ITunes crashing when iPod is connected

iTunes has been crashing on my computer for the past few weeks some (not all) of the time when I connect my iPod for updating and recharging. The program doesn't quit all the time, as I stated, and it never immediately repeats itself when I relaunch the program and continue the update process. Also, the problem started before I updated to 7.2. I've done nothing else to iTunes other than the usual additions of a few songs and podcasts or fiddling with the equalizers of certain songs. And there's been no noticeable effect to the quality of my recordings, nor do any of them seem to be missing. Any ideas?
MacBook (2 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB HD); Mac mini (1.42 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 80 GB) Mac OS X (10.4.8) Video iPod 30GB

BenjoWestside wrote:
... as soon as _I unplug the iPod_ it says "no songs available" (oddly enough you can still see the pictures in the cover flow of the opening menu). Then when I plug it in again and run iTunes it says I have to restore my iPod completely, becuase "an iPod in recovery mode has been detected".
You are using the eject button to safely disconnect your iPod -aren't you?
Phil
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