My reformatted iPod mini is cutting off tracks early - WHY?

I've had my 4GB ipod mini since 2005. I used it with a PC for years, but recently bought a macbook so reformatted my ipod. Since reformatting, it has started chopping off the ends of tracks - sometimes 5-10 seconds before the end of the track, other times over a minute early. It skips onto the next track each time.
I have checked that the track playlength times match up, and that the songs play correctly in itunes. Is this a sign that the hard drive is giving up on me?
Thanks.

See doing the following helps
For Mac computer
1. Open the disk utility, hope your iPod appears there (left hand side), highlight it
2. Go to Tab “Partition”, click either “Delete” or “Partition”, if fails, skip this step and go to 3
3. Go to Tab “Erase” , choose Volume Format as “MAC OS Extended (Journaled), and click Erase, again if fails, skip it and go to 4
4. Same as step 3, but open the “Security Options....” and choose “Zero Out Data” before click Erase. It will take 1 to 2 hours to complete.
5. Eject your iPod and do a Reset
6. Open the iTunes 8 and click “Restore”

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