Old iPod battery drains on plugin w/USB

I've got a pretty old 20GB iPod that I only use at home, plugged into my Bose. The battery only lasts a couple hours on its own, but for some reason, whenever I plug it into my USB cable, it dies almost immediately with a drained battery.
I know that I can't charge this old model with a USB cable, but it should have enough battery power to update my playlists. But it dies almost immediately.
To make things more complicated: it updates sometimes, but very rarely. When it does, the battery drains very quickly (I get about 10 minutes tops). Lately, though, I can't even do that. Any ideas or suggestions? I'm hoping this thing isn't ready for the trashcan yet. Is there a different cable I could use? Would it be worth the money to replace the battery? Is the battery even the problem?
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

Well, I solved the problem for myself, and it was pretty silly I suppose. I'd forgotten that this older iPod came with a Firewire cable, not USB. I managed to track down the original cable, and now it uploads just fine with that. The USB worked, but only sporadically. So far, the Firewire has been smooth.
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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