in the dock and my computer can't detect it, I've tried EVERYTHING Apple's support website suggested (nothing worked) and to have it even looked at by apple with cost me $260.00 or there's about. It's cheaper to buy a new one! But before I do, does anyone have any suggestions?
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Clicking iPod Fix! (reposting my earlier post):
My 4G (click-wheel) iPod disk was clicking and then failed with the sad mac face. Genius bar geniuses told me it was a bad disk drive. I had already swapped out the drive (using a company that has refurbished parts and great on-line guides for do-it-yourself repair). The new drive still didn't fix it. But then I ran across this article that says that it might just be a loose disk drive connector where it attaches to the logic board. I re-seated the connector and voila' -- fixed! See this article for more info:
http://lowendmac.com/zisman/06/0911.html
Total cost $7 for the plastic case-opening tools...amazing.
Evidently this is why people have said that "dropping" the iPod seems to fix it....it's an internal connector problem.
BTW...the site I used was ifixit.com (check out their "disk drive connector replacement guide)....but I didn't replace it, just re-seated it. AND, I have NO (none, zip, nada) interest in ifixit.com...they're just very helpful and I've used them.
iPOD 3G Mac OS X (10.4.8)

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Anyways, I've had my ipod touch since christmas 2008, and in the beginning (maybe the first 1 or 2 syncs) everything was fine. On the third sync i started having problems, and had constantly had to try to get past them where one day i was finally able to completely sync it. After that 3rd sync I never bothered syncing it again on itunes.
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I plan on returning it in exhange for a new one, but i really don't want this to happen again, which i'm afraid it might.
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2) What can i do so that my ipod will properly sync on my Window's Vista?

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