IPod Mini error, won't update

My 2nd generation iPod Mini recently started acting up on me. Because I've had it for a long time, it is clearly out of warrantee, but it has never given me trouble (good little Mini...), so I'd like to see if I can fix it rather than replace it with a Nano or Video.
After getting a new cd, I plugged in my iPod to update it, since I was going on a trip the next day and wanted the new music. It got most of the way through updating when I got an error: error code 1303. I did some research, and found that it meant that the files were "on different volumes". Being somewhat computer illiterate when it comes to debugging, I figured I'd turn on Sound Check and see if that worked. It didn't. Losing my patience, I restored my iPod, sure that that would have to fix it. I didn't get the error message again, but it updated only 18 songs, of my library of over 900. On a second update, it got 250 songs. On the third and final try, it almost got to 600, but then gave me the same error code again. Does anyone have any idea how to fix this?

I had the same issue with a backup drive. (error -51) Unfortunately the only remedy I know of is to update the software. Its caused by trying to transfer too much data at once. It sooks but only transfer like 20-100 songs at a time. you wont get the error.
Good Luck!
Bo Eddy

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