IPod randomly freezes when playing tunes

My Ipod 30gb randomly freezes during a song. Sometimes it freezes for a few seconds and sometimes it can freeze for a couple of minutes. It then just carries on playing.
It is not always the same song and can include songs purchased from Itunes as well as CD's downloaded - i.e. it is totally random.
All of the songs play perfectly on Itunes. I have only about half filled the iPid so am not really in the market to upgrade.
It has only started doing this about for the last two months.
Could some dust or something have got into the IPod or could it be a battery issue ( although I try to keep it at full ).
I have downloaded the lastest updates of software ( 1.3 ) and always click on the update software buttom when am synching. I have also done a restore and all the other troubleshooting bits to no avail...
Help....

Hi,
Well my friend got me an ipod 20gb 4th gen from ebay. It randomly froze and unfroze the eventually crashed and the HDD had errors, i couldnt connect it to pc it kept falling and showinfg errors but it sometimes loads and plays songs and frezzes but anyway i maneged to get it so it plays songs and restore it now i need to borrow a friends wall charger to finish its restore.... Listen to the hdd it should just be a smooth wirr if it wirs up and down like mine did (e.g. spin up and then off) its a HDD issues and u need to fix it soon. if under warranty take it to apple or pay to fix it. i have no idea how to solve it but this might help. try this..put it into diagnostic mode by resetting it, and then holding select and the back arrow select all test and it will tell you if has issues.
diognosis test and what they mean
A. 5 IN 1: This runs the following 5 tests at once (J through N as listed below): LCM, SDRAM, RTC, FLASH/CHECKSUM, and FIREWIRE/FW ID. If you have a 3G iPod, at the end of the test, your buttons will now play a series of sound effects.YOU MUST PRESS ALL BUTTONS WHOTH IN % SECS SO IT CAN CHECK THEM
B. RESET: Can your iPod reset? Run this test and find out.
C. KEY: After you start this test, you need to press all the buttons on your iPod within 5 seconds. If you don't do it fast enough, it will fail.
D. AUDIO: Plug in headphones, but don't expect an electronic rendition of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon. This test checks the audio subsystem. You will see a message that says "0X00000000 DONE" if your iPod passed the test.
E. REMOTE:
This will test your iPod's Remote if you have one. Plug it in or the test result will be "RMT FAIL".
F.FIREWARE: Checks your iPod's FireWire port. A successful completion of the test will return "FW PASS".
G. SLEEP: Will put your iPod to sleep. You will need to reset your iPod to wake it back up.
H. A 2 D: Tests the iPod's power. Your results should look something like this: "3.7V 0X000000E2 CHG OK FW 1 BAT 1". The results will be different depending if your iPod is plugged into your computer, a wall outlet or is just running off battery power.
I. OTPO CNT: Tests your scroll wheel. Results are returned in hexadecimal.
J. LCM: The LCM is your iPod's screen. Keep pressing the "Select" button to toggle through several pattern tests.
K. RTC: Tests the iPod's built-in "Real Time Clock".
L. SDRAM: The RAM memory test. Hopefully it will tell you "PASS"
M. FLASH: Your iPod has built-in Flash memory that stores firmware information. This test will tell you what Firmware version you have installed.
N. OTPO or
Wheel A2D: Tests the A2D (analog to digital) input of your iPod's scroll, touch or click-wheel. You need to reset your iPod to exit this test.
O. HDD SCAN: Scans your iPod's hard drive. This is a great way to see if you have a healthy iPod. This test will take a few minutes so be patient.
P. RUN IN: Tests your iPod's chip sets continuously.
Try all test and try another hard rest and resotre even though you have if game andd no how open ipod dissconnect battery to hdd lead and leavee for 20 mins or discharge ipod and charge then see if it fixes it or clean ipod out being carfull not to break or touch anything
hope this helps....

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