Ipod Won't Restore or Update Music. Help!

Hey All,
I just bought my ipod last night and i connected it and everything was fine. I noticed my first issue this morning when i was looking at it, my 160 GB ipod only had 120 MB of free memory on it and i only put 31 GB of tunes on it. My other problem which is more important at the moment is when i connect my ipod to my computer the computer tells me it needs to be restored. But when i try to restore it i get this error message "Ipod could not be restored for unknown error (1413)" Can Anyone help me please?

I assume you have tried to manually restart your ipod by switching the hold button on and off and then immediately pressing the menu and center button simultaneously while it is unplugged from you computer. This might help. Also make sure you have the most current version of itunes.
Also, is your ipod on manual or auto sync?
If that doesn't work your best bet is to call apple and tell them what happened... They'll be able to give you an idea as far as what that error code means and if it can be solved on your end. good luck.
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