Ipod nano restore

When I plug my nano into my imac, it says that it is corrupt and needs to be restored. SO i then try to restore it. Then it says that an unknown error occured (1418).
How can i fix this
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I have the same problem. With an ipod nano. But i also have to reset the ipod while it is pluged in to my computer, so itunes detect it, but it says it is a corrupt ipod. And if i dont reset the ipod, not even windows detect it. and when i try to restore it, the process takes 3 hours, and then jumps an error (1418).
IF i dont reset the ipod, it get frozen in the "do not disconnect screen", and after "safely removing it" it is frozen, with or without a reset.
I've tryed everything. but i can't just make itunes detect it as a common and normal ipod. (it works perfectly when it is not pluged in to a computer)

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