My iPod 30G Randomly Pauses

The title says it all. My 5th gen. 30 gig iPod video randomly pauses duirng playback. I have tried other earphones as well and they have not changed anything. If anyone is able to help me, it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

Okay...
Make sure that everything is up to date...
iPod Updater
iTunes
(Or run software update)
And try a restore...
Restore the iPod
Also, are you using Mac OS X or OS 9?
btabz

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