IPod "removing" itself during syncs

Does anyone else's iPod do this?
When I sync it to my Mac, it will usually take 2-3 cycles of "updating iPod" then "Device removed was not properly put away" then starting over with "updating iPod".
All this while I am not touching computer, cable, or iPod. It seems to lose the connection during the sync without my doing anything, and I've had to "restore" it about once a month.
It otherwise does not behave like it has a hard drive problem--it is flawless in playback, and only misbehaves during sync.

I am having the same problem but you are the only other person I have come across who is experiencing it to. I have a new 5g 30gb ipod and every time I plug it into my Mac I get 'updating ipod' followed by 'Device removed was not away properly' again without touching the dock, wire or keyboard. When I initially setup the ipod I got an 'unknown' error message which may have something to do with it, but I have restored factory settings since then and haven't had the message again. I have also since been able to add my entire itunes library to the ipod. If I click on the itunes library while I have the ipod connected it crashes itunes and it will not let me set some of the other preferences like Ical syncing. Help!! I previously had a 3g ipod and didn't have any major issues with it in 4 years!
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