Ipod making peircing sound, won't reset?

Help, anyone have a clue as to how to make the peircing sound go away? It won't reset. I've been unable to find anything on the support site???

I have the same problem since my update to iTunes 7, and thus far I haven't found a solution. What I did find out is that it only makes that noise with .mp3 files. All the rest work fine. The dude from my local Applestore suggested to convert all my mp3 files to AAC files! Hahahaha. That's about 5000 songs! Sweet solution.

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Based on your description, it sounds like you may need to have your iPod Touch serviced. You may find the following page helpful:
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then, Use Disk Utility->FirstAid->Repair ( may take 30 minutes )
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