Ipod no longer mounts or works correctly

i have the 3rd generation ipod (click wheel). so all of a suddon, my ipod doesnt mount, nor is it recognized by anything but disk utility. the HD in it just spins and clicks (somewhat loudly actually), and it says do not disconnect. when i unplug it, it goes back to normal. sometimes it restarts and it says "apple.com/support/ipod" and shows a folder with a !. when it played a song, sometimes it will be fine, but sometimes it will skip through the song, as if i was holding down fast forward. when that happens, i would restart it and its fine. it still wouldnt connect though. so i tried restoring it through the ipod updater, and no luck. i then found out that not only does it stil lnot work, but now it doesnt work at all. it will restart and say the "www.apple.com/support/ipod" thing and just shut off. i tried restoring it with disk utility and nothing. please help.
powerbook g4 1.67ghz Mac OS X (10.4.4)

mine is doing the EXACT same thing..been having trouble for a month now..and I can't afford a new one either..have no idea what I'll do..I'm fine with itunes on my computer..have all my songs on there..but I'm going to go BONKERS in my car..I have an hour and a half commute..with barely any radio (i drive through some remote mountains)..ug! Let me know if you find some kind of solution

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http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e140/Vipershark/IMG_0001.png
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